: It notably uses a split-screen technique during the second and third verses to show Jackson from two different angles simultaneously.

Michael Jackson 's official video for is a minimalist production that emphasizes the raw vulnerability of the song, which reached No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1980. Production & Direction Director : The video was directed by Bruce Gowers .

Watch the official performance where Michael Jackson delivers one of his most intimate and emotionally raw vocal takes:

: Jackson cried at the end of every recording take (between 8 and 11 takes total). Producer Quincy Jones insisted on leaving the crying in the final mix because it felt so genuine.

: Jackson requested a change from "begging my wife" to "cuts like a knife" because, as a 21-year-old, he felt uncomfortable singing about marriage.

: Eschewing the complex choreography of his later "short films," the video features Jackson sitting on a barstool in a dark room, lit only by a single spotlight.