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== Felvételek ==
Az album akkor készült, amikor Jackson a világot járta a [[HIStory turné]]val, így az egyes dalok különböző országokban születtek, többek közt Svédországban, Svájcban és Németországban.<ref name = "lewis 58">Lewis, p. 58</ref><ref name = "pinkerton 36"/> Az album öt, a HIStoryn megjelent dal — ''[[Scream]], Money, 2 Bad, [[Stranger in Moscow]], This Time Around, [[Earth Song]], [[You Are Not Alone]]'' és ''HIStory'' — és öt új dalból — ''Blood on the Dance Floor, Morphine, Superfly Sister, Ghosts'' és ''Is It Scary'' – áll. Jackson mind az öt új dal írásában és produceri munkálataiban oroszlánrészt vállalt.<ref name="Blood Booklet 2-7">Jackson, Michael. ''Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix'' borítófüzet. Sony BMG. p 2–7.</ref> [[Todd Terry]] remixelte a ''Stranger in Moscow''-t, [[Jimmy Jam és Terry Lewis]] a ''Scream''et (''Scream Louder'' címmel), a [[The Fugees]] pedig együtt dolgozott Jacksonnal a címadó dalon és a ''2 Bad'' remixén. [[Wyclef Jean]], a The Fugees tagja így beszélt az [[Music Television|MTV]]-nek erről: „Amikor először csináltunk egy remixet Michaelnek, szerette volna, ha készítünk még egyet.” Az együttes nagyon izgatott volt, amikor Jackson felhívta őket, hogy dolgozzanak együtt.<ref name="MTV on BOTDF: Release, production"/>
A ''Morphine'' című dalban szerepel egy hangrészlet a ''[[The Elephant Man]]'' című filmből, a [[Paramount Pictures]] engedélyével.<ref name="Blood Booklet 4"/> Ebben a dalban [[Slash]] gitározik, aki már korábban is dolgozott együtt Michaellel. [[Andrae Crouch]] kórusa szintén hallható a dalban.<ref name="Blood Booklet 4">Jackson, Michael. ''Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix'' borítófüzet. Sony BMG. p 4.</ref> A dal központi témája a drogfüggőség, amiből Jacksonnak nem sokkal korábban sikerült kilábalnia.
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A 23 oldalas borítófüzetben szerepel a ''Blood on the Dance Floor'', a ''Stranger in Moscow'' és a ''HIStory'' szövege, több kép a HIStory turnéról és a ''Ghosts'' című filmből, valamint Jackson köszönetnyilvánításai családja, barátai (többek között [[Elizabeth Taylor]] és [[Elton John]]), alkalmazottai és rajongói felé.<ref name="Blood Booklet 18-21">Jackson, Michael. ''Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix'' borítófüzet. Sony BMG. p 18–21.</ref>
Az albumot [[1997]]. [[május 20]]-án jelentette meg az [[Epic Records]]. Ugyanezen a napon jelent meg a ''[[HIStory on Film, Volume II]],'' ami Jackson több videoklipjének és tévés koncertfelvételének a gyűjteménye az 1995–1997 közti időszakból.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1430463/19970520/jackson_michael.jhtml |title=Michael Jackson Has A New Album... And A New Lawsuit |publisher=MTV |date=(May 20, 1997) |accessdate=December 20, 2008 }}</ref> Jackson korábbi albumaihoz képest elenyésző reklámot kapott.