![]() ![]() 3.1 Dispute regarding lyrics of "They Don't Care About Us".The greatest hits disc of the album was reissued as a single disc on November 13, 2001, under the name Greatest Hits: HIStory, Volume I and has reportedly sold four million copies worldwide as of early 2010. The album was certified six times platinum by the end of 1996 in Europe, making it the best selling album of the year in the combined European market. The album was nominated for five Grammy Awards, winning one for Best Music Video – Short Form for "Scream". The album was also commercially successful, debuting and peaking at number one in many counties, including the United States, Canada, Australia, France and the United Kingdom, as well as charting within the top ten in Spain and Mexico. The album was generally well received by music critics, although the first disc received more acclaim than the newly created material on the second. "This Time Around" was released as a radio-only single, and "Earth Song", "They Don't Care About Us" and "Stranger in Moscow" were less successful within the United States, but were successful internationally all three peaked within the top ten in multiple countries. Six singles and two promotional singles were released from HIStory: " Scream", "You Are Not Alone", " Earth Song", " This Time Around", "They Don't Care About Us" and " Stranger in Moscow". In 2007 a judge ruled that the song was plagiarized and the song was subsequently banned from radio stations in Belgium. Kelly was accused of plagiarizing one of the album's songs, " You Are Not Alone". The dispute regarding the lyrics ended with Jackson re-recording them. R. Jackson stated that he did not mean any offense and on multiple occasions denied anti-Semitism. Jackson was accused of using anti-Semitic lyrics in " They Don't Care About Us". HIStory is Jackson's most controversial album. The songs' themes included environmental awareness, isolation, greed, and injustice. The new material prepared for the album was recorded during late 1994 and early 1995, and several of the 15 new songs pertain to the accusations and Jackson's mistreatment in the media, specifically the tabloids. HIStory was the first album to be released by Jackson since he was accused of child sexual abuse in August 1993. The majority of the second disc's tracks were written and produced by Jackson, often in conjunction with collaborators. This is Jackson's first album on his own label, MJJ Productions, and consists of two discs: the first disc HIStory Begins) is a compilation of some of his greatest hits from 1979 forward, while the second disc HIStory Continues) is composed entirely of new material. (usually shortened to HIS tory) is the ninth studio album by Michael Jackson. HIS tory: Past, Present and Future, Book I ![]() HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I ![]()
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