"You Rock My World" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson from his tenth and final studio album, Invincible (2001).
The chart position of "You Rock My World"' was attained solely on airplay alone, as no commercial single was initially issued in the United States.
It also peaked within the top 10 in Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
The video, which is thirteen-and-a-half minutes long, was directed by Paul Hunter and features Chris Tucker, Marlon Brando, and Michael Madsen.
Footage of the performance was shown in the two-hour CBS television special titled Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration.
[3] Prior to the single's official release it had been leaked to two New York radio stations on Friday, August 17.
[8] Chris Tucker voices the vocal introduction of the song, while all the instruments heard on the track were played by Jackson and Rodney Jerkins.
[9] Reviewer Andrew Hamilton, also of AllMusic, stated that, "If anybody other than Michael Jackson had released 'You Rock My World' with the tons of publicity and promotion it was accorded, it would have slam dunked the charts and been a multiple award winner.
[10] James Hunter of Rolling Stone praised the song's vocal rhythms as being "finely sculpted" and "exquisite".
[14] Notably, these chart positions were attained based on airplay alone, as no commercial single was issued in the United States.
Fred Bronson, Billboard's chart expert at the time, remarked, "Certainly, if a commercial single had been available, it would have peaked higher – perhaps even at no.
[16] "You Rock My World" debuted on the United Kingdom Singles Chart at number two, which was its peak position in the country, on October 20.
[23] "You Rock My World" debuted on the Italian Singles Chart on November 11, at its peak position number three, and remained within the top 10 for four weeks in 2001.
[23] In late August 2001, Jackson and Sony Music began a promotional campaign for "You Rock My World".
[26] As part of promotion for the single, as well as the album, Jackson made a public appearance by celebrating his 43rd birthday—one day late—by presiding over the NASDAQ market opening ceremony in Times Square on Thursday morning, on August 30, 2001.
The only performances of "You Rock My World" was during two concerts in early September 2001, which was to celebrate Jackson's 30th year as solo artist, at Madison Square Garden.
[27] Footage of the second concert on September 10 was shown in a two-hour television special, titled Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration, which was aired on CBS in November of the same year.
The video consists of Jackson's and Tucker's characters trying to gain the affection of a woman (Kishaya Dudley) by subsequently following her around the neighborhood.
As the fire spreads, Jackson screams for Tucker, who had been dancing to the song, and he knocks out some of the gang members.
The two share a kiss, and Tucker quickly rolls in with a low rider, signaling for Jackson and his new lover to escape, leaving the bar which is consumed in flames.
[32] In several instances in the video, Tucker's character makes several references to previous songs by Michael Jackson, such as "Beat It", "P.Y.T.