<ref name = "lewis 58"/><ref name = "pinkerton 36"/><ref name="MTV on BOTDF: Release, production">{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1429268/19970418/fugees.jhtml |title=The Fugees Talk About Remixing Michael Jackson |publisher=[[MTV]] |date=(April 18, 1998) |accessdate=December 21, 2008 }}</ref> A ''[[The New York Times]]'' az album amerikai népszerűsítését így jellemezte: „visszafogott”, „alig csap zajt” és „sok embert meghökkent”. Jackson kiadója, az Epic Records cáfolta a vádakat, hogy nem reklámozzák kellőképpen az albumot, és így nyilatkozott: „Teljes erővel támogatjuk az albumot... Michael az egyik szupersztárunk, és úgy is bánunk vele. Csak itt a nemzetközi népszerűsítésre összpontosítottunk.” A ''The New York Times'' elismerte, hogy világszerte nagyobb reklámot kap az album, mint az USA-ban. Az énekesnek már nem volt szüksége az amerikai piacra ahhoz, hogy sikeres legyen: 1997 júniusára addigi albumaiból már csak minden tizediket az Államokban adták el.<ref name="NYT on BOTDF US promotion & early sales">{{cite web |first=Andrew |last=Sorkin |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0DE4D61E3EF930A15755C0A961958260&scp=133&sq=Michael%20Jackson%20-%20HIStory&st=cse |title=King of Pop Faces U.S. Market With Subdued Promotion Effort
|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]'' |date=June 23, 1997 |accessdate=December 20, 2008 }}</ref>
Az album népszerűsítésének részeként az énekes a [[Cannes-i Filmfesztivál]]on bemutatta ''[[Ghosts (film)|Ghosts]]'' című rövidfilmjét, ami az Egyesült Államokban 1996 októberében jelent meg a mozikban, az Egyesült Királyságban pedig az [[Odeon Leicester Square]] filmszínházban mutatták be 1997 májusában. A világ legtöbb országában megjelent videokazettán.<ref name = "lewis 58"/><ref name = "pinkerton 36">{{cite book|last=Pinkerton|first=Lee|title= The Many Faces of Michael Jackson|publisher=Music Sales Distribution|year=1997|page=36 |isbn=0711967830}}</ref><ref name = "george 48-50"/> A filmet Jackson és [[Stephen King]] írta, és [[Stan Winston]] rendezte, története többé-kevésbé Jackson 1993-as gyermekmolesztálási botrányán alapul és azon, amit az énekes ekkoriban érzett. A filmben a Maestrót, akit Jackson alakít, csaknem kiüldözik egy városból a polgármester vezetésével, aki hasonlít az őt vádló ügyészre, [[Tom Sneddon]]ra. A film vizuálisan hasonló a
''[[Thriller (dal)|Thriller]]'' videoklipjéhez; sok benne a speciális effektus. A filmben több dal is elhangzik a ''HIStory'' és a ''Blood on the Dance Floor'' albumokból, és ezek videoklipjeiből is láthatóak részletek. A ''Ghosts'' harmincnyolc perces hosszával bekerült a ''[[Guinness Rekordok Könyve|Guinness Rekordok Könyvébe]],'' mint a világ leghosszabb videdoklipje. Elnyerte a [[Bob Fosse]]-díjat legjobb videoklipkoreográfia kategóriában.<ref name = "pinkerton 36"/><ref name = "george 48-50">George, p. 48–50</ref><ref name = "tara 610–611">Taraborrelli 610–611</ref><ref>Lewis, p. 125–126</ref><ref>''Guinness World Records 2004''</ref>
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== Források ==
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* [[Nelson George|George, Nelson]] (2004). ''[[Michael Jackson: The Ultimate Collection]]'' booklet. [[Sony BMG]].
