Man in the Mirror After a closing prayer that incorporated themes from the song, the spotlight remained shining on the lone microphone. The song is also featured as the final number in "Michael Jackson's This Is It". Running time: 5 minutes 30 seconds "Man in the Mirror" was the 4th consecutive number-one single for Jackson's "Bad" in the United States. The single debuted on the "Billboard" Hot 100 at number 48 on February 6, 1988, and reached number 1 by its 8th week on the chart, on March 26, 1988, where it remained for 2 weeks. The song originally peaked at number 21 in
The Richest Man in Babylon (album) 'proper' album, is certainly their most complete work to date, and arguably the first to be presented as one complete, cohesive whole. … this ranks as Thievery Corporation's finest yet." Allmusic's John Bush said that the album "doesn't have the hooks or the production finesse to compete with "The Mirror Conspiracy"" but that "a few tracks on the backside do plow new ground, thanks in part to new guests..." Among fans the album is popular, peaking at number 9 on "Billboard"'s Independent Albums list on October 19, 2002 and number 2 on the Dance/Electronic Albums list on October 26, 2002.