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| "Price of Fame" | |
|---|---|
| Song byMichael Jackson | |
| from the albumBad 25 | |
| Released | September 18, 2012 (2012-09-18) |
| Recorded | 1986[1] |
| Studio | Hayvenhurst (Encino, Los Angeles)[1] |
| Genre | |
| Length | 4:33 |
| Label | |
| Songwriter(s) | Michael Jackson |
| Producer(s) | Michael Jackson |
| Licensed audio | |
| "Price of Fame" onYouTube | |
"Price of Fame" is a song by American recording artistMichael Jackson. It was originally planned to be the theme for aPepsi commercial but was replaced by an edited version of "Bad".[2]It was released on theBad 25 album. Later, thePepsi version was released online on 2015.[3]
"Price of Fame" was recorded for a Pepsi ad that was scrapped late in development but was put into theBad 25 album. According to Matt Forger, the song was mixed by Bill Bottrell.[4]
Joe Vogel, who has written two books about Jackson, described the opening as reminiscent ofthe Police song "Spirits in the Material World". He also compared the verses to "Billie Jean" and the chords to "Who Is It". He also praised the vocal performance as "powerful" and said "listen to the way he bits into the lyric: 'My father never lies!'", and contrasted the song to the "easy bliss" of "Free", the previous track.[5]
