Michael Jackson 2001: You Rock My World
 In June 1995, Jackson released HIStory: Past, Present And Future - Book I, which went on to sell 18 million copies (36 million units) worldwide, making it the greatest selling multiple-disc album of all time. To promote the album, Jackson embarked on the successful HIStory World Tour, which was attended by more than four and a half million people, a record for concert attendance outside of the United States that still stands. Jackson also made a promotional teaser music video showing him marching with thousands of military personnel as well as shipping statues of himself on boats around Europe.
The first disc, HIStory Begins, was a fifteen-track greatest hits album (this disc was later released as Greatest Hits - HIStory Vol. I, in 2001 selling an estimated 3 million copies). The second disc, HIStory Continues, contained fifteen new songs. The first single released from HIStory was Scream, sung and performed with his sister Janet Jackson. The single had the best ever debut at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The music video for Scream is one of his most critically acclaimed winning three MTV awards in 1995 and a Grammy in 1996. Scream is currently the most expensive music video ever made. You Are Not Alone was the second single released from HIStory and would become the first song ever to debut at #1 on the Hot 100, beating his previous single Scream. It reached #1 in various international markets, including Britain. It was seen as a major artistic and commercial success , and featured displays of semi-nudity between Jackson and his wife Lisa Marie Presley.
Earth Song was the third single released from HIStory and was accompanied by one of the most expensive and lavish videos of Jackson's career. The song topped the U.K. singles chart for six weeks over Christmas in 1995 and sold one million copies there, making it his most successful U.K. single, surpassing the success of Billie Jean. At the 1996 BRIT Awards Jackson was awarded as the Artist of A Generation. At the ceremony Jackson performed the track Earth Song, dressed in white and surrounded by children and an actor portraying a rabbi. During the performance it was alleged that Jackson was making Christ-like poses while being lifted into the air by a crane. Pulp lead singer Jarvis Cocker and his friend Peter Mansell mounted a stage invasion in protest. Cocker leapt onstage, pretended to expose his rear and danced around. In the ensuing scuffle to remove Cocker from the stage, it was claimed that up to three children received minor injuries. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI), who ran the awards, qualified this by stated that We are extremely concerned that Jarvis Cocker's actions last night resulted in injury to three children who were performing with Michael Jackson. Cocker responded, My actions were a form of protest at the way Michael Jackson sees himself as some kind of Christ-like figure with the power of healing. A spokesperson for Jackson and Sony said that Michael feels sickened, saddened, shocked, upset, cheated [and] angry. Cocker's actions were met with mixed reactions from the British press.
They Don't Care About Us was the fourth single released from HIStory and caused controversy over allegedanti-Semitic lyrics. The song contained the lyrics Jew me, sue me and kick me, kike me. After significant pressure from the Jewish community, later releases changed the verse to the same-sounding do me, sue me and kick me, strike me or censored it with a thumping sound.
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