Janet Jackson released her smash album 'Rhythm Nation 1814' in 1989, and after the advent of the computer, it began crashing some of them.

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In 2005, it was discovered that Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation would crash a particular laptop because it matched the natural resonant frequency of its hard drive.

Windows XP had a bug linked to playing Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation. The bug caused crashes in PCs due to frequencies affecting hard drives. Microsoft implemented a filter to fix the issue.

Microsoft's chief software engineer blogged about it. Raymond Chen says a specific frequency, like the one in "Rhythm Nation," makes Windows XP hard drives go black.

Evidently, Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation” is as destructive toward Windows XP-era laptops as it is amazing to many people’s ears, according to Microsoft staff.

Janet Jackson’s 1989 classic “Rhythm Nation” is allegedly causing certain laptops to crash. According to Microsoft’s principal software engineer Raymond Chen, the song has the same ...

Released on the Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 album in 1989, "Rhythm Nation" peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and has since become one of Jackson's signature hit songs.

Playing Janet Jackson’s 1989 hit “Rhythm Nation” caused some old mid-aughts models of laptops with spinning disc drives, a Microsoft developer reveals.

Entertainment, Music Janet Jackson’s “Rhythm Nation” Is Crashing Computers Worldwide The phenomenon was recently revealed by a Microsoft engineer. By Alexandra Jane Published August 21, 2022 ...

According to a Microsoft development blogger, “a major computer manufacturer” has discovered that playing “Rhythm Nation” has crashed certain older-model laptop hard drives.

Jackson’s 1989 hit “Rhythm Nation,” which is regarded as one of most signature songs, has the same frequency as “older model laptops’ hard drives,” according to the New York Post.