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The album was also promoted with the singles "Blood on the Dance Floor" and "[[HIStory/Ghosts]]" as well as three corresponding music videos. The video for "Blood on the Dance Floor" premiered on [[Top of the Pops]].<ref name = "halstead 46-48">{{cite book |last=Halstead |first=Craig |title=Michael Jackson: For the Record |year=2007 |publisher=Authors OnLine |page=46–48 |id=ISBN 978-0-7552-0267-6 }}</ref> It centered around Susie seducing Jackson in a courtship dance, before opening a [[switchblade]]. The lead single peaked at number one in several countries, including the UK.<ref name = "george 48-50"/><ref name="BOTDF single charts ultratop">{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Michael+Jackson&titel=Blood+On+The+Dance+Floor&cat=s |title=M. Jackson - Blood on the Dance Floor (nummer) |publisher=www.ultratop.be |accessdate=December 22, 2008 }}</ref> The double A-side "HIStory/Ghosts" was promoted with a video for each song. "HIStory" was set in a nightclub, in a futuristic era, and recalled [[Michael Jackson filmography|Jackson's filmography]]. "Ghosts" was a five minute clip taken from the much longer film ''Ghosts''. The double A-side would become a top five hit in the UK, but did not chart as highly elsewhere.<ref name = "george 48-50"/><ref name="HIStory/Ghosts single charts ultratop">{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Michael+Jackson&titel=History+%2F+Ghosts&cat=s |title=M. Jackson - HIStory/Ghosts (nummer) |publisher=www.ultratop.be |accessdate=September 14, 2008 }}</ref>
== Commentary ==
Jim Farber of ''[[New York Daily News]]'' labeled the albums theme, "Predatory women, jealous underlings and the evil media continue to obsess him. He's once again playing victim—the world's most powerless billionaire, it seems—mewling about forces conspiring against his heavenly self". He said of the lead single, "[Jackson] coughs up a series of strangulated mutters and munchkin hiccups in lieu of a vocal, while its chilly, faux-industrial music proves as appealing as a migraine". He contained, "'Ghosts' and 'Is It Scary', boast a few innovative sounds but no real melodies".<ref name="NYDN on BOTDF">{{cite web |first=Jim |last=Farber |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1997/05/19/1997-05-19_the__thriller__is_gone_micha.html |title=The 'Thriller' is gone... |publisher=''[[New York Daily News]]'' |date=May 19, 1997 |accessdate=December 22, 2008 }}</ref>
Thor Christensen of ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]'' noted the album focused on "angry tales about a coldhearted 'Superfly Sister' or the back-stabbing women in 'Ghosts' and 'Blood on the Dance Floor'. Three of the five new songs on this remix album...involve mean, psychotic ex-lovers". He observed, "The dark, cryptic 'Morphine' is easily one of the most ambitious songs he's ever recorded. He fuels the song with narcotic industrial funk—look out [[Trent Reznor]]—but then dilutes it by sticking 90 seconds of goopy, string-laden balladry".<ref name = "Thor on BOTDF">Thor Christensen (May 20, 1997). "Jackson's new `Blood' generally thin Singer's work best when fresh on remix release". ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]''.</ref>
Neil Strauss of ''[[The New York Times]]'' gave the album a positive review, saying the record, "put Mr. Jackson halfway on the road to a very interesting concept album. There is real pain and pathos in these new songs...[he] frets about painkillers, sexual promiscuity and public image. In many of them, Mr. Jackson seems like The Elephant Man, screaming that he is a human being...With beats crashing like metal sheets and synthesizer sounds hissing like pressurized gas, this is industrial funk". He favorably compared Jackson's performance of "Is It Scary" to rock singer [[Marilyn Manson]] and noted the lyrics, "If you want to see eccentric oddities, I'll be grotesque before your eyes". Strauss suggested that the predatory woman, "Susie", from the title track, was a metaphor for [[AIDS]]. Finally, he described "Morphine" as "chilling... Mr. Jackson sings seductively from the point of view of the drug itself...he intones sweetly".
