The vocal range is A ♭ 3 –C 6. Jackson was touring Japan at the time and dedicated concerts in Osaka and Yokohama to Yoshiaki's memory. A list of lyrics, artists and songs that contain the term "MIRROR" - from the Lyrics.com website. The song is played in the keys of G major and A ♭ major at a tempo of 100 bpm. The single sleeve for "Man in the Mirror" contains a dedication to Yoshiaki Ogiwara, a five-year-old boy from Takasaki, Gunma, Japan who was kidnapped and murdered in September 1987.