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a. Alternative spelling for off-the-wall.
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"Off the Wall" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson, from his fifth album of the same name (1979). It was written by Rod Temperton and produced by Quincy Jones, and released as the album's third single on February 2, 1980 by Epic Records. Lyrically the song is about getting over troubles. It was well received by music critics, and 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. It was performed by Jackson in five of his concert tours.
Off the Wall is a 1989 Atari 2600 game developed by Axlon and published by Atari Corporation. It's a clone of Breakout with an Asian theme. Axlon was the game development studio owned by Atari founder Nolan Bushnell. Off the Wall was one of the last games released by Atari for the 2600.
Unlike Breakout and Super Breakout, Off the Wall is controlled with a joystick and not the paddle controllers.
Off The Wall, founded in 1984 and closed in early 2011, is a former Canadian retailer of apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment for active young women. Off the Wall provided a wide variety of brands and styles all in one place.
They carried brands such as, Adidas, Bench, Billabong, Converse, Guess, Hurley, Keds, Rocket Dog, Mavi, Puma, Roxy, Zoo York, Silver Jeans, Domino Jeans, BB Dakota, WeSC, Burton, DC, Element, Steve Madden, Toms Shoes, Matix, Bula, MOTO, and their own clothing line; Song, Song Luxury, and Song Denim.
Off The Wall clothing operated 16 locations in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario, including: Downtown Vancouver, Guildford Town Centre, Metropolis at Metrotown, Richmond Centre, Sevenoaks Shopping Centre, Willowbrook Shopping Centre, Mayfair Shopping Centre in Victoria, Aberdeen Mall in Kamloops, Orchard Park Shopping Centre in Kelowna, Chinook Centre, Crossiron Mills, West Edmonton Mall, Lime Ridge Mall, Georgian Mall, and White Oaks Mall.
Off the Wall is an arcade game produced by Atari Games and released in North America in 1991. A remake of Breakout, it has a much wider variety of gameplay elements of the original. Most notably, it models spin on the ball. Off the Wall supports up to three players simultaneously (though most cabinets only support two). The game's graphics include many backgrounds modeled after modern abstract art.
Off the Wall is a children's game show produced by Vin Di Bona Productions that was shown on the Disney Channel from 1998–99. It was hosted by Larry Zeno, and co-hosted by Kelli Kirkland.
"Off the Wall" is a 1953 rock and roll instrumental and single by Little Walter. The single followed "Tell Me Mama", which had reached #10 on the R&B charts, reaching #8. Following Little Walter's recording Big Walter Horton claimed to be the composer, and he recorded the same harmonica-led tune in Memphis on 28 May 1953 for Sun Records.
Off the Wall is the fifth studio album by American singer Michael Jackson. It is his debut studio album released through Epic Records. It was released on August 10, 1979, following Jackson's critically well-received film performance in The Wiz. While working on that project, Jackson and Quincy Jones had become friends, and Jones agreed to work with Jackson on his next studio album. Recording sessions took place between December 1978 and June 1979 at Allen Zentz Recording, Westlake Recording Studios, and Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles, California. Jackson collaborated with a number of other writers and performers such as Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder and Rod Temperton. Five singles were released from the album. Three of the singles had music videos released. Jackson wrote three of the songs himself, including the number-one Grammy-winning single " Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough". It was his first solo release under Epic Records, the label he would record on until his death roughly 30 years later.
The record was a departure from Jackson's previous work for Motown. The lyrical themes on the record relate to escapism, liberation, loneliness, hedonism and romance. Several critics observed that Off the Wall was crafted from funk, disco, soft rock, jazz, broadway and pop ballads. Jackson received positive reviews for his vocal performance on the record. The record gained critical acclaim and recognition and won the singer his first Grammy Award. With Off the Wall, Jackson became the first solo artist to have four singles from the same album peak inside the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. The album was an enormous commercial success; as of 2014 it is certified eight times platinum in the United States and has reportedly sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best selling albums of all time.
On October 16, 2001, a special edition reissue of Off the Wall was released by Sony Records. It was re-released on February 26, 2016. Recent reviews by AllMusic and Blender have continued to praise Off the Wall for its appeal in the 21st century. In 2003, the album was ranked number 68 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The National Association of Recording Merchandisers listed it at number 80 of the Definitive 200 Albums of All Time. In 2008, Off the Wall was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
Usage examples of "off the wall".
So if a man's fool enough to suggest a move off the Wall, 'Orders is orders,' he'd say, 'and traitors is traitors.
I cracked the bottle, bouncing the cork off the wall near him to draw his inebriated attention, and filled the glasses.
It bounced off the wall and dropped to the floor a few feet away from her and cowered there.
Hanna, Else Kronacher's far-from-young maid, was up on the ladder, scrubbing the morning mixture of mud and manure off the wall.
Debris was scattered across the interior, pieces of equipment broken loose from their moorings and storage niches, the hammocks torn off the wall hangers.
Harry attempted a Leg-Locker Curse that backfired off the wall be.
He turned, and caught up axe and shield from off the wall, and drew her toward a window that looked to the north, and peered out of it warily.
Elayne never learned what she meant to say, for at that moment the door crashed open so hard that it bounced off the wall.
Her gesture took in the stone ring lying where it had bounced off the wall.
He kneed the body off the wall and then an arrow thumped into him, tearing straight through his side.
His own snapped into the bulged framework of the bronze grill, and blasted a corner of it out in a shower of wood splinters and metal fragments that pinged and whined off the wall and the street.