<ref name="TNYT on BOTDF">{{cite web |first=Neil |last=Strauss |url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DEFDF1F38F933A15756C0A961958260 |title=Stars Adrift: Further Out, Further In |publisher=''The New York Times'' |date=May 20, 1997 |accessdate=December 22, 2008 }}</ref>
Roger Catlin of ''[[The Hartford Courant]]'' stated, "The most intriguing pairing is 'Ghosts' and 'Is It Scary' in which he asks those who've only read about him in tabloids if he seems monstrous".<ref>Roger Catlin (May 22, 1997). "Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix — Michael Jackson". ''[[The Hartford Courant]]''.</ref> ''[[The Cincinnati Post]]'' described the lead single as a "lackluster first release...dated, played-out dance track", but gave the album an overall favorable analysis. The review described "Ghosts" and "Is this Scary" as "classic Jackson paranoia". The publication also thought that in "Superfly Sister", Jackson took inspiration from [[Prince (musician)|Prince]].<ref>"Michael Jackson Still Relevant". ''[[The Cincinnati Post]]''. (June 26, 1997).</ref>
Anthony Violanti of ''[[The Buffalo News]]'' said of the lead single, "[it is] laced with Teddy Riley's [[new jack swing]] sound and a pounding techno beat". Violanti added, "'Superfly Sister', 'Ghosts' and 'Is It Scary' are programmed plastic soul that makes you wonder how someone as talented as Jackson can churn out such tracks". He said of "Morphine", "[it] has more synthesized beats and quickly fades into Jackson's current indistinguishable style".<ref name = "Violanti on BOTDF">Anthony Violanti (May 23, 1997). "Lost Soul...". ''[[The Buffalo News]]''.</ref>
William Ruhlman of [[Allmusic]] said of the lead track, "'Blood on the Dance Floor' is an uptempo Jackson song in the increasingly hysterical tradition of '[[Billie Jean]]' and '[[Smooth Criminal]]' with Jackson huffing, puffing, and yelping through some nonsense about a stabbing...over a fairly generic electronic dance track".<ref name="All music on BOTDF track">{{cite web |first=William |last=Ruhlmann |url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/review/14225868 |title=Blood On The Dance Floor Review |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |date=July 13, 2005 |accessdate=December 21, 2008 }}</ref> [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]], also of Allmusic, had a negative reaction to the record. He said that all five new tracks were, "embarrassingly weak, sounding tired, predictable and, well, bloodless". He described "Blood on the Dance Floor" as a "bleak reworking of '[[Jam (song)|Jam]]' and '[[Scream/Childhood|Scream]]'".<ref name="ALG on BOTDF">{{cite web |first=Stephen Thomas |last=Erlewine |url=http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dbfyxqthldae |title=Blood on the Dance Floor: History in the Mix |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=December 20, 2008 }}</ref>
Chris Dickinson of ''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]'', noted, "'Superfly Sister' comes on like a classic Michael dance track, with Michael and Bryan Loren playing all the instruments...Blood On the Dance Floor [album] is definitely a dance record. It's not ''[[Thriller (album)|Thriller]]'' or ''[[Bad (album)|Bad]]'' or even ''[[Off the Wall (album)|Off the Wall]]'' and it's not trying to be".<ref>Chris Dickinson (June 5, 1997). "Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix". ''[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]''.</ref> Jae-Ha Kim of ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]'', noted, "'Is It Scary' shows a darker side of Jackson than even the tabloids would have you believe...With the hypnotic 'Morphine', he sounds like a seductive cousin of Trent Reznor's".<ref name = "Jae-Ha on BOTDF">Jae-Ha Kim (June 3, 1997). "King of flop Jackson's 'Blood' dies on charts". ''[[Chicago Sun-Times]]''.</ref> Sonia Murray of ''[[The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution]]'' gave the album a D grade. She claimed that, "'Ghosts' pounds with funk until Jackson's weak vocals come in". She described "Morphine" as an "overblown rock hiss".<ref name = "Sonia on BOTDF">Sonia Murray (May 29, 1997). "Jackson's New Album Warrant's No Hype". ''[[The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution]]''.</ref>
