Romantic Attraction in “Human Nature”

In Addition to the Above, There Is a Romantic Undertone to the Song Also. and We Discover This in the Second Verse Where Mj Is “Watching” a Certain “Girl” Whom He Apparently Comes Across While Traversing the Metropolis. and This Lady Actually “Likes” the Way He Is ‘Staring’ at Her. So This Reality – of a Man Liking a Woman and Vice Versa – Is Also Featured as Another Facet of “Human Nature”.

Tumultuous Relationships Are Part of the “Human Nature”

Moreover the Chorus Seems to Be at Least Partially Based on the Story of a Couple in a Tumultuous Romantic Relationship. There Appears to Be No Explainable Reason Why the Man Involved Mistreats the Lady or Why the Lady Won’t Dump Him in Response. but the General Implication Is That Such Experiences Are More or Less Unavoidable, as They Too Are the Results of “Human Nature”.

So Lyrically This Song May Not Be as Complex as It Appears on the Surface. but Still Michael Jackson Tackles Two Diverse Aspects of Human Nature, Which Are Our Tendency to Be Seduced by Prominent Urban Areas and the Power of Romantic Attraction.

Did Michael Jackson Write “Human Nature”?

No. It Was Penned by Songwriters John Bettis and Steve Porcaro. and the Track Was Produced by Quincy Jones.

How Michael Jackson Ended up Recording This Classic

How This Song Eventually Wound up in Jackson’s Hands Is That Another Member of Toto, David Paich, Was Presenting Demos to Quincy Jones in Hopes That He Would Choose Some to Be Used on “Thriller”. He Never Even Intended for Mr. Jones to Hear “Human Nature”. and the Only Reason It Was Part of the Tape Which He Gave to Quincy Was Because Due to Time Constraints He Was Compelled to Use One Which Had Already Been Partially Utilized by Steve Porcaro.

Toto’s Role in “Human Nature”

Overall Four Members of Toto Worked on Certain Songs Featured on “Thriller”, Which Included Them Assisting in Laying Down the Instrumental to “Human Nature”.

And Amongst the Artists Who Have Covered This Song Are Miles Davis (1985), Boyz Ii Men (2004) and Britney Spears Alongside Madonna (2008).

When Was “Human Nature” Released?

Epic Records Released “Human Nature” as the Fifth Single from “Thriller” on 2 July 1983.

Performance on the Global Charts

And Upon Its Initial Release, It Peaked at Number 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and Also Charted in a Handful of Nations Outside of the United States. in Doing So, It Also Topped the Rpm Adult Contemporary Listing in Canada. and the Logical Reason as to Why It Did Not Appear on the Uk Singles Chart at the Time Is Because the Song Was Not Released as Such in the United Kingdom.

“Human Nature” by Michael Jackson

By Sarah Jenkins

• Oct 8, 2026 • 5 min read

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