Liberian Girl
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| Single van: Michael Jackson | |||||||
| Uitgebracht | juli 1989 | ||||||
| Soort drager | Cd-single | ||||||
| Genre | Pop/r&b | ||||||
| Duur | 03:52 | ||||||
| Label | Epic Records | ||||||
| Schrijver(s) | Michael Jackson | ||||||
| Producent(en) | Quincy Jones, Michael Jackson | ||||||
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Liberian Girl was de negende en laatste single van het album Bad van Michael Jackson uit 1989. De single werd alleen in Europa en Australië uitgebracht. Michael droeg dit nummer op aan zijn beste vriendin Elizabeth Taylor.
In de videoclip is een grote hoeveelheid van Michaels beroemde vrienden te zien op een Arabische bazaar, waar ze een video opnemen onder leiding van Steven Spielberg. De enige ster die er nog niet is, is Michael zelf. Aan het einde van de videoclip blijkt dat Michael zelf het hele tafereel aan het opnemen is.
In de videoclip waren de volgende sterren te zien:
- Paula Abdul
- Rosanna Arquette
- Dan Aykroyd
- Mayim Bialik
- Bubbles
- Jackie Collins
- David Copperfield
- Emily Dreyfuss
- Richard Dreyfuss
- Corey Feldman
- Lou Ferrigno
- Debbie Gibson
- Danny Glover
- Steve Guttenberg
- Jasmine Guy
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Sherman Hemsley
- Olivia Hussey
- Amy Irving
- Malcolm-Jamal Warner
- Beverly Johnson
- Quincy Jones
- Don King
- Virginia Madsen
- Olivia Newton-John
- Brigitte Nielsen
- Lou Diamond Phillips
- Rick Schroder
- Steven Spielberg
- Suzanne Somers
- John Travolta
- Blair Underwood
- Carl Weathers
- Billy Dee Williams
- "Weird Al" Yankovic
Stem in het intro
De single begint met de Zuid-Afrikaanse zangeres Letta Mbulu, die de tekst in het Swahili zingt: "Naku Penda pia, Naku Taka pia, Mpenziwe!" (Ik hou ook van jou, ik wil jou ook, mijn lief!).[1]
Radio 2 Top 2000
| Nummer met notering(en) in de NPO Radio 2 Top 2000[noot 1] | '99 | '00 | '01 | '02 | '03 | '04 | '05 | '06 | '07 | '08 | '09 | '10 | '11 | '12 | '13 | '14 | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | '20 | '21 | '22 | '23 |
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| Liberian Girl | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1942 | 1975 | - | - | - | - |
- ↑ Een getal geeft de plaats aan en een '-' dat het nummer niet genoteerd was. Een vetgedrukt getal geeft aan dat dit de hoogste notering betreft.
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Nummers van Michael Jackson
| Got to Be There (1972): | Ain't No Sunshine · I Wanna Be Where You Are · Girl Don't Take Your Love from Me · In Our Small Way · Got to Be There · Rockin' Robin · Wings of My Love · Maria (You Were the Only One) · Love Is Here and Now You're Gone · You've Got a Friend |
| Ben (1972): | Ben · Greatest Show on Earth · People Make the World Go 'Round · We've Got a Good Thing Going · Everybody's Somebody's Fool · My Girl · What Goes Around Comes Around · In Our Small Way · Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day · You Can Cry on My Shoulder |
| Music & Me (1973): | With a Child's Heart · Up Again · All the Things You Are · Happy · Too Young · Doggin' Around · Euphoria · Morning Glow · Johnny Raven · Music and Me |
| Forever, Michael (1975): | We're Almost There · Take Me Back · One Day in Your Life · Cinderella Stay Awhile · We've Got Forever · Just a Little Bit of You · You Are There · Dapper-Dan · Dear Michael · I'll Come Home to You |
| The Wiz: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1978): | You Can't Win · Ease On Down the Road · Be a Lion · A Brand New Day |
| Off the Wall (1979): | Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough · Rock with You · Working Day and Night · Get on the Floor · Off the Wall · Girlfriend · She's Out of My Life · I Can't Help It · It's the Falling in Love · Burn This Disco Out |