''[[The Virginian-Pilot]]'' gave the album a positive review, the publication expressed the opinion that, "Morphine" sounded "eerily like '[[State of Shock]]'", and continued, "'Scream Louder' a remix of his hit duet with sister Janet, is better than the [[Scream/Childhood|original]] only because it takes away the overpowering guitar twangs".<ref>"Blood Shows Jackson's Strength". ''[[The Virginian-Pilot]]''. (May 22, 1997).</ref> ''[[The Washington Post]]'' described "Superfly Sister" as "sex funk", adding, "'Morphine' apparently told from the drug's point of view and featuring both the [[Andrae Crouch]] Singers and an orchestra, alternates between hard-edged rock and operatic pop".<ref>"Jackson's `Blood': It's No Thriller". ''[[The Washington Post]]''. (June 4, 1997).</ref>
== Commercial reception ==
Initial sales in the US were seen as disappointing for Jackson. It peaked at number 24 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart and after four weeks the record had sold 92,000 copies. Despite this, long term sales were stronger, it was certified platinum in May 2000, for shipments of at least a million units.<ref name = "george 51">George, p. 51</ref> It was certified Gold in Canada for a minimum of 50,000 shipments.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php |title=Search Certified Database |publisher=[[Canadian Recording Industry Association]] |accessdate=March 30, 2009}}</ref>
In Europe the record has been certified for shipments of at least two million copies.<ref name="IFPI Europe2">{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat1997.html |title=IFPI Platinum Europe Awards |publisher=[[IFPI]] |accessdate=March 30, 2009}}</ref> ''Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix'' debuted atop the UK album chart, by July 1997 it had sold 250,000 units in the UK and 445,000 units in Germany.<ref name = "pinkerton 36"/><ref name="NYT on BOTDF US promotion & early sales"/> The album also peaked at number one in France, Belgium, Spain and New Zealand.<ref name="NYT on BOTDF US promotion & early sales"/><ref name="Blood album chart positions"/> Worldwide sales stand at six million copies as of 2007, making it the [[List of best-selling remix albums worldwide|best selling remix album ever released]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Rojek |first=Chris |title=Cultural Studies |year=2007 |publisher=Polity |page=74 |id=ISBN 0-7456-3683-7 }}</ref>
== Contemporary view ==
A long time commentator on Jackson's public life, [[J. Randy Taraborrelli]], gave a retrospective analysis of the album in the biography, ''The Magic & the Madness''. Taraborrelli explained, "Michael's 1997 album contained...kick-ass dance remixes...Several of the other songs on ''Blood'' are also memorable. 'Ghosts' stands out, perhaps because it's so evocative of Michael's spell-binding ''Ghosts'' long-styled video...it's classic, must-see Michael Jackson...The collection was not a success in America [US]; it was dismissed by critics and much of his audience, who seemed confused as to whether it was a new release or some kind of hybrid combination of songs". He expressed the opinion that the project was a "major hit" in the UK. Tabarorrelli said that "Blood on the Dance Floor" was one of Jackson's best songs, a song that US fans "don't even know exists". The reporter concluded that the US public were more interested in the controversial tabloid stories about his personal life.<ref name = "tara 610–611"/>
William Ruhlman of [[Allmusic]], agreed that part of the blame for a perceived commercial disappointment in the US, could be attributed to the ongoing public interest in the singers private life. None the less, Ruhlman still felt the album was artistically disappointing.<ref name="All music on BOTDF track"/> In 2005, J T Griffith, of Allmusic, believed that in hindsight, "Blood on the Dance Floor" was actually a good song. He explained, "[it is] a second-rate mixture of 'Beat It' and 'Thriller' but Jackson's missteps are better than most pop music out there. This track showcases all the artist's trademarks: the ooohing, the grunts, and funky basslines. It is hard to hear 'Blood on the Dance Floor' and not want to moonwalk or dance like a ghoul".<ref name="ALG 2005 on BOTDF lead track">{{cite web |first=JT |last=Griffith |url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/review/14251218 |title=Blood On The Dance Floor Review |publisher=Allmusic |date=July 13, 2005 |accessdate=December 22, 2008 }}</ref>
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