McCartney and Jackson had a big falling out not long after this song. Jackson asked McCartney what the best way to financially secure his future was. McCartney flippantly and jokingly said 'to own the publishing rights to the Beatles songs'. This resulted in Jackson doing that very thing. When the publishing rights to The Beatles catalog were sold off in the mid-1980s, McCartney found himself outbid by Jackson.
The music video was filmed at the Sycamore Valley Ranch. When Jackson saw the developed property, he fell in love with it. He bought the property in 1988 and it was renamed Neverland Ranch.
Paul McCartney's wife, Linda McCartney, appears in the video as the blonde woman playing the guitar. She becomes McCartney's love interest and eventual partner.
Jackson was 25 years old at the time of filming.