Beat It - Definition and Overview

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"Beat It" is a song by Michael Jackson taken from the album Thriller. The song and its video were both parodied by "Weird Al" Yankovic as "Eat It". Eddie Van Halen of the rock band Van Halen plays lead guitar on this track. "Beat It" is a warning to avoid fighting and violence at all costs, especially when honor seems to be at stake ("doesn't matter who's wrong or right").

When released as a single in 1983, "Beat It" hit the number one spot in the USA and #3 in the UK.

It is often heralded as the ultimate crossover hit. Not only did "Beat It" fare well with Jackson's R&B and pop fans, but also fared well with rock and heavy metal fans becasue of Eddie Van Halen's contributions. Heavy metal band Metallica covered this song, along with many others, at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards.

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Example Usage of Beat
	xOchelseamorXo: @DJAnonymousDC I know!! I'll wait til the actual Beat come on before I start dancin in a party so I won't be all off Beat.. Lol
	MissTriniAJ: Liked the Mario performance. Always loved the Beat of that song
	hazkare: Hong Kong Tour Guide: Chinese Paintings Set Records, Beat Estimates as Hong Kong Buyers ... http://bit.ly/7iZCXZ

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Beat It - Definition and Overview

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