History Music / Invincible

* EpicRocking: As mentioned above, a common criticism for the album was that there were too many songs which went on longer than they should have, with the opening track "Unbreakable" clocking in at almost 6-and-a-half minutes. Most of the other songs either come close to or surpass the five-minute mark, which in terms of pop music might as well be hours.

* NewSoundAlbum: ''Invincible'' finally ended the NewJackSwing sound Michael used from 1991 to 1997, and brought him closer to the late 90s-early 2000s pop sound.

To say Jackson was pissed would be an {{Understatement}}. He hurled several insults at Sony, particularly Tommy Molotta, the CEO of the music division at the time, essentially saying that they were, to paraphrase, [[AngryBlackMan "holding him and the rest of their black artists back"]]. He also, with the exception of "You Rock My World", refused to appear in any other music video for the album ("Cry", which was released as a single and the only other one to get a video, doesn't feature him in it), and, save for two MilestoneCelebration concerts and a 9/11 charity concert he organized, did not tour at all to promote the album. In response, Sony refused to renew Jackson's contract, only releasing the GreatestHitsAlbum ''Number Ones'' because [[ContractualObligationProject it was the last album Jackson owed them]].

* {{Corpsing}}: Michael sounds like he's cracking up at Chris Tucker's performance in the ColdOpen to "You Rock My World."

At $30+ million, ''Invincible'' is reported to be the '''most expensive album ever made''', and by a considerable margin (the second most expensive album ever made is $13 million). These expenses came down to the astronomical $25 million promotional budget and using 9 lavishly expensive producers to record between 50 and 87 songs over 5 years. This was eventually slashed down to just 16 tracks for its release. Music critics and fans have long speculated that a number of songs on the album were about Jackson's ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley. This speculation was bolstered when Presley stated in a 2010 interview that Jackson continued to have an on-again-off-again relationship for four years with her after their divorce.

Sony then consequently castrated all promotional efforts for ''Invincible'', including cancelling several single releases, and the few that were kept only got promotional/radio releases, effectively flushing the album's $30 million budget down the drain. Of the four singles released, only "Butterflies" and "You Rock My World" got radio releases in the US, with the latter becoming Jackson's final top ten entry on the ''Billboard Hot 100'' during his lifetime. On top of this, a 9/11 charity single that was supposed to be released prior to ''Invincible'' got cancelled as well, although it would be released digitally a couple years later.

''Invincible'' is reported to be the '''most expensive album ever made'''. These expenses came down to using a handful of producers and co-writers to record between 50 and 87 songs over 5 years. This was eventually slashed down to just 16 tracks for its release. Music critics and fans have long speculated that a number of songs on the album were about Jackson's ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley. This speculation was bolstered when Presley stated in a 2010 interview that Jackson continued to have an on-again-off-again relationship for four years with her after their divorce.

''Invincible'' is reported to be the '''most expensive album ever made'''. These expenses came down to using a handful of producers and co-writers to record between 50 and 87 songs over 5 years. This was eventually slashed down to just 16 tracks for its release. Music critics and fans have long speculated that a number of songs on the album were about Jackson's ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley. This speculation was bolstered when Presley stated in a 2010 interview that Jackson continued to have an on-again-off-again relationship for four years after their divorce.

''Invincible'' is reported to be the '''most expensive album ever made'''. These expenses came down to using a handful of producers and co-writers to record between 50 and 87 songs over 5 years. This was eventually slashed down to just 16 tracks for its release. Music critics and fans have long speculated that a number of songs on the album were about Jackson's ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley. This belief was bolstered when Presley stated in a 2010 interview that Jackson continued to have an on-again-off-again relationship for four years after their divorce.

''Invincible'' is reported to be the '''most expensive album ever made'''. These expenses came down to using a handful of producers and co-writers to record between 50 and 87 songs over 5 years. This was eventually slashed down to just 16 tracks for its release. Music critics and fans have long speculated that a number of the songs on the album were about Jackson's ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley. This belief was bolstered when Presley stated in a 2010 interview that Jackson continued to have an on-again-off-again relationship for four years after their divorce.

