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.infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vevent"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki; font-size: 125%;">"The Pleasure Principle"</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Janet_Jackson_The_Pleasure_Principle.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/56/Janet_Jackson_The_Pleasure_Principle.png/220px-Janet_Jackson_The_Pleasure_Principle.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/56/Janet_Jackson_The_Pleasure_Principle.png 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></a></span></td></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Single</a> by <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a></th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;">from the album <i> <a href="/wiki/Control_(Janet_Jackson_album)" title="Control (Janet Jackson album)">Control</a> </i></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/A-side_and_B-side" title="A-side and B-side">B-side</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">"<a href="/wiki/Fast_Girls_(song)" title="Fast Girls (song)">Fast Girls</a>"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">May 12, 1987<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1987-05-12</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">October 1985</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Recording_studio" title="Recording studio">Studio</a></th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">Flyte Tyme (<a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dance-pop" title="Dance-pop">Dance-pop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><span class="duration"><span class="min">4</span>:<span class="s">58</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/A%26M_Records" title="A&M Records">A&M</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Monte_Moir" title="Monte Moir">Monte Moir</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><div class="hlist"> <ul><li>Monte Moir</li> <li>Janet Jackson</li> <li>Steve Wiese</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: khaki;"><a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a> singles chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background: transparent; color: inherit; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0;">"<a href="/wiki/Diamonds_(Herb_Alpert_song)" title="Diamonds (Herb Alpert song)">Diamonds</a>" <br />(1987) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding:.2em .1em;">"<b>The Pleasure Principle</b>" <br />(1987) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em;">"<a href="/wiki/Making_Love_in_the_Rain" title="Making Love in the Rain">Making Love in the Rain</a>" <br />(1987) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:khaki;color:inherit;">Music video</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-gu1KETjVY">"The Pleasure Principle"</a> on <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>The Pleasure Principle</b>" is a song recorded by American singer <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson" title="Janet Jackson">Janet Jackson</a> for her third <a href="/wiki/Album#Types_of_album" title="Album">studio album</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Control_(Janet_Jackson_album)" title="Control (Janet Jackson album)">Control</a></i> (1986). <a href="/wiki/A%26M_Records" title="A&M Records">A&M Records</a> released it as the sixth <a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">single</a> from <i>Control</i> on May 12, 1987. Written and produced by <a href="/wiki/Monte_Moir" title="Monte Moir">Monte Moir</a>, with co-production by Jackson and Steve Wiese, the song is an "independent woman" anthem about taking control of a personal relationship by refusing to settle for loveless <a href="/wiki/Materialism" title="Materialism">materialism</a>. Musically, "The Pleasure Principle" is an <a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a> song built around a <a href="/wiki/Dance-pop" title="Dance-pop">dance-pop</a> <a href="/wiki/Beat_(music)" title="Beat (music)">beat</a>. The photograph for the <a href="/wiki/Cover_art" title="Cover art">single cover</a> was shot by <a href="/wiki/David_LaChapelle" title="David LaChapelle">David LaChapelle</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song has been included in two of Jackson's <a href="/wiki/Greatest_hits_album" title="Greatest hits album">greatest hits albums</a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Design_of_a_Decade:_1986%E2%80%931996" title="Design of a Decade: 1986–1996">Design of a Decade: 1986–1996</a></i> (1995) and <i><a href="/wiki/Number_Ones_(Janet_Jackson_album)" title="Number Ones (Janet Jackson album)">Number Ones</a></i> (2009). </p><p>"The Pleasure Principle" received positive reviews from <a href="/wiki/Music_journalism" title="Music journalism">music critics</a> and was a modest commercial success. In the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">United States</a>, it peaked at number 14 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a>. The single also peaked at number one on the <a href="/wiki/Dance_Club_Songs" title="Dance Club Songs">Dance Club Songs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs</a> charts. "The Pleasure Principle" reached the <a href="/wiki/Top_40" title="Top 40">top 40</a> in most <a href="/wiki/List_of_largest_recorded_music_markets" title="List of largest recorded music markets">markets</a>, but failed to