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<h2 id="writing-and-recording">Writing and recording</h2> <p>"Man in the Mirror" was written by <a href="/facts/Glen_Ballard/cy6mmatN">Glen Ballard</a> and <a href="/facts/Siedah_Garrett/RFeYgXcM">Siedah Garrett</a>. Jackson's producer, <a href="/facts/Quincy_Jones/cNDqEm1X">Quincy Jones</a>, invited Garrett to his home with a group of other songwriters and asked them to write material for Jackson's next album. Garrett recalled that Jones told the group: "I just want hits, that's all I want."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p><p>Garrett took the brief to Ballard, her writing partner, who began playing a keyboard figure; Garrett wrote the lyrics. The two recorded a demo over the course of a week, with Garrett on vocals. Garrett delivered the tape to Jones, who called back a few hours later to tell her he approved.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> At Jackson's request, Garrett and Ballard wrote a longer <a href="/facts/Middle_eight/sqmXfyzu">middle eight</a> and modified the lyrics. Jones enlisted the Andraé Crouch Choir to record <a href="/facts/Gospel_singing/KSumCkFG">gospel vocals</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p><p>The song runs for 5 minutes and 19 seconds and the sheet music for the song shows the key of <a href="/facts/G_major/X334Xpux">G major</a>. 2 minutes and 53 seconds, the key changes to <a href="/facts/A-flat_major/BFbETWvq">A-flat major</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="critical-response">Critical response</h2> <p>When Ed Hogan reviewed the song, he called it "gentle."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> Jon Pareles of <i>The New York Times</i> noted that this song has "gospelly lift."<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> <i>Rolling Stone</i>'s Davitt Sigerson thought that "Man in the Mirror" stands among the half dozen best things Jackson has done: "On 'Man in the Mirror,' a song he did not write, Jackson goes a step further and offers a straightforward homily of personal commitment: 'I'm starting with the man in the mirror/I'm asking him to change his ways/And no message could have been any clearer/If you wanna make the world a better place/Take a look at yourself and then make a change.'"<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p><p>In 2009, <a href="/facts/Josh_Tyrangiel/KydPIDVP">Josh Tyrangiel</a> from <i><a href="/facts/Time_(magazine)/N4FXc99l">Time</a></i> named "Man in the Mirror" among Jackson's ten best songs and "one of Jackson’s most powerful vocals and accessible social statements, not to mention the best-ever use of a gospel choir in a pop song".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a> In 2017, <i><a href="/facts/ShortList/wKQReRzW">ShortList</a></i>'s Dave Fawbert said the song contained "one of the greatest <a href="/facts/Modulation_(music)/qF2kCACj">key changes</a> in music history".<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="music-video">Music video</h2> <p>The video is a notable departure from Jackson's other videos, mainly because Jackson does not appear in it, aside from a brief clip toward the end in which he can be seen donning a red jacket and standing in a large crowd. Instead, it features a montage of footage of various major news events and famous people.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> </p><p>The "Man in the Mirror" music video was directed, produced and edited by Don Wilson. Wilson and Jackson developed the idea for the video. Larry Stessel, Epic Records' video commissioner at the time, was the executive producer. It features clips of starving children in <a href="/facts/Africa/XkqQUP9s">Africa</a>, <a href="/facts/Adolf_Hitler/3zyXG1L8">Adolf Hitler</a>, Hitler's American "relatives", <a href="/facts/George_Lincoln_Rockwell/33SkqLCW">George Lincoln Rockwell</a>'s <a href="/facts/American_Nazi_Party/2KnHwLtD">American Nazi Party</a>, the <a href="/facts/Ku_Klux_Klan/gTyz2sld">Ku Klux Klan</a>, <a href="/facts/John_F._Kennedy/1cdDaswg">John F. Kennedy</a> and his body being carted away after <a href="/facts/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy/yGHhF2ap">his assassination</a>, <a href="/facts/Robert_Kennedy/e81C6SFf">Robert Kennedy</a> and <a href="/facts/Assassination_of_Robert_F._Kennedy/xrcVUuuU">his assassination</a>, <a href="/facts/Martin_Luther_King_Jr./dhWS0DP0">Martin Luther King Jr.