Ron Pia

 

ON THIS DAY IN MICHAEL JACKSON HISTORY-JANUARY 10 1989-The release of Moonwalker was originally scheduled to coincide with Michael's 1987 album, Bad. During the theatrical release of Moonwalker, Michael was also embarking on the Bad World Tour, his first tour as a solo performer. The film was released theatrically in Europe and South America, but Warner Bros. canceled plans for a Christmas 1988 theatrical release in the United States. Moonwalker was instead released on home video in the United States and Canada on January 10, 1989, just as the Bad World Tour finished. (His tour was supposed to finish sooner, but had been postponed due to some vocal strain, so it went on until the last week of January 1989.) The video had sold more than 800,000 copies in the United States by April 17, 1989.Moonwalker is a 1988 American experimental anthology musical film starring Michael Jackson. Rather than featuring one continuous narrative, the film expresses the influence of fandom and innocence through a collection of short films about Michael Jackson, several of which are long-form music videos from Michael's Bad album.The film is named after the dance technique known as the moonwalk, which Michael known for performing.Moonwalker was released on VHS, and remained #1 on Billboard's Video Chart for 22 weeks.The Video Software Dealer's Association awarded Michael with an award for Moonwalker in 1989.

In 1989, Moonwalker was honoured with a certification of 800,000 copies sold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).Moonwalker has been certified 9 x Platinum in the United Kingdom.The "Leave Me Alone" video aired as a separate entity and won a Grammy in 1990 for Best Music Video, Short Form, which is the only Grammy Award Michael received for the album Bad. "Leave Me Alone" video also won the Cannes Gold Lion Award for Best Special Effects.