HIStory on Film, Volume II

HIStory on Film: Volume II
Video by Michael Jackson
Released	November 1997
Recorded	1983-1997
Genre	Pop
Length	1:47:18
Label	SMV Enterprises
Michael Jackson chronology
Video Greatest Hits – HIStory (1995) HIStory on Film, Volume II (1997) Number Ones (2003)

HIStory on Film, Volume II is a collection of music videos by Michael Jackson released by Sony Music Video Enterprises on November 1997.

Track listing

Side one

1. Programme Start
2. HIStory Teaser Trailer – 3:58
3. "Billie Jean" – 5:05 (Thriller, 1982)
4. "Beat It" – 4:56 (Thriller, 1982)
5. "Liberian Girl" – 5:43 (Bad, 1987)
6. "Smooth Criminal" – 9:47 (Bad, 1987)
7. 1995 MTV Video Music Awards Performance – 15:27
   • "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" / "The Way You Make Me Feel" / "Jam" / "Scream (Radio Edit)" / "Beat It" (with Vincent Price's laugh from "Thriller") / "Black or White" / "Billie Jean"
   • "Dangerous"
   • "You Are Not Alone"
8. "Thriller" – 13:43 (Thriller, 1982)

Side two

1. "Scream (Radio Edit)" (vocal duet between Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson) – 5:00 (HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, 1995)
2. "Childhood" (Theme from "Free Willy 2") – 4:33 (HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, 1995)
3. "You Are Not Alone" – 5:47 (HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, 1995)
4. "Earth Song" – 7:49 (HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, 1995)
5. "They Don't Care About Us" – 7:17 (HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, 1995)
6. "Stranger in Moscow" – 5:38 (HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I, 1995)
7. "MJ Megaremix" – 10:36 (Excluded from the DVD format release)
8. "Blood on the Dance Floor" – 5:40 (Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix, 1997)
9. "Brace Yourself" – 3:22

• "Billie Jean" is the performance from Motown 25: Yesterday, Today and Forever
• "Smooth Criminal" is the full "Moonwalker" version with most of the pause in the music cut out.
• "Scream" uses the Radio Edit version, but does not censor Janet's middle finger in the original video.
• "You Are Not Alone" is slightly extended and features angel scenes not featured in original video.
• "Earth Song" includes the sound effects, such as the chainsaw, as well as a message at the end, describing the shooting of the film.
• "They Don't Care About Us" is the Brazilian version.
• "MJ Megaremix" was released only on the earliest VHS, Laserdisc, and VCD pressings of this collection. It was removed afterwards for unspecified reasons.
• "Blood on the Dance Floor" is the Refugee Camp Mix.

DVD features

This refers to the UK Region 2 release. Other regions may vary.

• PCM Stereo
• Dolby Digital 5.1
• Instant lyrics for chapter access (can be on/off)

Intros

Before the video starts, a intro with the title of the video is shown. (Two of the videos do not have an intro, these videos are "Teaser" & "Brace Yourself".)

Certification

Country	Certification	Sales
Australia	7× Platinum[1]	105,000
Brazil	Gold[2]	25,000
Germany	Platinum[3]	50,000
Mexico	5× Platinum + Gold[4]	350,000
New Zealand	Gold[5]	2,500
Spain	Gold[6]	10,000
USA	6× Platinum[7]	600,000

Notes

1. ARIA Charts
3. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('HIStory+on+Film%2C+Volume+II')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
4. AMPROFON
6. Promusicae
7. RIAA