</a>, the <a href="/facts/Kent_State_shootings/6JuJtxzd">Kent State shootings</a>, <a href="/facts/Mother_Teresa/zGCVkvHv">Mother Teresa</a>, <a href="/facts/Mahatma_Gandhi/epTj0j19">Mahatma Gandhi</a>, the start of the <a href="/facts/Iran_hostage_crisis/HTMyLwrb">Iran hostage crisis</a>, <a href="/facts/Muammar_Gaddafi/JFp2s57J">Muammar Gaddafi</a>, <a href="/facts/Desmond_Tutu/cXo1jIbl">Desmond Tutu</a>, <a href="/facts/Mikhail_Gorbachev/tKxQRaeP">Mikhail Gorbachev</a>, <a href="/facts/John_Lennon/voXHuusf">John Lennon</a>, <a href="/facts/Nelson_Mandela/FeD1aGFC">Nelson Mandela</a>, <a href="/facts/Pieter_Botha/oog919FF">Pieter Botha</a>, <a href="/facts/Lech_Wa%C5%82%C4%99sa/C3YGtMly">Lech Wałęsa</a>, the <a href="/facts/June_Struggle/eCNujfGr">June Struggle</a> in <a href="/facts/South_Korea/pCobAaVw">South Korea</a>, the <a href="/facts/Camp_David_Accords/wVkUlrVW">Camp David Accords</a>, <a href="/facts/INF_Treaty/CcUCWtbI">INF Treaty</a>, <a href="/facts/Homeless_people/uqVV2c5R">homeless people</a> in the U.S., the <a href="/facts/Rescue_of_Jessica_McClure/byEtW0NM">rescue of Jessica McClure</a>, kids in graduation, and other historical figures.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a> </p><p>The PCM Stereo music video version of this song was included on <i><a href="/facts/Number_Ones_(video)/3zRhq9Wh">Number Ones</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Michael_Jackson%27s_Vision/wJVF1GDl">Michael Jackson's Vision</a></i>, the Target version DVD of <i><a href="/facts/Bad_25/NTapY3Dv">Bad 25</a></i>, and the song's video that released on VHS in 1989. </p><p>An alternate live video was used as the opening song in Jackson's film <i><a href="/facts/Moonwalker/Ko2rjXNb">Moonwalker</a></i> with live audio and footage from several live performances of the song during the <a href="/facts/Bad_(tour)/Ybk3bm0J">Bad</a> world tour. The first segment of <i>Moonwalker</i> is a live performance of "Man in the Mirror" during his <i>Bad</i> tour in Europe and America. Clips from <a href="/facts/Met_Center/zFvch13Y">Met Center</a> can be seen. </p> <h2 id="live-performances">Live performances</h2> <p>Jackson performed a live, extended version of the song at the 1988 Grammy Awards, having Garrett, the Winans, and the <a href="/facts/Andra%C3%A9_Crouch/vMlhYv8D">Andraé Crouch</a> choir perform with him. It was staged by Vincent Paterson. He also performed the song as the ending of the concert during the Bad tour's second leg, and regularly as the ending of the <a href="/facts/Dangerous_World_Tour/mnCmeKmP">Dangerous World Tour</a>. Live versions of the song are available on the DVDs <i><a href="/facts/Live_at_Wembley_July_16,_1988/8yynWGVY">Live at Wembley July 16, 1988</a></i> and <i><a href="/facts/Live_in_Bucharest:_The_Dangerous_Tour/ardhWmIf">Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour</a></i>. The song was rehearsed for the <a href="/facts/HIStory_World_Tour/w74DJ8G1">HIStory World Tour</a>, but was cut from the final set list and was replaced with <a href="/facts/HIStory_(song)/vJlpnSYd">HIStory</a> as the ending song. On July 16, 1996, Jackson also performed "Man in the Mirror" at the Royal Concert Brunei. The last time this song was performed was on October 21, 2001, at the <a href="/facts/United_We_Stand:_What_More_Can_I_Give/K0WKVn0L">United We Stand</a> concert that was held in Washington D. C. as a tribute to the victims of <a href="/facts/September_11_attacks/PfWQcQNx">September 11 attacks</a>. </p><p>The instrumental introduction to the song was played at the end of Jackson's memorial service, while his casket was being carried out; followed by the appearance of a spotlight shining on a microphone on an empty stage, which symbolized his absence. After a closing prayer that incorporated themes from the song, the spotlight remained shining on the lone microphone.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:14" href="#fn:14"><sup>14</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:15" href="#fn:15"><sup>15</sup></a> The song is also featured as the final number in <i><a href="/facts/Michael_Jackson%27s_This_Is_It/Var2raX5">Michael Jackson's This Is It</a></i>. </p> <h2 id="track-listing">Track listing</h2> <ul><li>12" and CD</li></ul> <ol><li>"Man in the Mirror" (single version) – 5:04</li> <li>"Man in the Mirror" (album version) – 5:19</li> <li>"Man in the Mirror" (instrumental) – 5:19</li></ol> <ul><li>7"</li></ul> <ol><li>"Man in the Mirror" (single version) – 5:04</li></ol> <ul><li>7" / 12" picture disc</li></ul> <ol><li>"Man in the Mirror" – 4:55</li> <li>"Man in the Mirror" (instrumental) – 4:55</li></ol> <h2 id="chart-performance">Chart performance</h2> <p>"Man in the Mirror" was the 4th consecutive number-one single for Jackson's <i><a href="/facts/Bad_(album)/F34rPK1r">Bad</a></i> in the United States. The single debuted on the <i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i> <a href="/facts/Billboard_Hot_100/gwKl8VL9">Hot 100</a> at number 48 on February 6, 1988, and