Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous

2017 single by Michael Jackson

"Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous (The White Panda Mash-Up)"

Single by Michael Jackson

from the album Scream

Released

September 6, 2017 (2017-09-06)

Length

3:38 (album version)
6:26 (extended version)

Label

Epic

Songwriter(s)

Michael Jackson
Bill Bottrell
Teddy Riley
James Harris III
Terry Lewis

Producer(s)

The White Panda

Michael Jackson singles chronology

"A Place with No Name"
(2014)

"Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous (The White Panda Mash-Up)"
(2017)

"Don't Matter to Me"
(2018)

Music video

"Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous" on YouTube

"Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous (The White Panda Mash-Up)", often shortened to just "Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous", is a song by American singer and recording artist Michael Jackson. A mashup by the White Panda, it was released digitally on September 6, 2017 in promotion of Jackson's posthumous compilation album Scream.

Background and release

In September 2017, Sony Music Entertainment announced that a compilation album entitled Scream would be released on September 29, 2017.^[1]

On September 6, 2017, for the promotion of the album, the track "Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous (The White Panda Mash-up)" premiered via Shazam worldwide.^[1]^[2] On the same day, it became the lead single for the album as a digital download at iTunes^[3] and Amazon.^[4] It was also released on the majority Chinese music streaming platforms Tencent^[5] and NetEase Music^[6] the same day.

It is a mash-up composed of five songs by Michael and the Jacksons—"Blood on the Dance Floor", "Dangerous", "This Place Hotel", "Leave Me Alone" and "Is It Scary"^[7]^[8]^[9] remixed by dance music duo White Panda.

Critical reception

Ben Beaumont-Thomas from The Guardian said the song was "fascinatingly awkward" in its presentation.^[7]

Commercial performance

The song did not appear in majority music charts in 2017. In December 2017, it was released for club play in the United States,^[10] The song debuted at number 47 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart on February 10, 2018,^[11] and became the 25th song by Jackson to appear on the chart.

Track listing

Digital single
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous (The White Panda Mash-up)"	3:39
2.	"Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous (The White Panda Extended Mash-up)"	6:26

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[11]	41

References

^ ^a ^b "Michael Jackson 'Scream' Album Set For Release On September 29". Michael Jackson Official Site. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ France, Lisa Respers. "There's a new Michael Jackson album coming, just in time for Halloween". CNN. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ Scream by Michael Jackson on Apple Music, September 27, 2017, retrieved February 9, 2018
^ Michael Jackson, Blood On The Dance Floor X Dangerous, ASIN B075BGFDYZ
^ "Blood On The Dance Floor X Dangerous (The White Panda Mash-Up) - QQ Music". y.qq.com (in Chinese (China)). Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ "Blood on the Dance Floor X Dangerous (The White Panda Mash-Up) - Neteast music". music.163.com. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (September 25, 2017). "Michael Jackson's new album shows the terror in the King of Pop's soul". the Guardian. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ "Michael Jackson new compilation album SCREAM to be released this month - NME". NME. September 6, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ "SCREAM Highlight: White Panda 'Blood On The Dance Floor X Dangerous'". Michael Jackson Official Site. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ "Billboard Dance Chart Update [12.16.17] - PRO MOTION Music News". PRO MOTION Music News. December 1, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Michael Jackson Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2018.