match the international success of the previous singles from <i>Control</i>. It peaked at number 50 in <a href="/wiki/ARIA_Charts" title="ARIA Charts">Australia</a>, number 35 in <a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">Canada</a> and number 24 in the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">United Kingdom</a>. </p><p>The accompanying <a href="/wiki/Music_video" title="Music video">music video</a> for "The Pleasure Principle" was directed by <a href="/wiki/Dominic_Sena" title="Dominic Sena">Dominic Sena</a>. It depicts Jackson entering a loft wearing a T-shirt and jeans to practice her dancing. She gives a solo dance performance while singing about the <a href="/wiki/Pleasure_principle_(psychology)" title="Pleasure principle (psychology)">pleasure principle</a>. The video was seen by critics as iconic and received two nominations at the <a href="/wiki/1988_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="1988 MTV Video Music Awards">1988 MTV Video Music Awards</a>, eventually winning one. "The Pleasure Principle" has been performed on many of Jackson's <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson#Tours_and_residencies" title="Janet Jackson">concert tours</a>, most recently on the <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson:_Together_Again" title="Janet Jackson: Together Again">Janet Jackson: Together Again</a> Tour (2023). It was also performed on a few promotional appearances, including at the <a href="/wiki/2006_Billboard_Music_Awards" title="2006 Billboard Music Awards">2006 <i>Billboard</i> Music Awards</a>. In 2008, Jackson's lingerie line was named after the song.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background_and_development">Background and development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pleasure_Principle_(song)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background and development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224211176">.mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:.5em 1.4em .8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:.5em 0 .8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.centered{overflow:hidden;position:relative;margin:.5em auto .8em auto}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft span,.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright span{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox>blockquote{margin:0;padding:0;border-left:0;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-title{text-align:center;font-size:110%;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote>:first-child{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote:last-child>:last-child{margin-bottom:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:before{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" “ ";vertical-align:-45%;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox-quote.quoted:after{font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:large;color:gray;content:" ” ";line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .left-aligned{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .right-aligned{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .center-aligned{text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quote-title,.mw-parser-output .quotebox .quotebox-quote{display:block}.mw-parser-output .quotebox cite{display:block;font-style:normal}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .quotebox{width:100%!important;margin:0 0 .8em!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="quotebox pullquote floatleft" style="width:260px; ;"> <blockquote class="quotebox-quote left-aligned" style=""> <p>"I usually attempt to swipe as broad of a brushstroke as possible in regard to telling a story and expressing as much emotion around it as I can, which can be tricky when you only have a set number of lines to do it. It was about being in a situation that was no longer working and that she no longer wants to be a part of. There was also the metaphor of riding in a limo in the relationship vs. her 'meter running', and taking a cab to leave. That sounds so 80's to me right now." </p> </blockquote> <div style="padding-bottom: 0; padding-top: 0.5em"><cite class="left-aligned" style="">Songwriter and producer Monte Moir on the <a href="/wiki/Lyrics" title="Lyrics">lyrics</a> of "The Pleasure Principle".<sup id="cite_ref-onerad_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-onerad-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></cite></div> </div> <p>After arranging a recording contract with <a href="/wiki/A%26M_Records" title="A&M Records">A&M Records</a> in 1982 for a then 16-year-old Jackson, her father <a href="/wiki/Joe_Jackson_(manager)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Jackson (manager)">Joe</a> oversaw the entire production of her <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson_(album)" title="Janet Jackson (album)">eponymous debut studio album</a> and its follow-up, <i><a href="/wiki/Dream_Street_(Janet_Jackson_album)" title="Dream Street (Janet Jackson album)">Dream Street</a></i> (1984).<sup id="cite_ref-startribune_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-startribune-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1985, Jackson subsequently fired her father as her manager and hired John McClain, then A&M's senior vice president of <a href="/wiki/Artists_and_repertoire" title="Artists and repertoire">artists and repertoire</a> and general manager.