reached number 1 by its 8th week on the chart, on March 26, 1988, where it remained for 2 weeks. </p><p>The song originally peaked at number 21 in the <a href="/facts/United_Kingdom/kuPAILt2">United Kingdom</a> in 1988. However, following <a href="/facts/Death_of_Michael_Jackson/ow5QU3gp">Jackson's death</a> on June 25, 2009, "Man in the Mirror" re-entered the <a href="/facts/UK_Singles_Chart/s2yyGUlD">UK Singles Chart</a> at number 11, and the following week the song peaked at number 2, held off by <a href="/facts/Cascada/gYbtND2m">Cascada</a>'s "<a href="/facts/Evacuate_the_Dancefloor_(song)/GsswURoa">Evacuate the Dancefloor</a>". This song had been at top 100 for 15 consecutive weeks in this chart. In Australia the song originally charted at number 39. After Jackson's death, the song re-entered the chart and reached number 8. It was also the top single in iTunes downloads in the US and the UK.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:16" href="#fn:16"><sup>16</sup></a> It has sold 567,280 copies in the UK as of January 2016.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:17" href="#fn:17"><sup>17</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="personnel">Personnel</h2> <ul><li>Written and composed by Siedah Garrett and Glen Ballard</li> <li>Produced by Quincy Jones</li> <li>Co-produced by Michael Jackson</li> <li>Michael Jackson: lead and background vocals <ul><li>Featuring <a href="/facts/Siedah_Garrett/RFeYgXcM">Siedah Garrett</a>, the Winans and the <a href="/facts/Andra%C3%A9_Crouch/vMlhYv8D">Andraé Crouch</a> Choir</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ollie_E._Brown/Rl8vSz4M">Ollie E. Brown</a>: clap and cymbals</li> <li><a href="/facts/Dann_Huff/buVe0jBl">Dann Huff</a>: guitar</li> <li><a href="/facts/Greg_Phillinganes/1AulcYoD">Greg Phillinganes</a>: piano</li> <li>Glen Ballard, <a href="/facts/Randy_Kerber/Kngmd9H0">Randy Kerber</a>: synthesizers</li> <li>Glen Ballard: <a href="/facts/Linn_9000/wQkYLTNG">drum programming</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Siedah_Garrett/RFeYgXcM">Siedah Garrett</a>: background vocals</li> <li>The Winans: Carvin, Marvin, Michael and Ronald Winans <ul><li>Andraé Crouch and his Choir: <a href="/facts/Sandra_Crouch/pKIdV4bn">Sandra Crouch</a>, Maxi Anderson, <a href="/facts/Rose_Stone/7aKpXGen">Rose Banks</a>, Geary Faggett, Vonciele Faggett, Andrew Gouche, Linda Green, <a href="/facts/Pattie_Howard/wXBN3Dn1">Pattie Howard</a>, Jean Johnson, Perry Morgan, <a href="/facts/Alfie_Silas/ek9tEwDU">Alfie Silas</a>, Roberto Noriega</li></ul></li> <li>Rhythm arrangement by Glen Ballard and Quincy Jones</li> <li>Synthesizer arrangement by Glen Ballard, Quincy Jones and Jerry Hey</li> <li>Vocal arrangement by Andraé Crouch</li></ul> <h2 id="charts">Charts</h2> <table><tbody><tr><td><h3>Weekly charts</h3>Weekly chart performance for "Man in the Mirror"<table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Chart (1988)</th><th scope="col">Peakposition</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Australia (<a href="/facts/Kent_Music_Report/HdgVXfSz">Kent Music Report</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:18" href="#fn:18"><sup>18</sup></a></th><td>39</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Belgium (<a href="/facts/VRT_Top_30/vHTAW2M6">VRT Top 30</a> Flanders)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:19" href="#fn:19"><sup>19</sup></a></th><td>11</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Canada (<a href="/facts/RPM_(magazine)/FqFN5o4x"><i>RPM</i> 100 Singles</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:20" href="#fn:20"><sup>20</sup></a></th><td>3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Canada (<a href="/facts/RPM_(magazine)/FqFN5o4x"><i>RPM</i> Adult Contemporary</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:21" href="#fn:21"><sup>21</sup></a></th><td>1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Europe (<a href="/facts/European_Hot_100_Singles/8b4H0Bl4">European Hot 100 Singles</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:22" href="#fn:22"><sup>22</sup></a></th><td>33</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Ireland (<a href="/facts/Irish_Recorded_Music_Association/4tG1LIBY">IRMA</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:23" href="#fn:23"><sup>23</sup></a></th><td>3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Italy (<i><a href="/facts/Musica_e_Dischi/3o12WUVN">Musica e Dischi</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:24" href="#fn:24"><sup>24</sup></a></th><td>16</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/facts/Dutch_Top_40/3qsvTuav">Dutch Top 