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You Rock My World is a Contemporary R&B act. Their sound grew out of Quincy Jones. Those roots explain a lot about how You Rock My World arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as You Are Not Alone, The Way You Make Me Feel and G&G Sindikatas, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Usher and JAY-Z, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 6 connections around You Rock My World, reaching back through Quincy Jones and forward to Usher. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
"You Rock My World" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson from his tenth and final studio album, Invincible (2001). It was released as the lead single from the album on August 22, 2001 by Epic Records.
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You Rock My World grew out of Quincy Jones, shares an orbit with You Are Not Alone, The Way You Make Me Feel and G&G Sindikatas, went on to shape Usher and JAY-Z. 6 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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