Michael Jackson le chanteur rock arrive à séparer deux gangs et à les empêcher de se battre grâce au pouvoir de la danse.
Les paroles de Beat It (« Dégagez » en argot mais aussi « Battez le rythme ») évoquent la défaite et le courage, le fait de ne jamais se laisser battre et qu'il y a d'autres moyens que la violence.
Beat It, tirée de l'album Thriller sorti en 1982, a été écrite et composée par Jackson, co-produite par Quincy Jones, elle est le 3e single extrait de cet album.

Beat It est récompensée à de nombreuses reprises, notamment par deux Grammy Awards, deux American Music Awards et une entrée au Music Video Producers Hall of Fame. Reprise et samplée par plusieurs artistes, elle est également utilisée pour une campagne anti-drogue. Michael Jackson reçoit pour cela une récompense du Président Ronald Reagan à la Maison Blanche. Beat It est l'une des chansons phares de Jackson et figurait dans toutes ses tournées.

They told him don't you ever come around here
Don't want to see your face, you better disappear
The fire's in their eyes and their words are really clear
So beat it, just beat it
You better run, you better do what you can
Don't want to see no blood, don't be a macho man
You want to be tough, better do what you can
So beat it, but you want to be bad
Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky and strong is your fight
It doesn't matter who's wrong or right
Just beat it, beat it
Just beat it, beat it
Just beat it, beat it
Just beat it, beat it
They're out to get you, better leave while you can
Don't want to be a boy, you want to be a man
You want to stay alive, better do what you can
So beat it, just beat it
You have to show them that you're really not scared
You're playin' with your life, this ain't no truth or dare
They'll kick you, then they beat you,
Then they'll tell you it's fair
So beat it, but you want to be bad
Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky and strong is your fight
It doesn't matter who's wrong or right
Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky and strong is your fight
It doesn't matter who's wrong or right
Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky and strong is your fight
It doesn't matter who's wrong or right
Just beat it, beat it
Beat it, beat it, beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky and strong is your fight
It doesn't matter who's wrong or who's right
Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky and strong is your fight
It doesn't matter who's wrong or right
Just beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it
No one wants to be defeated
Showin' how funky and strong is your fight
It doesn't matter who's wrong or right
Just beat it, beat it
Beat it, beat it, beat it