CCMP Music Program

Michael Jackson was a fan of the character of Bart in The Simpsons. Then he offered the producers to write Bart a “number one single” and do a guest voice on the show. The producers immediately accepted the offer. Jacko’s first contribution was the song “Do the Bartman” (performed by Nancy Cartwright). This song was released in September, 1990 on the album, “The Simpson Sing the Blues.”

“Do the Bartman” was not released as a single in America, but internationally it was extremely popular, especially in the United Kingdom. Despite The Simpsons would not be shown on British television until 1995, “Do the Bartman” was the number one song in Britain for three weeks, and the seventh best selling song of the year. The music video was directed by Brad Bird in only two days. The video later nominated for Best Special Effects at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards and was the number one music video on MTV between January and March 1991. On June, 2009, this video was re-aired as a tribute to Michael Jackson.