40</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:25" href="#fn:25"><sup>25</sup></a></th><td>16</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/facts/Dutch_Single_Top_100/wFjNkofC">Single Top 100</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:26" href="#fn:26"><sup>26</sup></a></th><td>13</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">New Zealand (<a href="/facts/Recorded_Music_NZ/KlQ6jDS4">Recorded Music NZ</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:27" href="#fn:27"><sup>27</sup></a></th><td>4</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/UK_Singles_Chart/s2yyGUlD">UK Singles</a> (<a href="/facts/Official_Charts_Company/42Rz2PXj">OCC</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:28" href="#fn:28"><sup>28</sup></a></th><td>21</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US <a href="/facts/Billboard_Hot_100/gwKl8VL9"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:29" href="#fn:29"><sup>29</sup></a></th><td>1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US <a href="/facts/Adult_Contemporary_(chart)/JmBSByRU">Adult Contemporary</a> (<i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:30" href="#fn:30"><sup>30</sup></a></th><td>2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US <i>Billboard</i> <a href="/facts/Dance/Electronic_Singles_Sales/FHIRMdld">Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:31" href="#fn:31"><sup>31</sup></a></th><td>1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US <a href="/facts/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs/830VoC96">Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs</a> (<i><a href="/facts/Billboard_(magazine)/CVruQGq5">Billboard</a></i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:32" href="#fn:32"><sup>32</sup></a></th><td>1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US <i><a href="/facts/Radio_%26_Records/JxjfoaV5">Radio & Records</a></i> <a href="/facts/Contemporary_Hit_Radio/o7y4INYT">CHR/Pop</a> Airplay Chart<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:33" href="#fn:33"><sup>33</sup></a></th><td>1</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">West Germany (<a href="/facts/GfK_Entertainment_charts/bGrgjxKn">GfK</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:34" href="#fn:34"><sup>34</sup></a></th><td>23</td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Chart (2008)</th><th scope="col">Peakposition</th></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/UK_Singles_Chart/s2yyGUlD">UK Singles</a> (<a href="/facts/Official_Charts_Company/42Rz2PXj">OCC</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:35" href="#fn:35"><sup>35</sup></a></th><td>55</td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Chart (2009–2010)</th><th scope="col">Peakposition</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Australia (<a href="/facts/ARIA_Charts/aUXUHRK7">ARIA</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:36" href="#fn:36"><sup>36</sup></a></th><td>8</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Austria (<a href="/facts/%C3%963_Austria_Top_40/3B0L8Tj0">Ö3 Austria Top 40</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:37" href="#fn:37"><sup>37</sup></a></th><td>17</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Belgium (<a href="/facts/Ultratop_50/z8s4xXqw">Back Catalogue Singles</a> Flanders)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:38" href="#fn:38"><sup>38</sup></a></th><td>6</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Denmark (<a href="/facts/Hitlisten/7q6gfh8P">Tracklisten</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:39" href="#fn:39"><sup>39</sup></a></th><td>12</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/European_Hot_100_Singles/8b4H0Bl4">Eurochart Hot 100</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:40" href="#fn:40"><sup>40</sup></a></th><td>7</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Billboard_charts/sjC2KK8U">Hot Canadian Digital Singles</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:41" href="#fn:41"><sup>41</sup></a></th><td>7</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Ireland (<a href="/facts/Irish_Recorded_Music_Association/4tG1LIBY">IRMA</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:42" href="#fn:42"><sup>42</sup></a></th><td>3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/Japan_Hot_100/u5hodVdY">Japan Hot 100</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:43" href="#fn:43"><sup>43</sup></a></th><td>65</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/facts/Dutch_Single_Top_100/wFjNkofC">Single Top 100</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:44" href="#fn:44"><sup>44</sup></a></th><td>22</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">New