Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour is a live concert DVD by American recording artist Michael Jackson released on July 25, 2005. The DVD was previously included with The Ultimate Collection box set in 2004. The concert took place during Jackson's first leg on his Dangerous World Tour on October 1, 1992, at the Bucharest National Stadium, with a sold-out attendance of 90,000. It was the last night of the first leg of the tour. This concert is the first concert by Jackson that has been officially released on DVD in the United States, also released in Asia market on double Video CD. The other official releases by Michael Jackson are a VHS of his HIStory World Tour concert in Seoul, South Korea, which was released only in South Korea in 1996, and Live at Wembley July 16, 1988, which is the second leg of his Bad World Tour.
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| Released | July 25, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | October 1, 1992 | |||
| Venue | Lia Manoliu Stadium (Bucharest, Romania) | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock, soul | |||
| Length | 2:01:58 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Director | Andy Morahan | |||
| Producer | Kevin Wall | |||
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There are various versions of the footage of the same concert that exist. The first version was broadcast the next day by BBC; following Jackson's death, this version was rebroadcast on BNN/Ned3. All the footage in this version is from the Bucharest concert. The version that appears on the DVD was broadcast on HBO in 1992, which became the highest audience in the channel's history for a single broadcast. This version, while mostly having footage of Jackson performing at the Bucharest Concert (some in alternate camera angles in comparison to the BBC version), also consisted of footage from concerts in other locations such as Munich, Copenhagen, London, Leeds, Lausanne, and Lisbon. Also missing were the "Brace Yourself" video introduction and the "We Are the World Interlude," which were included in the original BBC Telecast. The crowd screaming and intro before "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" is featured in Jackson's 2010 song "Behind the Mask".
Reception
editThe concert special set a record for HBO at the time, becoming the channel's highest rated special.[1]
The DVD has sold over three million copies worldwide.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Jam" | Michael Jackson, René Moore, Bruce Swedien, Teddy Riley | 8:16 |
| 2. | "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" | Michael Jackson | 5:13 |
| 3. | "Human Nature" | Steve Porcaro, John Bettis | 5:02 |
| 4. | "Smooth Criminal" | Michael Jackson | 6:00 |
| 5. | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" (duet with Siedah Garrett) | Michael Jackson | 4:45 |
| 6. | "She's Out of My Life" | Tom Bahler | 4:53 |
| 7. | "I Want You Back/The Love You Save" | Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell, Deke Richards | 2:17 |
| 8. | "I'll Be There" | Berry Gordy, Bob West, Willie Hutch, Hal Davis | 4:33 |
| 9. | "Thriller" | Rod Temperton | 5:51 |
| 10. | "Billie Jean" | Michael Jackson | 7:44 |
| 11. | "Working Day and Night" | Michael Jackson | 10:04 |
| 12. | "Beat It" | Michael Jackson | 7:24 |
| 13. | "Will You Be There" | Michael Jackson | 6:51 |
| 14. | "Black or White" | Michael Jackson, Bill Bottrell | 6:38 |
| 15. | "Heal the World" | Michael Jackson | 8:53 |
| 16. | "Man in the Mirror" | Siedah Garrett, Glen Ballard | 13:28 |
Personnel
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Charts
edit| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Music DVDs Chart[2] | 4 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Music DVDs Chart[3] | 2 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Music DVDs Chart[4] | 1 |
| Dutch Music DVDs Chart[5] | 2 |
| French Music DVDs Chart[6] | 1 |
| Greek Music DVDs Chart[7] | 1 |
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
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| Finnish Music DVDs Chart[8] | 1 |
| French Music DVDs Chart[6] | 1 |
| German Albums Chart[9] | 8 |
| Irish Music DVDs Chart[10] | 1 |
| New Zealand Music DVDs Chart[11] | 1 |
| Spanish Music DVDs Chart[12] | 1 |
| Swiss Music DVDs Chart[13] | 1 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[14] | 14× Platinum | 210,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[15] | 3× Platinum | 60,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[16] | Platinum | 200,000‡ |
| Japan (RIAJ)[17] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[18] | 4× Platinum | 20,000^ |
| Poland (ZPAV)[19] | Platinum | 10,000* |
| Portugal (AFP)[20] | Platinum | 8,000^ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[12] | Platinum | 25,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[21] | 2× Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[22] | 8× Platinum | 800,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
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- ^ "GfK Dutch DVD Music Top 30". GfK Dutch Charts (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ a b "Top 100 Longplay". Snep.fr (in French). Retrieved February 21, 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Top 20 DVD/Video". IFPI Greece (in Greek). Archived from the original on September 30, 2005. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ "Suomen Virallinen Lista – Musiikki DVD:t 29/2009". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ "Top 100 Longplay". Charts.de (in German). Media Control. Retrieved February 16, 2013.[dead link]
- ^ "Irish Charts – Singles, Albums & Compilations". IRMA. Fireball Media. Archived from the original on August 5, 2009. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ "Top 10 Music DVDs". RIANZ. Retrieved February 16, 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Top 20 DVD Musical" (PDF). PROMUSICAE (in Spanish). Media Control GfK International. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ "Swiss Charts – Music DVD Top 1012.07.2009". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ "French video certifications – Michael Jackson – Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Michael Jackson; 'Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ "Japanese video certifications – マイケル・ジャクソン – ライヴ・イン・ブカレスト" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2009年7月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ "New Zealand video certifications – Michael Jackson – Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 2019-08-25. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty DVD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2009 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Portuguese video certifications – Michael Jackson – Live in Bucharest: The Dangerous Tour" (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Archived from the original on January 19, 2010. Retrieved February 16, 2013.
- ^ "British video certifications – Michael Jackson – Live in Bucharest". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- ^ "American video certifications – Michael Jackson – Live in Bucharest". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America.