"Do You Know Where Your Children Are" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson, released as the sixth track on Jackson's second posthumous album, Xscape (2014).[2]
| "Do You Know Where Your Children Are" | |
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| Promotional single by Michael Jackson | |
| from the album Xscape | |
| Released | May 9, 2014[1] |
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| Genre | R&B |
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| Songwriter(s) | Michael Jackson |
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| "Do You Know Where Your Children Are" on YouTube | |
Background and recording
editThe song is titled after a public service announcement aired on US television from the 1960s to the '80s. According to a note left by Jackson, the song is "about kids being raised in a broken family where the father comes home drunk and the mother is out prostituting and the kids run away from home and they become victims of rape, prostitution and the hunter becomes the hunted".[3] The song was originally recorded during the Bad recording sessions in 1986, and subsequently revisited during sessions for the Dangerous album in 1990.[4]
Charts
edit| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 62 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Hogan, Marc (May 9, 2014). "Hear Michael Jackson's Vexing 'Do You Know Where Your Children Are'". Spin. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ DeVille, Chris (May 9, 2014). "Michael Jackson – "Do You Know Where Your Children Are?"". Stereogum. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ Carlin, Shannon (May 9, 2014). "Hear Michael Jackson's New Song 'Do You Know Where Your Children Are?'". Radio.com. Archived from the original on May 12, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
- ^ Lecocq, Richard; Allard, François (2018). "Dangerous". Michael Jackson All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. London: Cassell. ISBN 978-1-78840-057-2.
- ^ "Michael Jackson – Do You Know Where Your Children Are" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 23, 2024.
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