Just Hit Songs on Instagram: "The “Annie, are you OK?” line in Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” actually comes from a CPR training exercise. During resuscitation training, instructors often use a first aid dummy called Resusci Anne, also known as “Annie.” Trainees are taught to check if the victim is responsive by saying, “Annie, are you OK?” before performing CPR. Michael Jackson came across this phrase while learning about CPR and found it catchy and haunting — the perfect fit for the crime