"Give In to Me" is the tenth track on Michael Jackson's 1991 studio album, Dangerous. Released in February 1993, the single peaked at number one in New Zealand for four consecutive weeks and at number two on the UK Singles Chart. Stylistically, "Give In to Me" is a hard rock ballad that featured Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash, who also had solos on "D.S.", "Morphine" and "Privacy".[2][3] Some[who?] suggest that the song, also considered a heavy metal ballad, has an aggressive sexual flavor.[4][5] The single was released in Europe, Australia and New Zealand only. The single release's B-sides include the album versions of "Dirty Diana" and "Beat It".
This song is written in the key of E minor.[6] Jackson's vocal spans from G3 to B4.[6] It has a moderately slow tempo of 87 beats per minute.[6]
Critical response
"Give In to Me" received positive reviews from contemporary music critics. Entertainment Weekly editor David Browne praised Jackson's delivery, writing, "when his voice isn't competing with drum machines, it's menacing on the creepy Give In to Me (his best-ever shot at hard rock)."[7] Music writer James Masterton said in his weekly UK chart commentary, that with "Who Is It" and "Black Or White", "Give In To Me" "is one of the few tracks on the album that represent Jackson at his very best and not stifled by machines."[8] Alan Jones from Music Week described it as "a moody ballad which unfurls slowly before reaching a fine climax, neatly juxtaposed by Slash's wailing guitar solo." He added that it "will be a substantial and deserved hit."[9] Alan Light of Rolling Stone commented, ""Give In to Me" flirts with something more disturbing as Jackson sings, "Don't try to understand me/Just simply do the things I say" in a grittier, throaty voice while Slash's guitar whips and soars behind him."[10]
Music video
The music video is a performance-style live-action concert.
The music video for "Give In to Me"[11] features Jackson performing the song on stage at an indoor rock concert with ex Living Colour bassist Muzz Skillings, Guns N' Roses guitarists Slash and Gilby Clarke, as well as the band's touring keyboardist Teddy Andreadis and legendary session drummer Tony Thompson. Loud explosions are later heard with visuals of stylized electrical arcs and Jackson dancing as they run down his body. The last scene shows one electrical arc running down Jackson's body, an unintentional effect that was left in. The video is featured on the video albums: Dangerous - The Short Films and Michael Jackson's Vision.[12]
It was shot on June 25, 1992, in Munich, Germany, just two days before the opening concert of the Dangerous World Tour on June 27, 1992. The pyrotechnics appearing on the video are computer-generated and were added later on. It was published on YouTube in October 2009. The video has amassed over 137 million views as of September 2022.[13]
"New Releases: Singles". Music Week. February 13, 1993. p.17.
Campbell, Lisa (1993). Michael Jackson: The King of Pop. Branden Books. p.309. ISBN978-0-8283-1957-7. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
Krewen, Nick (November 22, 1991). "Shrewd and Dangerous". The Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved October 16, 2010. Jackson also wants to reach a rock audience, so Guns 'N' Roses guitarist Slash contributes his two cents in Black Or White and Give In to Me, while Heavy D. splices in some rap at appropriate moments
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