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Commenting on the decision, Jackson stated, "I just wanted to get out of the house, get out from under my father, which was one of the most difficult things that I had to do, telling him that I didn't want to work with him again."<sup id="cite_ref-Saunders_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Saunders-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McClain subsequently introduced her to the songwriting and production duo <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Jam_and_Terry_Lewis" title="Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis">Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Prince_associates" title="Prince associates">Prince associates</a> and ex-members of <a href="/wiki/The_Time_(band)" title="The Time (band)">The Time</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-She's_a_rebel_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-She's_a_rebel-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"The Pleasure Principle" was the only song not to be written or produced by Jam and Lewis. Instead, it was penned by <a href="/wiki/Monte_Moir" title="Monte Moir">Monte Moir</a>, The Time's keyboardist. At the time, he was working with his old band colleagues at Flyte Tyme recording studios in <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis" title="Minneapolis">Minneapolis</a> when they were offered the project for the album with Jackson, and Moir was asked to come up with some <a href="/wiki/Demo_(music)" title="Demo (music)">demos</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-onerad_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-onerad-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He did not have a concept or title for the song at first, which was not uncommon for the producer. According to Moir, "As verses started to take shape, I had to figure out what it was I was trying to say, I just stumbled into the title and Freudian concept (of <a href="/wiki/Pleasure_principle_(psychology)" title="Pleasure principle (psychology)">the pleasure principle</a>) and realized it fit." After songwriting was done, Moir recorded it "fairly quickly" as there were a lot of projects going on at one studio.<sup id="cite_ref-onerad_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-onerad-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Composition">Composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pleasure_Principle_(song)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Written and produced by Moir, "The Pleasure Principle" is <a href="/wiki/Lyrics" title="Lyrics">lyrically</a> about the singer taking control of a personal relationship by refusing to settle for loveless <a href="/wiki/Materialism" title="Materialism">materialism</a>, while Jackson sings, "What I thought was happiness was only part time bliss". The song parallels a fleeting love affair with a ride in a <a href="/wiki/Limousine" title="Limousine">limousine</a>. It mentions a "<a href="/wiki/Big_Yellow_Taxi" title="Big Yellow Taxi">Big Yellow Taxi</a>", alluding to the 1970 <a href="/wiki/Joni_Mitchell" title="Joni Mitchell">Joni Mitchell</a> song, which Jackson would later <a href="/wiki/Sampling_(music)" title="Sampling (music)">sample</a> on her single "<a href="/wiki/Got_%27til_It%27s_Gone" title="Got 'til It's Gone">Got 'til It's Gone</a>" from her sixth studio album <i><a href="/wiki/The_Velvet_Rope" title="The Velvet Rope">The Velvet Rope</a></i> (1997).<sup id="cite_ref-slant_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slant-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sal Cinquemani from <i><a href="/wiki/Slant_Magazine" title="Slant Magazine">Slant Magazine</a></i> noted that musically "synths bump like busted shock absorbers and the electric guitar screeches like rubber on pavement".<sup id="cite_ref-slant_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slant-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pleasure_Principle_(song)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>"The Pleasure Principle" received generally positive reviews from <a href="/wiki/Music_journalism" title="Music journalism">music critics</a>. Kareem Gantt from <a href="/wiki/AXS_(company)" title="AXS (company)">AXS</a> commented that compared to "<a href="/wiki/Control_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Control (Janet Jackson song)">Control</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Nasty_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Nasty (Janet Jackson song)">Nasty</a>", "The Pleasure Principle" was more toned down, but "still a sonic <a href="/wiki/Groove_(music)" title="Groove (music)">groover</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song was nominated for <a href="/wiki/Soul_Train_Music_Award_for_Best_R%26B/Soul_Single_%E2%80%93_Female" title="Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Single – Female">Best R&B/Soul Single – Female</a> at the <a href="/wiki/1988_Soul_Train_Music_Awards" title="1988 Soul Train Music Awards">1988 Soul Train Music Awards</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chart_performance">Chart performance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pleasure_Principle_(song)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Chart performance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the United States, "The Pleasure Principle" debuted at number 78 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> on