Heartbreak Hotel about a man who had destroyed all his identity papers and jumped to his death from a hotel window, leaving a suicide note with the single line, "I walk a lonely street". In 2016, an article in "Rolling Stone" magazine suggested that the story in reality originated from a report about a painter and petty criminal, Alvin Krolik, whose marriage had failed and who wrote a partial autobiography including the line "This is the story of a person who walked a lonely street." Krolik's story was published in news media, and received further publicity after he was shot and killed
This Place Hotel Bad tour. This track has been sampled on at least 20 different hip-hop, R&B and gospel songs, including most notably: These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "This Place Hotel" (previously "Heartbreak Hotel"). This Place Hotel "This Place Hotel" (originally named "Heartbreak Hotel") was a hit recording by the Jacksons released in 1980. Written and composed by Michael, the song would precede Jackson's own hit, "Billie Jean". While his brothers did not sing background vocals, they were credited with playing percussion on the album while brother Tito contributed a guitar solo. The song has a