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Michael Jackson

2000 Watts

Release date: 30th October 2001

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Michael Jackson and Teddy Riley built '2000 Watts' around a metaphor of electrical overload, the song's title and chorus anchored to technical specifications (eight ohms, two-hundred volts) that frame desire and physical presence as pure energy. Jackson's delivery moves between boastful assertion and playful warning; he positions himself as an overwhelming force, then cautions the listener not to push too far. The production is maximalist and fractured, layered with 3D audio effects and Dolby processing that turn the track into something deliberately disorienting. The song trades in the language of audio engineering and club culture, references to high-speed feedback and compact stereo mixing colliding with flirtation and seduction. Riley's introduction sets the tone for an experience designed to be immersive and slightly dangerous, a piece of pop music that wants to feel like it might short-circuit. '2000 Watts' sits near the end of Invincible, a late-album turn toward the experimental that shows Jackson willing to let producers like Riley reshape his sound into something stranger and more textured than his mainstream hits.

"2000 Watts" is a track by Michael Jackson, from the album Invincible, released 30th October 2001. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Michael Jackson.

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Lyrics

2000 Watts

[Intro: Teddy Riley]

You may now apply (You may now apply)

Your 3D glasses (Your 3D glasses)

As we proceed, prepare for proceed

Two-thousand watts, two-thousand watts

Two-thousand watts, two-thousand watts

Two-thousand watts, two-thousand watts

Two-thousand watts, two-thousand watts

[Verse 1: Michael Jackson]

Bass note, treble, stereo control, how low you go

Give you just enough to make your juices flow

Press play, don't stop, rotate, too hot, you feel I'm real

I'm everything you need, so tell me, what's the deal?

[Chorus: Michael Jackson]

Two-thousand watts (Two-thousand), eight ohms (What?), two-hundred volts, real strong

Too much of that, fuse blown

Be careful what you say, don't overload

Two-thousand watts, eight ohms, two-hundred volts, real strong

Too much of that, fuse blown

Be careful what you say, don't overload

[Verse 2: Michael Jackson]

3D, high speed, feedback, Dolby

Release two or three, when I reach, I can go 'til I hit my peak

Compact steelo, chico, D-Lo, highpost lady

Shorty really wanna be there for me

[Chorus: Michael Jackson]

Two-thousand watts (Come on now), eight ohms, two-hundred volts (Yeah), real strong

Too much of that, fuse blown

Be careful what you say, don't overload (Yeah)

Two-thousand watts, eight ohms (Yeah), two-hundred volts, real strong

Too much of that, fuse blown

Be careful what you say, don't overload

[Bridge: Teddy Riley & Michael Jackson]

We now prepare to take you to the next level (Yeah)

Two-thousand watts, (Two-thousand) eight ohms (Alright now)

Two-hundred volts (Are you ready?)

Voltage high

Two-thousand watts, (What?) 2000 watts

Two-thousand watts, two-thousand watts, (Dolby)

Two-thousand watts, (What?) two-thousand watts

Two-thousand watts, two-thousand watts (Three-dimensional)

3D, high speed, (High speed)

Feedback, Dolby (Baby)

Release two or three (3D), when I reach, can I go 'til I hit my peak? (3D, 3D, 3D now)

Compact (Come on) steelo, chico, D-Lo, highpost lady

Shorty really wanna be there for me

[Chorus: Michael Jackson]

Two-thousand watts, eight ohms, two-hundred volts (Yeah), real strong

Too much of that, fuse blown

Be careful what you say, don't overload (Yeah)

Two-thousand watts, eight ohms (Yeah), two-hundred volts, real strong

Too much of that, fuse blown

Be careful what you say, don't overload

[Outro: Michael Jackson]

Dance!

Don't you overload, baby

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Track details

From Invincible

2001
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Album
Invincible
Invincible
Michael Jackson
Release year
2001
  1. —Unbreakable
  2. —Break of Dawn
  3. —Butterflies
  4. —Privacy
  5. —Threatened
  6. —Heaven Can Wait
  7. —You Are My Life
  8. —The Lost Children
  9. —Heartbreaker
  10. —2000 Watts
  11. —Whatever Happens
  12. —Invincible
  13. —Don't Walk Away
  14. —Speechless

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer
Brad Buxer, George Mayers, JaRon Henson, Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley, Tyrese
Producer
Michael Jackson, Teddy Riley
Additional Keyboards
Brad Buxer, Michael Jackson
Additional Vocals
Teddy Riley, Tyrese
Background Vocals
Michael Jackson
Mastering Engineer
Bernie Grundman
Mixing Engineer
Bruce Swedien, George Mayers, Teddy Riley
Recording Engineer
George Mayers, Teddy Riley
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