the issue dated May 23, 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It later reached its peak position of number 14 on August 1, 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-Hot100_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hot100-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It became the first single released by Jackson to miss the top-ten until "<a href="/wiki/Son_of_a_Gun_(I_Betcha_Think_This_Song_Is_About_You)" title="Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)">Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)</a>" peaked at number 28 in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "The Pleasure Principle" nevertheless became her fifth chart-topper on the <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs</a> chart and her third on the <a href="/wiki/Dance_Club_Songs" title="Dance Club Songs">Dance Club Songs</a> chart. It was ranked number 34 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Year-End chart of 1987. </p><p>Elsewhere, "The Pleasure Principle" reached the <a href="/wiki/Top_40" title="Top 40">top 40</a> in most <a href="/wiki/List_of_largest_recorded_music_markets" title="List of largest recorded music markets">markets</a>, but failed to match the international success of the previous singles from <i>Control</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Music_video">Music video</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pleasure_Principle_(song)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Music video"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Background_and_synopsis">Background and synopsis</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pleasure_Principle_(song)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Background and synopsis"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The accompanying <a href="/wiki/Music_video" title="Music video">music video</a> for "The Pleasure Principle" was directed by <a href="/wiki/Dominic_Sena" title="Dominic Sena">Dominic Sena</a> and premiered on <a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a> on June 1, 1987.<sup id="cite_ref-mtv_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mtv-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Choreography was handled by <a href="/wiki/Barry_Lather" title="Barry Lather">Barry Lather</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the beginning of the video, Jackson enters a loft wearing a T-shirt and jeans to practice her dancing. She gives a solo dance performance while singing about the pleasure principle. Elements of the choreography incorporate a chair and a microphone stand. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reception">Reception</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pleasure_Principle_(song)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the <a href="/wiki/1988_MTV_Video_Music_Awards" title="1988 MTV Video Music Awards">1988 MTV Video Music Awards</a>, the video won for <a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_Choreography" title="MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography">Best Choreography</a> and was nominated for <a href="/wiki/MTV_Video_Music_Award_for_Best_Female_Video" title="MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video">Best Female Video</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-mtv_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mtv-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While reviewing Jackson's <a href="/wiki/Video_album" class="mw-redirect" title="Video album">video album</a> <i>Rhythm Nation Compilation</i> (1989), Wendy Robinson from <i><a href="/wiki/PopMatters" title="PopMatters">PopMatters</a></i> commented that "this is the first video in which Jackson appears alone, with a sleek new hairdo and unleashing a repertoire of exciting new moves",<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Justin Joseph from <a href="/wiki/BET_Her" title="BET Her">Centric TV</a> noted that the video was "probably more iconic than the song", while describing its choreography as "so dynamic".<sup id="cite_ref-mtv_13-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mtv-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Impact_and_legacy">Impact and legacy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pleasure_Principle_(song)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Impact and legacy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The video has been re-enacted by singers <a href="/wiki/Mya_(singer)" title="Mya (singer)">Mýa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ciara" title="Ciara">Ciara</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tinashe" title="Tinashe">Tinashe</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Normani" title="Normani">Normani</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2000, <a href="/wiki/Britney_Spears" title="Britney Spears">Britney Spears</a> referenced "The Pleasure Principle", as well as Jackson's video for "<a href="/wiki/Miss_You_Much" title="Miss You Much">Miss You Much</a>", for the chair routine on her music video for "<a href="/wiki/Stronger_(Britney_Spears_song)" title="Stronger (Britney Spears song)">Stronger</a>", with director <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Kahn_(director)" title="Joseph Kahn (director)">Joseph Kahn</a> saying her idea was inspired by "the iconic chair sequence" in "The Pleasure Principle".