Running low on cassette tapes, Porcaro used the tape on which he had already recorded his "Human Nature" demo, putting Paich's songs on the reverse side and marking that on the label as the side that Jones should listen to. Paich had prepared some demo tracks for producer Quincy Jones to listen to as possible songs for Thriller and asked Porcaro to make Jones a tape with the songs. Originally, the song was offered to Toto but they passed on it as they preferred stadium rock-oriented material. Fellow Toto keyboardist David Paich added some synthesizer strings on top of the demo. He recorded a rough demo of the song in their studio while the Toto song " Africa" was being mixed. He blurted out three reasons for the incident to comfort her: the boy liked her, people can be strange, and it's "human nature". He wrote the song when his first-grade daughter came home crying after a boy pushed her off the slide. The first version of "Human Nature" was written and composed by Steve Porcaro of Toto. "Human Nature" has been sampled by numerous artists, including Nas with " It Ain't Hard to Tell", and Teddy Riley who remixed SWV's single " Right Here", with a sample of "Human Nature", with the remix reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100. The song garnered positive reviews from music critics. In Canada and the Netherlands, the single reached number 11. It also reached number two on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and is certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Like the four Thriller singles before it, the song became a top 10 hit in the US, reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot 100. "Human Nature" was released as a single on July 3, 1983. Jones then brought in songwriter John Bettis to rewrite the verses, whose lyrics are about a passerby in New York City. However, Thriller producer Quincy Jones inadvertently heard a demo version of the track and thought it would be a great fit for the album. Porcaro, along with some of his bandmates from the band Toto, had been assisting with the production of Thriller, but he had not intended for "Human Nature" to be used by Jackson. It was originally written by keyboardist Steve Porcaro, based on a conversation he had with his young daughter Heather after a boy pushed her at school, Porcaro said "he probably likes you and it's human nature". The track was produced by Quincy Jones and performed by members of Toto with Michael Jackson providing vocals. " Human Nature" is a song performed by American singer Michael Jackson, and the fifth single from his sixth solo album, Thriller.
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