Jackson wanted to show the world its best and worst sides so that each person could consider the change that he or she could bring about to impact the world at large. It also depicts Yoko Ono, John Lennon, South African activist Bishop Desmond Tutu, and Kennedy brothers, Hitler, and Gandhi ( Man in the Mirror).
Its images include the then president Ronald Reagan, civil rights heroes, such as Rosa Park, and video footages from the Iranian hostage crisis and KKK rallies. It addresses a variety of world issues in a unique manner, unlike Bon Jovi’s We were not Born to Follow (Blake 114). The song was a departure from the style that had made Jackson famous in thriller and it did not focus on the musician and other characters like most of his previous works. It also became the most downloaded song on iTunes, and about 1.3 million copies were purchased online, implying that a large number of people liked it across the world. In fact, it only improved to the second most popular song in the nation after the death of Jackson. However, things were not good for the song in the United Kingdom. It was nominated for the record of the year at the Grammy Awards and, for two weeks, it remained at the top of the hottest 100. Although the song was typified by very good messages, it was not the best in the “Bad” album.
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