Song · Michael Jackson
“The Way You Make Me Feel” by Michael Jackson
From the album Bad (1987)
“The Way You Make Me Feel” by Michael Jackson appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2018 and 2026. It was first released in 1987 on the album Bad. Its best result is #392 on the WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,861 indie & aaa song of all time.
"The Way You Make Me Feel" came out on Epic on October 31, 1987, the third single off Bad, Michael Jackson's seventh album, and like the two before it, it went to number one on the Hot 100. Jackson wrote it himself and produced it with Quincy Jones, and he sings the backing vocals behind his own lead.
The credits pack in a horn section, Jerry Hey and Gary Grant on trumpets with Kim Hutchcroft and Larry Williams on saxophones, plus synths from Greg Phillinganes, John Barnes and Michael Boddicker, Christopher Currell on Synclavier, Eric Gale and David Williams on guitar and John "JR" Robinson on drums, all recorded and mixed by Bruce Swedien. The video had Jackson chasing the model Tatiana Thumbtzen and dancing around her, and he sang it on every solo world tour he mounted.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 549 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs | 892 |
| 2026 | 392 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '80s | 498 |
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