Somebody's Watching Me was released by American singer Rockwell in 1984 and became his biggest hit, reaching the top of charts in several countries. The song is famous for its chorus, sung by Michael Jackson, which turns everyday paranoia about privacy and surveillance into a catchy pop hook. Decades later the clip keeps resurfacing online in edits about cameras, neighbours, pets staring at their owners and people feeling exposed in public, where the familiar line instantly explains the joke without any extra setup or explanation needed.