''Invincible'' is reported to be the '''most expensive album ever made'''. These expenses came down to using a handful of producers and co-writers to record between 50 and 87 songs over 5 years. This was eventually slashed down to just 16 tracks for its release. Music critics and fans have long speculated that a number of the songs on the album were about Jackson's ex-wife Lisa Marie Presley. This belief was bolstered when Presley stated in a 2010 interview that Jackson continued to have an on-again-off-again relationship for four years after their divorce.

''Invincible'' is the tenth studio album recorded by Music/MichaelJackson. It was released through Creator/EpicRecords on October 30, 2001.

To say Jackson was pissed would be an {{Understatement}}. He hurled several insults at Sony, particularly Tommy Molotta, the CEO of the music division at the time, essentially saying that they were, to paraphrase, [[AngryBlackMan "holding him and the rest of their black artists back"]]. He also, with the exception of "You Rock My World", refused to appear in any other music video for the album ("Cry", which was released as a single and the only other one to get a video, doesn't feature him in it), and, save for two MilestoneCelebration concerts and a 9/11 charity concert he organized, did not tour at all to promote the album (which would also come back to bite him, as he went to court over it in 2002). In response, Sony refused to renew Jackson's contract, only releasing the GreatestHitsAlbum ''Number Ones'' because [[ContractualObligationProject it was the last album Jackson owed them]].

* PosthumousCollaboration: Music/TheNotoriousBIG's verse from "Unbreakable" was lifted from Creator/ShaquilleONeal's "You Can't Stop the Reign". Likewise, Creator/RodSerling's vocals from "Threatened" were sampled from ''Series/TheTwilightZone''.

''Invincible'' would be Jackson's third-last worldwide number one album during his lifetime [[note]]The ''Number Ones'' and ''Essential'' compilations were his final international number one albums in 2003 and 2005, respectively.[[/note]].

* NewSoundAlbum: ''Invincible'' finally ditched the NewJackSwing sound Michael used from 1991 to 1997, and brought him closer to the late 90s-early 2000s pop sound.

''Invincible'' would be Jackson's third-last worldwide number one album during his lifetime [[note]]The ''Number Ones'' and ''Essential'' compilations were his final international number one albums in 2003 and 2005, respectively.[[/note]]. However, the drama behind it, and everything else that would occur in his life in the years afterwards, effectively ended Jackson's career on a very bitter sweet note.

->''Girl won't give in to me...''\\
'''''She's invincible!'''''

[[caption-width-right:350:All of the album cover's colour variants. The silver one is the default cover.]]

* PosthumousCollaboration: Music/TheNotoriousBIG's verse from "Unbreakable" was lifted from Shaquille O'Neal's "You Can't Stop the Reign". Likewise, Creator/RodSerling's vocals from "Threatened" were sampled from ''Series/TheTwilightZone''.

Unfortunately, that decision would [[NiceJobBreakingItHero end up biting the "King of Pop" in the ass.]]

Sony consequently castrated all promotional efforts for ''Invincible'', including cancelling several single releases, and the few that were kept only got promotional/radio releases, effectively flushing the album's $30 million budget down the drain. Of the four singles released, only "Butterflies" and "You Rock My World" got radio releases in the US, with the latter becoming Jackson's final top ten entry on the ''Billboard Hot 100'' during his lifetime. On top of this, a 9/11 charity single that was supposed to be released prior to ''Invincible'' got cancelled as well, although it would be released digitally a couple years later.

''Invincible'' would be Jackson's third-last worldwide number one album during his lifetime [[note]]The ''Number Ones'' and ''Essential'' compilations were his final international number one albums in 2003 and 2005, respectively.[[/note]]. However, the drama behind it, and everything else that would occur in his life in the years afterwards, effectively ended Jackson's career on a very sour note.

To say Jackson was pissed would be an {{Understatement}}. He hurled several insults at Sony, particularly Tommy Molotta, the CEO of the music division at the time, essentially saying that they were, to paraphrase, [[AngryBlackMan "holding him and the rest of their black artists back"]]. He also, with the exception of "You Rock My World", refused to appear in any other music video for the album ("Cry", which was released as a single and the only other one to get a video, doesn't feature him in it), and, save for two MilestoneCelebration concerts and a 9/11 charity concert he organized, did not tour at all to promote the album (which would also come back to bite him, as he went to court over it in 2002). In response, Sony refused to renew Jackson's contract, only releasing the GreatestHitsAlbum ''Number Ones'' because [[ContractualObligationProject it was the last album left in his contract]].

