"Black or
White" is a single by American singer-songwriter Michael Jackson.
The song was released by Epic Records on
November 11, 1991 as the firstsingle from Jackson's eighth studio album, Dangerous. It was
written, composed and produced by Michael Jackson and Bill Bottrell.
"Black or
White" was written, composed and produced by Michael Jackson and Bill
Bottrell,[2] and
was picked as the first single from the album Dangerous. An
alternate version was first heard by Sony executives on a trip to Neverland, as
the third track of the Promo (Flight Only) CD
Acetate. It began to be promoted on radio stations the first week of November
1991 in New York and Los Angeles.[2][3] "Black
or White" was officially released one week later, on November 5, 1991.[3] The
song has elements of dance, rap and hard rock music
such as Bill Bottrell's guitars and Jackson's vocal style.[4][5][6][7][8][9] The song's main riff is often falsely attributed to Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash.
His guitar work is featured in the opening skit for the song's track on the
album.[10]