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State Of Shock

By: Michael Jackson and Randy Hansen

At a glance

  • Album: Victory
  • Released: June 18th, 1984
  • Recorded: Nov 1983 - May 1984
  • Length: 4:31
  • Billboard: 3
  • UK Charts: 14
  • Lead vocals: Michael Jackson & Mick Jagger
  • Background vocals: Jackie Jackson, Marlon Jackson and Michael Jackson & Johnny Ray Nelson
    Michael Jackson: Claps & Lin programming
  • David Williams: Guitar, Bass
  • Paulinho Da Costa: Percussion
  • Music arranged by: Michael Jackson
  • Produced by: Michael Jackson
  • Engineered by: Bruce Swedien
  • Technical Director: Matt Forger

Credits

  • Lead vocals: Michael Jackson & Mick Jagger
  • Background vocals: Jackie Jackson, Marlon Jackson and Michael Jackson & Johnny Ray Nelson
    Michael Jackson: Claps & Lin programming
  • David Williams: Guitar, Bass
  • Paulinho Da Costa: Percussion
  • Music arranged by: Michael Jackson
  • Produced by: Michael Jackson
  • Engineered by: Bruce Swedien
  • Technical Director: Matt Forger

A brief history

“State Of Shock” was the first single to be released from the Jacksons “Victory” album in 1984. It’s primarily a duet between Michael and Mick Jagger from The Rolling Stones. The two superstars never recorded the song together, actually they were on opposite sides of the US at the time. Reportedly when Michael heard Jaggers vocals he was disappointed. Consequently Michael never filmed a music video to help promote the single.

The origins of the song was a duet between Michael and Freddie Mercury, originally intended for the “Thriller” album. A demo of the latter was recorded and has since leaked online without any official release.

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Yeah, come on, baby.
You gotta be mine ’cause you’re so fine.
I like your style, it makes me wild.
You take it to me good, you like it, know, you should.
You get me on my knees, well, please, baby, please.
Listen: She looks so great, every time I see her face
She put me in a state, a state of shock.
Oh, do it, come on, baby, come on, baby, come on, baby.

She put me on my knees, please, baby, please.
I know you like to tease, please, baby, please.
You take it to me good, you like it, know, you should.
I love the way you walk and talk, baby, talk.
Listen: She looks so great everytime I see her face
She put me in a state, a state of shock.

She put me in a state of shock, come on, baby,
No, come over here.
Talk, talk to me, state of shock.
You know I’ve really loved you, baby.
You know I’ve really want you for me.
You’ve got me paralysed, you’ve got me paralysed.
You’ve got me into tonic, you drive me catch the sonic, baby.
You’ve got me supersonic, you drive me supersonic, baby.
Baby, try, you no want me decide, state of shock.
Yeah, look what you’ve done to me, look what you’ve done to me,
Look what you’ve done to me.

Yeah, how you move, a state of shock.
You know I need mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
Come on, baby, you know I’ve really loved you, baby.
State of shock, you know I’ve really want you for me.
Yeah, baby, yeah, baby, just look at me, look at me.
State of shock, you drive me.
You call me, you call me,
You call me in a state of shock.
Look at that, look at me, look at me, look at me,
Look at me, oh, look at me.

Lyrics

Yeah, come on, baby.
You gotta be mine ’cause you’re so fine.
I like your style, it makes me wild.
You take it to me good, you like it, know, you should.
You get me on my knees, well, please, baby, please.
Listen: She looks so great, every time I see her face
She put me in a state, a state of shock.
Oh, do it, come on, baby, come on, baby, come on, baby.

She put me on my knees, please, baby, please.
I know you like to tease, please, baby, please.
You take it to me good, you like it, know, you should.
I love the way you walk and talk, baby, talk.
Listen: She looks so great everytime I see her face
She put me in a state, a state of shock.

She put me in a state of shock, come on, baby,
No, come over here.
Talk, talk to me, state of shock.
You know I’ve really loved you, baby.
You know I’ve really want you for me.
You’ve got me paralysed, you’ve got me paralysed.
You’ve got me into tonic, you drive me catch the sonic, baby.
You’ve got me supersonic, you drive me supersonic, baby.
Baby, try, you no want me decide, state of shock.
Yeah, look what you’ve done to me, look what you’ve done to me,
Look what you’ve done to me.

Yeah, how you move, a state of shock.
You know I need mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
Come on, baby, you know I’ve really loved you, baby.
State of shock, you know I’ve really want you for me.
Yeah, baby, yeah, baby, just look at me, look at me.
State of shock, you drive me.
You call me, you call me,
You call me in a state of shock.
Look at that, look at me, look at me, look at me,
Look at me, oh, look at me.

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