| Thriller (1982): | Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' · Baby Be Mine · The Girl Is Mine · Thriller · Beat It · Billie Jean · Human Nature · P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) · The Lady in My Life |
| Farewell My Summer Love (1984): | Don't Let It Get You Down · You've Really Got a Hold on Me · Melodie · Touch the One You Love · Girl You're So Together · Farewell My Summer Love · Call on Me · Here I Am (Come and Take Me) · To Make My Father Proud |
| Bad (1987): | Bad · The Way You Make Me Feel · Speed Demon · Liberian Girl · Just Good Friends · Another Part of Me · Man in the Mirror · I Just Can't Stop Loving You · Dirty Diana · Smooth Criminal · Leave Me Alone |
| Dangerous (1991): | Jam · Why You Wanna Trip on Me · In the Closet · She Drives Me Wild · Remember the Time · Can't Let Her Get Away · Heal the World · Black or White · Who Is It · Give In to Me · Will You Be There · Keep the Faith · Gone Too Soon · Dangerous |
| Someone Put Your Hand Out (promo-single, 1992): | Someone Put Your Hand Out · Dangerous Medley (Highlights from the "Dangerous" Album) |
| HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (1995): | Scream · They Don't Care About Us · Stranger in Moscow · This Time Around · Earth Song · D.S. · Money · Come Together · Childhood · You Are Not Alone · Tabloid Junkie · 2 Bad · HIStory · Little Susie · Smile |
| Blood on the Dance Floor (1997): | Blood on the Dance Floor · Morphine · Superfly Sister · Ghosts · Is It Scary |
| Invincible (2001): | Unbreakable · Heartbreaker · Invincible · Break of Dawn · Heaven Can Wait · You Rock My World · Butterflies · Speechless · 2000 Watts · You Are My Life · Privacy · Don't Walk Away · Cry · The Lost Children · Whatever Happens · Threatened |
| Thriller: Special Edition (2001): | Someone in the Dark · Carousel |
| Bad: Special Edition (2001): | Streetwalker · Todo mi amor eres tú · Fly Away |
| Number Ones (2003): | One More Chance |
| The Ultimate Collection (2004): | Sunset Driver (demo) · Scared of the Moon (demo) · We Are Here to Change the World · Cheater (demo) · Monkey Business · On The Line · Fall Again · In the Back · Beautiful Girl (demo) · (I Like) The Way You Love Me · We've Had Enough |
| Thriller 25 (2008): | The Girl Is Mine 2008 · P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) 2008 · Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' 2008 · Beat It 2008 · Billie Jean 2008 · For All Time · Got the Hots |
| This Is It (2009): | This Is It · Planet Earth |
| Michael (2010): | Hold My Hand · Hollywood Tonight · Keep Your Head Up · (I Like) The Way You Love Me · Monster · Best of Joy · Breaking News · (I Can't Make It) Another Day · Behind the Mask · Much Too Soon |
| Bad 25 (2012): | Don't Be Messin' 'Round · I'm So Blue · Song Groove (a.k.a. Abortion Papers) · Free · Price of Fame · Al Capone · Je ne veux pas la fin de nous |
| Xscape (2014): | Love Never Felt So Good · Chicago · Loving You · A Place with No Name · Slave to the Rhythm · Do You Know Where Your Children Are · Blue Gangsta · Xscape |
| Overige uitgaven: | 1980: Save Me · 1983: Say Say Say · The Man · 1984: Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True) · 1985: We Are the World · Eaten Alive · 1987: Twenty-Five Miles · 1988: Get It · 1993: Whatzupwitu · 1996: Why · I Need You · 2001: Shout · 2003: What More Can I Give · Todo para ti · 2010: We Are the World 25 for Haiti · Mind Is the Magic · 2011: All in Your Name · Immortal Megamix · 2014: There Must Be More to Life Than This · 2017: Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous · 2018: Don't Matter to Me · Diamonds Are Invincible |
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