Michael Jackson – Blood On The Dance Floor (Album)

Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix was released in 1997. The tracks on the album included eight remixes of songs from Jackson’s previous album HIStory – Past, Present and Future, Book I, and five original songs ("Blood on the Dance Floor", "Morphine", "Superfly Sister", "Ghosts" and "Is It Scary").

Developed from an idea to release several songs that did not make the previous albums as a gift to the fans on one single only but Sony Music instead praised them plus 8 remixes as a new album.

On April 2, 1997, the debut single from the album, "Blood on the Dance Floor", was released in Europe. The single peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart.

The second single from the album was "HIStory/Ghosts", which included the official Tony Moran remix of "HIStory" as a double A-side track.

On May 8, 1997, in collaboration with director Stephen King, Michael made a 40-minute short film titled Ghosts, which premiered at the 50th Annual Cannes Film Festival. It was positively received by critics who attended the premiere screening and helped propel the single to #5 in the UK.

"Is It Scary" was planned as a third single but was never officially released. The song was intended to be the theme song for "Addams Family Values" , but this didn’t happen in the end. It was also featured in the Ghosts short film.

On May 14, 1997, the album was released worldwide, and was certified platinum by the RIAA in October 2000. The album has sold an estimated 6 million copies worldwide. It is listed as the biggest-selling remix album ever.

SINGLES
"Blood on the Dance Floor" (April 1997) – #1 UK, #42 U.S., #5 Australia
"HIStory/Ghosts" (July 1997) – #5 UK, #43 Australia
"Is It Scary" (1997, promo) – Did not chart, as it was released as a promo single only.