<sup id="cite_ref-janetreferences_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-janetreferences-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A review of the video commented "Ms. Spears gives us her best Janet Jackson impression ('Miss You Much') with a dizzying chair-dance routine."<sup id="cite_ref-janetreference_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-janetreference-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Lopez" title="Jennifer Lopez">Jennifer Lopez</a> also cited Jackson as a major inspiration for her own dance and videos, stating that she "probably started dancing" because of Jackson's music video for "The Pleasure Principle".<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2006, <a href="/wiki/Cassie_Ventura" title="Cassie Ventura">Cassie</a> was accused of copying "The Pleasure Principle"'s concept on her music video for "<a href="/wiki/Me_%26_U_(Cassie_song)" title="Me & U (Cassie song)">Me & U</a>", described as evoking Jackson's "impromptu solo dance rehearsal" during the video's mirror scenes.<sup id="cite_ref-Slant_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Slant-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cassie stated, "I'm a diehard Janet Jackson fan. A lot of people compare my video for 'Me & U' to hers for 'Pleasure Principle'. I was just rehearsing in the studio, they filmed me and the record label thought it would be great for the video. I'd love to emulate her career. She's incredible, from her moves to her voice."<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Live_performances">Live performances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pleasure_Principle_(song)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Live performances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Jackson has performed the song on most of her concert tours, excluding the <a href="/wiki/Janet_World_Tour" title="Janet World Tour">Janet World Tour</a> and the <a href="/wiki/All_for_You_Tour" title="All for You Tour">All for You Tour</a>. "The Pleasure Principle" was performed during a "frenzied" medley with "Control", "Nasty" and "<a href="/wiki/Throb_(song)" title="Throb (song)">Throb</a>" on <a href="/wiki/The_Velvet_Rope_Tour" title="The Velvet Rope Tour">The Velvet Rope Tour</a> in 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Medley_(music)" title="Medley (music)">medley</a> at the October 11, 1998 show at <a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a> in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> was broadcast during a special titled <i>The Velvet Rope: Live in Madison Square Garden</i> by <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a>. It was also added to the <a href="/wiki/Set_list" title="Set list">set list</a> at its <a href="/wiki/DVD" title="DVD">DVD</a> release, <i><a href="/wiki/The_Velvet_Rope_Tour:_Live_in_Concert" title="The Velvet Rope Tour: Live in Concert">The Velvet Rope Tour: Live in Concert</a></i> in 1999.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On December 4, 2006, while promoting her ninth studio album <i><a href="/wiki/20_Y.O." title="20 Y.O.">20 Y.O.</a></i>, Jackson opened the <a href="/wiki/2006_Billboard_Music_Awards" title="2006 Billboard Music Awards">2006 <i>Billboard</i> Music Awards</a> with a medley of "Control" and "The Pleasure Principle", and then-new single "<a href="/wiki/So_Excited_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="So Excited (Janet Jackson song)">So Excited</a>", accompanied by black and red-clad dancers.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For her first tour in seven years, <a href="/wiki/Rock_Witchu_Tour" title="Rock Witchu Tour">Rock Witchu Tour</a> (2008), she chose to open the show with a medley of "The Pleasure Principle", "Control", and "<a href="/wiki/What_Have_You_Done_for_Me_Lately" title="What Have You Done for Me Lately">What Have You Done for Me Lately</a>". After an <a href="/wiki/Break_(music)" title="Break (music)">interlude</a>, Jackson made her entrance amid fireworks and theatrical smoke to perform the medley, while donning a <a href="/wiki/Mohawk_hairstyle" title="Mohawk hairstyle">Mohawk hairstyle</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was also included as the opening song on her <a href="/wiki/Number_Ones,_Up_Close_and_Personal" title="Number Ones, Up Close and Personal">Number Ones, Up Close and Personal</a> tour in 2011. Jackson included the song on the <a href="/wiki/Unbreakable_World_Tour_(Janet_Jackson_tour)" title="Unbreakable World Tour (Janet Jackson tour)">Unbreakable World Tour</a> (2015–2016) and on the <a href="/wiki/State_of_the_World_Tour" title="State of the World Tour">State of the World Tour</a> (2017–2019) in a medley with "What Have You Done for Me Lately" and "Control". Jackson included the song at her <a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas" title="Las Vegas">Las Vegas</a> <a href="/wiki/Concert_residency" title="Concert residency">concert residency</a> show, <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson:_Metamorphosis" title="Janet Jackson: Metamorphosis">Janet Jackson: Metamorphosis</a> (2019). Jackson also performed the song on her 2023 tour <a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson:_Together_Again" title="Janet Jackson: Together Again">Janet Jackson: Together Again</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Track_listing_and_formats">Track listing and formats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pleasure_Principle_(song)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Track