Stranger In Moscow

Song information

Author: Michael Jackson
Album title: HIStory - Past, Present and Future - Book I
Year of release: 1995
Duration: 5:44
Lyrics:
I was wandering in the rain
Mask of life, feelin' insane
Swift and sudden fall from grace
Sunny days seem far away
Kremlin's shadow belittlin' me
Stalin's tomb won't let me be
On and on and on it came
Wish the rain would just let me be

How does it feel (How does it feel)
How does it feel
How does it feel
When you're alone
And you're cold inside

Here abandoned in my fame
Armageddon of the brain
KGB was doggin' me
Take my name and just let me be
Then a beggar boy called my name
Happy days will drown the pain
On and on and on it came
And again, and again, and again...
Take my name and just let me be

How does it feel (How does it feel)
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel (How does it feel now)
How does it feel
How does it feel
When you're alone
And you're cold inside

How does it feel (How does it feel)
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel
How does it feel (How does it feel now)
How does it feel
How does it feel
When you're alone
And you're cold inside

Like a stranger in Moscow
Like a stranger in Moscow
We're talkin' danger
We're talkin' danger baby
Like a stranger in Moscow
We're talkin' danger
We're talkin' danger baby
Like a stranger in Moscow
I'm livin' lonely
I'm livin' lonely baby
A stranger in Moscow

(KGB interrogator, Russian to English translation)
"Why have you come from the West?
Confess! To steal the great achievements of the people, the accomplishments of the workers..."
Song recording information:
  • Produced by Michael Jackson
Song released in albums:
Song type Album title, song's alt. title Duration Year of release
Michael Jackson — HIStory - Past, Present and Future - Book I 5:44 1995
Michael Jackson — The Ultimate Collection 5:45 2004
Michael Jackson — Stranger In Moscow [663352 2] S 5:43 1996
[R] Michael Jackson — Stranger In Moscow [663352 2] S

Stranger In Moscow (Basement Boys 12" Dance Club Mix)

8:18 1996
[R] Michael Jackson — Stranger In Moscow [663352 2] S

Stranger In Moscow (Basement Boys Danger Dub)

5:35 1996
[R] Michael Jackson — Stranger In Moscow [663352 2] S

Stranger In Moscow (Hani's Num Club Mix)

10:15 1996
Michael Jackson — Stranger In Moscow [663352 5] S 5:43 1996
Michael Jackson — Stranger In Moscow [663352 9] S 5:43 1996
[R] Michael Jackson — Blood On The Dance Floor - HIStory In The Mix

Stranger In Moscow (Tee's In-House Club Mix)

6:54 1997
Michael Jackson — Stranger In Moscow [34 78012] S 4:04 1997
Michael Jackson — Stranger In Moscow [063314] S 2006
[I] The Sunset Lounge Orchestra — The Michael Jackson Cool Down Experience 4:34 2007
Michael Jackson — King Of Pop (Deluxe UK Edition) 5:22 2008
[R] Michael Jackson — Stranger In Moscow [663352 2] S

Stranger In Moscow (Basement Boys Radio Mix)

4:04 1996
[R] Michael Jackson — Stranger In Moscow [663352 2] S

Stranger In Moscow (Hani's Num Radio)

3:52 1996
[R] Michael Jackson — Stranger In Moscow [663352 5] S

Stranger In Moscow (TNT Danger Dub)

7:21 1996
[R] Michael Jackson — Stranger In Moscow [663352 5] S

Stranger In Moscow (TNT Frozen Sun Mix-Club)

6:49 1996
[R] Michael Jackson — Stranger In Moscow [663352 5] S

Stranger In Moscow (Tee's Freeze Radio)

3:45 1996
[R] Michael Jackson — Stranger In Moscow [663352 5] S

Stranger In Moscow (Tee's In-House Club Mix)

6:53 1996
[R] Michael Jackson — Stranger In Moscow [663352 5] S

Stranger In Moscow (Tee's Light AC Mix)

4:24 1996
[R] Michael Jackson — Stranger In Moscow [663352 5] S

Stranger In Moscow (Tee's Radio Mix)

4:21 1996
[R] Michael Jackson — Stranger In Moscow [663352 9] S

Stranger In Moscow (Basement Boys Spensane Vocal Remix (R&B))

4:42 1996
[R] Michael Jackson — Stranger In Moscow [663352 9] S

Stranger In Moscow (Charles Roane Full Mix (R&B))

4:38 1996
[R] Michael Jackson — Stranger In Moscow [663352 9] S

Stranger In Moscow (Hani's Dub Hop Mix)

3:47 1996
[R] Michael Jackson — Stranger In Moscow [663352 9] S

Stranger In Moscow (Hani's Extended Chill Hop Mix (R&B))

6:01 1996
[R] Michael Jackson — Stranger In Moscow [34 78012] S

Stranger In Moscow (Tee's Radio Mix)

4:21 1997
[R] Michael Jackson — Stranger In Moscow [063314] S

Stranger In Moscow (Tee's In-House Club Mix)

2006