To say Jackson was pissed would be an {{Understatement}}. He hurled several insults at Sony, particularly Tommy Molotta, the CEO of the music division at the time, essentially saying that they were, to paraphrase, [[AngryBlackMan "holding him and the rest of their black artists back"]]. He also, with the exception of "You Rock My World", refused to appear in any other music video for the album ("Cry", which was released as a single and the only other one to get a video, doesn't feature him in it), and, save for two MilestoneCelebration concerts and a 9/11 charity concert he organized, did not tour at all to promote the album (which would also come back to bite him, as he went to court over it in 2002). In response, Sony refused to renew Jackson's contract.

''Invincible'' is the tenth and final studio album by Music/MichaelJackson, released in 2001. It is his last studio album to be released during his lifetime, and the last non-compilation album to be composed entirely of original material. It is perhaps most notorious for the ExecutiveMeddling behind its development.

In-between studio sessions for the album, Jackson found himself at odds with Sony over his recording contract. Jackson had expected the licenses to all of his masters from his past album releases to revert to him in the early 2000's. However, thanks to several clauses in the contract, the date was much farther away than he initially thought. On top of this, Jackson also discovered that the attorney who worked with him in the deal ''was also working for Sony'', creating a conflict of interest he was unaware about for at least a decade. This, among other business worries with Sony, led to him informing Sony that he was leaving the company.

Sony consequently castrated all promotional efforts for ''Invincible'', including cancelling several single releases, and the few that were kept only got promotional/radio releases, effectively flushing the album's $30 million budget down the drain. of the four singles released, only "Butterflies" and "You Rock My World" got radio releases in the US, with the latter becoming Jackson's final top ten entry on the ''Billboard Hot 100'' during his lifetime. On top of this, a 9/11 charity single that was supposed to be released prior to ''Invincible'' got cancelled as well.

To say Jackson was pissed would be an {{Understatement}}. He hurled several insults at Sony, particularly Tommy Molotta, the CEO of the music division at the time, essentially saying that they were, to paraphrase, [[AngryBlackMan "holding him and the rest of their black artists back"]]. He also, with the exception of "You Rock My World", refused to appear in any music videos for the singles ("Cry" is one of his few songs that doesn't feature him in its video), and, save for two MilestoneCelebration concerts and a 9/11 charity event he organized, did not tour at all to promote the album (which would also come back to bite him, as he went to court over it in 2002). In response, Sony refused to renew Jackson's contract.

* AlbumFiller: Several reviewers criticized the album's ballads for making it "too long".

* CoverVersion: "Butterflies," originally a demo by [=R&B=] duo Floetry. The track on Jackson's album is just him singing over the instrumental from said demo with their vocal mixed out (the original version appeared on their album ''Floetry'' one year later).
* {{Crossover}}: Due to Chris Tucker's presence, the extended music video for "You Rock My World" was also included in some theater and home video releases of ''[[Film/RushHour Rush Hour 2]]''.

* PosthumousCollaboration: Music/TheNotoriousBIG's verse from "Unbreakable" was lifted from Shaquille O'Neal's "You Can't Stop the Reign". Likewise, Creator/RodSerling's vocals from "Threatened" were taken from ''Series/TheTwilightZone''.

* CoverVersion: "Butterflies," originally a demo by [=R&B=] duo Floetic. The track on Jackson's album is just him singing over the instrumental from said demo with their vocal mixed out (the original version appeared on their album ''Floetry'' one year later).

''Invincible'' is the tenth and final studio album by Music/MichaelJackson, released in 2001. It is his last studio album that was released during his lifetime, and the last non-compilation one to be composed entirely of original material. It is perhaps most notorious for the ExecutiveMeddling behind its development.

''Invincible'' is the tenth studio album by Music/MichaelJackson, released in 2001. It is his final studio album that was released during his lifetime, and is perhaps most notorious for the ExecutiveMeddling behind its development.