listing and formats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>US <a href="/wiki/Single_(music)#Types_of_physical_singles" title="Single (music)">7-inch</a> vinyl single</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>A. "The Pleasure Principle" – 4:58</dd> <dd>B. "<a href="/wiki/Fast_Girls_(song)" title="Fast Girls (song)">Fast Girls</a>" – 3:20</dd></dl> <ul><li><b>US and European <a href="/wiki/Twelve-inch_single" title="Twelve-inch single">12-inch</a> vinyl single / Australian limited-edition 12-inch vinyl single</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>A1. "The Pleasure Principle" (Long Vocal Mix) – 7:23</dd> <dd>A2. "The Pleasure Principle" (A cappella) – 4:23</dd> <dd>B1. "The Pleasure Principle" (12" Dub) – 6:58</dd> <dd>B2. "The Pleasure Principle" (7" Vocal Mix) – 4:19</dd></dl> <ul><li><b>UK and European 7-inch vinyl single</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>A. "The Pleasure Principle" (The <a href="/wiki/Shep_Pettibone" title="Shep Pettibone">Shep Pettibone</a> Mix) – 4:19</dd> <dd>B. "The Pleasure Principle" (Dub Edit – The Shep Pettibone Mix) – 5:10</dd></dl> <ul><li><b>UK 12-inch vinyl single</b></li></ul> <dl><dd>A1. "The Pleasure Principle" (Long Vocal Mix) – 7:28</dd> <dd>B1. "The Pleasure Principle" (Dub Edit) – 6:58</dd> <dd>B2. "The Pleasure Principle" (A cappella) – 4:19</dd></dl> <ul><li><b>UK <a href="/wiki/CD_single" title="CD single">CD single</a> and 12-inch single ("The Pleasure Principle"/"<a href="/wiki/Alright_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Alright (Janet Jackson song)">Alright</a>" – <a href="/wiki/Danny_Tenaglia" title="Danny Tenaglia">Danny Tenaglia</a>/<a href="/wiki/Todd_Terry" title="Todd Terry">Todd Terry</a> Mixes)</b></li></ul> <ol><li>"The Pleasure Principle" (Legendary Club Mix) – 8:16</li> <li>"The Pleasure Principle" (NuFlava Vocal Dub) – 7:21</li> <li>"The Pleasure Principle" (Banji Dub) – 7:10</li> <li>"The Pleasure Principle" (D.T.'s Twilo Dub) – 9:04</li> <li>"Alright" (Tee's Club Mix) – 6:22</li> <li>"Alright" (Tee's Beats) – 3:25</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pleasure_Principle_(song)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Weekly_charts">Weekly charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pleasure_Principle_(song)&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Weekly charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (1987) </th> <th scope="col">Peak<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australia (<a href="/wiki/Kent_Music_Report" title="Kent Music Report">Kent Music Report</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>50 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Belgium (<a href="/wiki/Ultratop" title="Ultratop">Ultratop 50</a> Flanders)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Flanders_Janet_Jackson_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Flanders_Janet_Jackson-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">17 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Canada Top Singles (<i><a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">RPM</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Canadatopsingles_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Canadatopsingles_-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">35 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Europe (<a href="/wiki/European_Hot_100_Singles" title="European Hot 100 Singles">European Hot 100 Singles</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>74 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Ireland (<a href="/wiki/Irish_Singles_Chart" title="Irish Singles Chart">IRMA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Ireland2_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Ireland2_-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">23 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Top_40" title="Dutch Top 40">Dutch Top 40</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Dutch40_Janet_Jackson_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Dutch40_Janet_Jackson-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">15 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Netherlands (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Single_Top_100" title="Dutch Single Top 100">Single Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Dutch100_Janet_Jackson_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Dutch100_Janet_Jackson-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">25 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand (<a href="/wiki/Recorded_Music_NZ" title="Recorded Music NZ">Recorded Music NZ</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_New_Zealand_Janet_Jackson_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_New_Zealand_Janet_Jackson-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">37 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_UKsinglesbyname_Janet_Jackson_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_UKsinglesbyname_Janet_Jackson-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">24 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a><sup id="cite_ref-Hot100_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hot100-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">14 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Dance_Club_Songs" title="Dance Club Songs">Dance Club