Mosdell has said of the lyrics that "I was talking about a very impersonal, socially controlled society, a future technological era, and the mask represented that immobile, unemotional state." Yellow Magic Orchestra made use of synthesizers for the melodies and digital gated reverb for the snare drums. Mosdell based his lyrics on the imagery of a Japanese traditional Noh mask, as well as a poem by Irish poet W. Sakamoto had already composed the primary melody line when he asked Mosdell to write lyrics for the song. The Yellow Magic Orchestra version features music composed by Sakamoto and English lyrics written by poet and lyricist Chris Mosdell, which were sung by Sakamoto using a vocoder. The first studio rendition of "Behind the Mask" was recorded by Ryuichi Sakamoto's band Yellow Magic Orchestra, and appeared on their 1979 album Solid State Survivor. Clapton's single was a top 20 hit in some markets in 1987, and a remixed version of Jackson's recording was released on his 2010 posthumous album Michael. Since then, artists including Greg Phillinganes, Clapton, and Sakamoto (as a solo artist) have recorded versions based on Jackson's updated version.
The Jackson version was planned for inclusion on his 1982 album Thriller, but was dropped following legal disputes. In the early 1980s, producer Quincy Jones brought the song to the attention of Jackson, who contributed more lyrics and added an accompanying melody. It began as an instrumental written by Ryuichi Sakamoto for a 1978 Seiko commercial it was rerecorded by Sakamoto's band Yellow Magic Orchestra and released on their album Solid State Survivor (1979), with lyrics by Chris Mosdell. " Behind the Mask" is a pop song that has been recorded by artists including Yellow Magic Orchestra, Michael Jackson, and Eric Clapton. Yellow Magic Orchestra singles chronology From the album X∞Multiplies (International Versions)
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