Epic Records and The Estate of Michael Jackson announced today that “A Place With No Name” – the second single from the ‘XSCAPE’ album – will be unveiled in a special world-first Twitter premiere.
At 10PM ET (U.S.) on Wednesday, August 13 the “A Place With No Name” music video, directed by Samuel Bayer – whose credits include Nirvana and The Rolling Stones – will be tweeted through the official Michael Jackson Twitter account allowing the Twitterverse to be able to view the video within a tweet. The video will also be shown simultaneously on the Sony screen in New York City’s Times Square.
A preview of the video will make its TV debut on the special Michael Jackson-themed episode of FOX’s So You Think You Can Dance broadcast that same evening from 8-10PM ET. The show will open with a Top 8 group performance featuring “A Place With No Name” choreographed by Travis Payne, who worked as both back-up dancer and choreographer for Jackson during his career.
Click here to buy “A Place With No Name” via Amazon.
So You Think You Can Dance will also feature the Top 8 contestants competing with new all-star partners. Each performance will feature a different Michael Jackson song, including some of Jackson’s biggest hits as well as songs from the ‘XSCAPE’ album.
“The beautifully shot short film has been created by following Michael’s overall vision for short films which tell the song’s story, in this case, of a man enticed into a magical “place” by a mysterious woman,” said Epic Records and The Estate of Michael Jackson in a statement released today.
Click here to read my article detailing the history of “A Place With No Name”.
The video will reportedly include vaulted outtakes and behind-the-scenes footage of Jackson that was originally shot during the production for his 1992 “In The Closet” short film.
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why would I care about that video if michael’s dead and can’t really be in it? am I the only one getting upset about this stuff? it makes me sad.
They used outtakes from The In The Closet Short Film
I.e images of pony tail sleeveless white v-neck version MJ
Hopefully, this will get MJ trending and wipe out all the bad news that has suddenly started coming in the press. Can’t wait for Wednesday.
What bad news?
In the Closet clips not even in rhythm. Trite models on a beach, very average forgettable video. How predictable. I’m getting where I have just accepted there is nobody significant with creative vision over the estate. Pathetic
I did like the few color unseen out takes.
Sorry, but this video will go hardly noticed or talked about
Thousands of people given that footage and any video software could have made that same video of pretty models on a beach. What an opportunity missed!
No story, nothing creative, nothing groundbreaking. LAME
How much was Bayer paid for this??!
Amateurs could have done it for free
I wish you worked for the Estate. The estate were probably bopping their heads thinking this is the next thriller, and they made it for just £5.
I couldn’t have said it better myself.
The guy in that video makes MJ look too effete by comparison if you ask me.