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“Off the Wall” was the third single released from singer Michael Jackson’s album Off the Wall. Released on February 2, 1980, the Rod Temperton-composed number became Jackson’s third top 10 single from Off the Wall, which eventually spawned four top 10 singles; Jackson was the first person to accomplish this. The song is about getting over troubles: “leave that nine-to-five upon the shelf / and just enjoy yourself”. The song peaked at number ten on the Pop Singles Chart and at number five on the Billboard Soul Singles Chart. Mariah Carey sampled “Off the Wall” on her song “I’m That Chick”, which is included in her 2008 album E=MC². Read on...