Invincible (Michael Jackson album)

Invincible
Invincible
	Default color for the album. Green, red, orange, and blue-colored covers were also issued.
Studio album by Michael Jackson
Released	October 30, 2001
Recorded	October 1997 – September 2001
Studio	Hit Factory (New York City); Criteria (Miami); Marvin's Room (Los Angeles); Darkchild (Los Angeles); Record Plant (Los Angeles); Future Recording (Norfolk, Virginia); Sony (New York City); Record One (Los Angeles); A Touch of Jazz (Philadelphia); Brandon's Way Recording (Los Angeles); Capitol (Hollywood);
Genre	R&B; pop; soul;
Length	77:01
Label	Epic; MJJ;
Producer	Michael Jackson; Rodney Jerkins; Teddy Riley; Dr. Freeze; Andre Harris; Babyface; R. Kelly;
Michael Jackson chronology
Singles from Invincible
	"You Rock My World"; Released: August 22, 2001; "Butterflies"; Released: November 27, 2001 (promo only); "Cry"; Released: December 5, 2001 (Europe only);

Invincible is the tenth and final studio album by the American singer Michael Jackson, released on October 30, 2001, by Epic Records. It was Jackson's last album before his death in 2009. It features appearances from Carlos Santana, the Notorious B.I.G., and Slash. It incorporates R&B, pop and soul, and similarly to Jackson's previous material, the album explores themes such as love, romance, isolation, media criticism, and social issues. Sales of Invincible are estimated at 8 and 10 million copies, according to different sources.^[1]^[2]

The album's creation was expensive and laborious, featuring the work of ten record producers and over 100 musicians. Jackson started the multi-genre production in 1997 and did not finish until eight weeks before the album's release. It was reported that it cost $30 million to record; as of July 2024, it remains the most expensive album ever made. Jackson refused to tour to support it, adding to the growing rift between him and Sony Music Entertainment.^[3] In July 2002, following Sony's decision to abruptly end promotion for the album, Jackson alleged that the CEO of Sony Music, Tommy Mottola, was a "devil" and a racist who used his African American artists only for personal gain.

Invincible debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 albums chart in the United States and in ten other countries worldwide. It was certified double platinum in the US in January 2002. The lead single, "You Rock My World", reached number ten on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 2002 Grammy Awards. "Cry" was also released as a single, and "Speechless" and "Butterflies" were released as promotional singles.

Invincible received mixed reviews and became Jackson's most critically derided album. Retrospective reviews have been more positive, and it has been credited as featuring early examples of dubstep. In 2009, it was voted by online readers of Billboard as the best album of the 2000s decade.^[4]

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^ Jones, Jel (April 2010). Michael Jackson Rocked the World and Lives Forever. America Star Books. p. 276. ISBN 9781448927135.
^ "Readers' Top Albums of the Year, Decade". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

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[3] Jones, Jel (April 2010). Michael Jackson Rocked the World and Lives Forever. America Star Books. p. 276. ISBN 9781448927135.

[4] "Readers' Top Albums of the Year, Decade". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.

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