Earth Song was first performed on November 4 , 1995 on the German TV station , Wetten , dass . . ? , along with Dangerous . The next performance of the song was at the Brit Awards on February 19 , 1996 . During the performance , singer Jarvis Cocker ran onto the stage while Jackson was dangling off the edge of the crane . He lifted his shirt , pretended to break wind and gave Jackson the V-sign . The 1996 World Music Awards was the next performance of the song on May 8 , 1996 . During the ending of the song , Jackson sang the line , " Tell me what about it " , which was not heard in the song . On July 16 , 1996 , Jackson performed Earth Song at the Brunei Royal Concert at Jerudong Park Amphitheatre in Bandar Seri Begawan . Similar to the World Music Awards performance , Michael sang the line , " Tell me what about it " . The song was also performed on Jackson 's HIStory World Tour from September 1996 to October 1997 . It was later performed at the MJ & Friends concerts in June 1999 . During the Munich performance on June 27 , 1999 , the middle section of the bridge collapsed into the air and came falling down instead of pausing in mid-air . The fall caused severe back pain to Jackson . After the concert , Jackson was rushed to a hospital . The song was also planned for his This Is It concerts in 2009 but were cancelled due to Jackson 's death
Brit Awards
1996 Brit Awards
Earth Song