Zealand (<a href="/facts/Recorded_Music_NZ/KlQ6jDS4">Recorded Music NZ</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:45" href="#fn:45"><sup>45</sup></a></th><td>9</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Norway (<a href="/facts/VG-lista/gHbBmrR7">VG-lista</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:46" href="#fn:46"><sup>46</sup></a></th><td>15</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Spain (<a href="/facts/Productores_de_M%C3%BAsica_de_Espa%C3%B1a/shAF30pQ">PROMUSICAE</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:47" href="#fn:47"><sup>47</sup></a></th><td>50</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Sweden (<a href="/facts/Sverigetopplistan/Br6GrFEd">Sverigetopplistan</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:48" href="#fn:48"><sup>48</sup></a></th><td>19</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Switzerland (<a href="/facts/Swiss_Hitparade/GsbuC0fn">Schweizer Hitparade</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:49" href="#fn:49"><sup>49</sup></a></th><td>22</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/facts/UK_Singles_Chart/s2yyGUlD">UK Singles</a> (<a href="/facts/Official_Charts_Company/42Rz2PXj">OCC</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:50" href="#fn:50"><sup>50</sup></a></th><td>2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US <i>Billboard</i> <a href="/facts/Hot_Digital_Songs/hkyzksYJ">Hot Digital Songs</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:51" href="#fn:51"><sup>51</sup></a></th><td>2</td></tr></tbody></table></td><td><h3>Year-end charts</h3><table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Chart (1988)</th><th scope="col">Position</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Canada Top Singles (<i>RPM</i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:52" href="#fn:52"><sup>52</sup></a></th><td>28</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:53" href="#fn:53"><sup>53</sup></a></th><td>21</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">US Adult Contemporary (<i>Billboard</i>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:54" href="#fn:54"><sup>54</sup></a></th><td>35</td></tr></tbody></table><table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Chart (2009)</th><th scope="col">Position</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">UK Singles (OCC)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:55" href="#fn:55"><sup>55</sup></a></th><td>61</td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="certifications">Certifications</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th scope="col">Region</th><th scope="col">Certification</th><th scope="col"><a href="/facts/List_of_music_recording_certifications/6CPQFNNn">Certified units</a>/sales</th></tr><tr><th scope="row">Canada (<a href="/facts/Music_Canada/aLB7HHJo">Music Canada</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:56" href="#fn:56"><sup>56</sup></a></th><td>3× Platinum</td><td>240,000‡</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Denmark (<a href="/facts/IFPI_Danmark/GXuA0t2n">IFPI Danmark</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:57" href="#fn:57"><sup>57</sup></a></th><td>Platinum</td><td>90,000‡</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Italy (<a href="/facts/Federazione_Industria_Musicale_Italiana/FDJwQrpX">FIMI</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:58" href="#fn:58"><sup>58</sup></a></th><td>Gold</td><td>50,000‡</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">New Zealand (<a href="/facts/Recorded_Music_NZ/KlQ6jDS4">RMNZ</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:59" href="#fn:59"><sup>59</sup></a></th><td>2× Platinum</td><td>60,000‡</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">United Kingdom (<a href="/facts/British_Phonographic_Industry/G1QjcwBq">BPI</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:60" href="#fn:60"><sup>60</sup></a></th><td>2× Platinum</td><td>1,200,000‡</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">United States (<a href="/facts/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America/8a7K0Ubf">RIAA</a>)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:61" href="#fn:61"><sup>61</sup></a></th><td>3× Platinum</td><td>3,000,000‡</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><p>‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.</p></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Man_in_the_Mirror:_The_Michael_Jackson_Story/hQbDmSoc">Man in the Mirror: The Michael Jackson Story</a></i>, a 2004 <a href="/facts/TV_film/gsGGUltR">TV film</a> about Jackson's life. 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