Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone
Music Video
| 1995
| Artist | Michael Jackson |
| Song | You Are Not Alone |
| Album | HIStory - Past Present And Future Book I |
| Director | Wayne Isham |
| Director of Photography | Daniel Pearl |
| Genre | Ballad |
| Intro | No |
| Outro | No |
| Notes | The World première of the video clip took place on July 28, 1995 on U.S. TV-channels ABC, BET and MTV. The video clip is starring Michael Jackson and his then-wife Lisa Marie Presley. The sequences of Michael and Lisa Marie are based on Maxfield Parrish's 1922 _Daybreak_. The theatre sequences were shot at _Pantages Theatre_ in Hollywood the historic theatre where Michael hosted a gala; all swimming-pool sequences were shot at Raleigh Stages. According to director Wayne Isham, the very last scene of Michael and Lisa Marie was filmed without the couple's knowledge. For the release of _HIStory On Film - Volume II_, sequences of Michael in an _angelic look_ had been included. This particular clip version can only be found on the video clips compilation as these sequences have not been included in the officially released clip intended for network television. |
| Production time | 5 days (filming), 5 days (post) |
| Set Location | Pentages Theater, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA Death Valley, Monterey, California, USA Lake Powell, Utah, USA |
| Sound Mix | Stereo |
| Technical Specifications | colour - format unknown |
| VFX Company | Pacific Ocean Post Studio<BR>525 Post Production |
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Synopsis
Michael Jackson moves through a world of isolation, beginning amid a crush of paparazzi before retreating into empty, dreamlike spaces. He performs alone in the Pantages Theatre, wanders through stark desert and coastal landscapes, and appears in an intimate temple setting with his then-wife, Lisa Marie Presley. The video shifts between public scrutiny and private affection, presenting love as a refuge from loneliness. Its romantic imagery, pools, and theatrical compositions give the ballad a polished, cinematic atmosphere.
Factoids & Trivia
- The video premiered in the United States on July 28, 1995, in a coordinated television event on ABC, MTV, and BET.
- The temple sequence draws heavily on Maxfield Parrish's 1922 painting *Daybreak*, adapting its romantic, idealized imagery for Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley.
- The theater scenes were filmed at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. Other locations associated with the production include Death Valley, Monterey, and Lake Powell, while the pool material was shot on a studio stage.
- Production was completed under a tight schedule, with reports listing five days of filming followed by five days of post-production.
- The version prepared for television was different from the longer edition later released on *HIStory on Film, Volume II*. That extended cut adds visual-effects scenes of Jackson with white angel wings and an arrow wound in his side.
- A shot of Jackson floating nude required last-minute digital alteration after his body was judged too visible for broadcast.
- According to production notes, the final scene featuring Jackson and Presley was filmed without the couple knowing that the cameras were still rolling.
- The song became the first single ever to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, giving the video an unusually prominent place in Jackson's 1995 comeback campaign.
