Off the Wall

About Off the Wall

"Off the Wall" is the third single released from singer Michael Jackson's album Off the Wall. Released on February 2, 1980, the Rod Temperton-composed number became Jackson's third top 10 single from Off the Wall, which eventually spawned four top 10 singles; Jackson was the first person to accomplish this. The song is about getting over troubles: "leave that nine-to-five upon the shelf / and just enjoy yourself". The song peaked at number ten on the Pop Singles Chart and at number five on the Billboard Soul Singles Chart. .

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About this song

Credited to

Michael Jackson

Album

Off the Wall · Track 5 of 10 · Title track

Released

August 10, 1979

Duration

4:05

Top countries on Foxsoundi

United States (98 %), Canada (1 %), Malta (1 %)

On Last.fm

760,131 listeners on Last.fm

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7. Smooth Criminal - 2012 Remaster · 648 plays
8. Heaven Can Wait · 576 plays
9. Bad - 2012 Remaster · 449 plays
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From the album: Off the Wall