Songs</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Janet_Jackson_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Billboarddanceclubplay_Janet_Jackson-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Dance_Singles_Sales" title="Dance Singles Sales">Dance Singles Sales</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Billboarddancesales_Janet_Jackson_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Billboarddancesales_Janet_Jackson-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>)<sup id="cite_ref-sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Janet_Jackson_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Janet_Jackson-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td style="text-align:center;">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <i><a href="/wiki/Cashbox_(magazine)" title="Cashbox (magazine)">Cash Box</a></i> Top 100<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>13 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Year-end_charts">Year-end charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Pleasure_Principle_(song)&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Year-end charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (1987) </th> <th scope="col">Rank<br />position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Crossover Singles (<i>Billboard</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Dance Club Songs (<i>Billboard</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (<i>Billboard</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>34 </td></tr></tbody></table> 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title="When I Think of You">When I Think of You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Control_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Control (Janet Jackson song)">Control</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Wait_Awhile" title="Let's Wait Awhile">Let's Wait Awhile</a>"</li> <li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">The Pleasure Principle</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Funny_How_Time_Flies_(When_You%27re_Having_Fun)" title="Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)">Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Janet_Jackson%27s_Rhythm_Nation_1814" title="Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814">Rhythm Nation 1814</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Miss_You_Much" title="Miss You Much">Miss You Much</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rhythm_Nation" title="Rhythm Nation">Rhythm Nation</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Escapade_(song)" title="Escapade (song)">Escapade</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Alright_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Alright (Janet Jackson song)">Alright</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Come_Back_to_Me_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Come Back to Me (Janet Jackson song)">Come Back to Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Black_Cat_(song)" title="Black Cat (song)">Black Cat</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_Will_Never_Do_(Without_You)" title="Love Will Never Do (Without You)">Love Will Never Do (Without You)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/State_of_the_World_(song)" title="State of the World (song)">State of the World</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Janet_(album)" title="Janet (album)">Janet</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/That%27s_the_Way_Love_Goes_(Janet_Jackson_song)" 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Got_%27til_It%27s_Gone" title="Got 'til It's Gone">Got 'til It's Gone</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Together_Again_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Together Again (Janet Jackson song)">Together Again</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Get_Lonely" title="I Get Lonely">I Get Lonely</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Go_Deep" title="Go Deep">Go Deep</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/You_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="You (Janet Jackson song)">You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Every_Time_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Every Time (Janet Jackson song)">Every Time</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/All_for_You_(Janet_Jackson_album)" title="All for You (Janet Jackson album)">All for You</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Doesn%27t_Really_Matter" title="Doesn't Really 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Feedback_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Feedback (Janet Jackson song)">Feedback</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rock_with_U" title="Rock with U">Rock with U</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Luv_(Janet_Jackson_song)" title="Luv (Janet Jackson song)">Luv</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Can%27t_B_Good" title="Can't B Good">Can't B Good</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Unbreakable_(Janet_Jackson_album)" title="Unbreakable (Janet Jackson album)">Unbreakable</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/No_Sleeep" title="No Sleeep">No Sleeep</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Burnitup!" title="Burnitup!">Burnitup!</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Unbreakable_(Janet_Jackson_song)" 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