The Pleasure Principle (song)
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- This article is about the Janet Jackson single; for other meanings, see pleasure principle.
| "The Pleasure Principle" | ||
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| Single by Janet Jackson | ||
| From the album Control | ||
| Released | 1987 | |
| Format | 7" single 12" maxi single | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 4:57 | |
| Label | A&M | |
| Writers | M. Moir | |
| Producers | M. Moir | |
| Video director | ||
| Certification | ||
| Chart positions | #14 (USA) #24 (UK) #9 (Japan) | |
| Janet Jackson singles chronology | ||
| "Let's Wait Awhile" (1987) | "The Pleasure Principle" (1987) | "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)" (1987) |
"The Pleasure Principle" is the sixth single from Janet Jackson's third album Control. Released in 1987, the single peaked at number 14 in the USA that summer, becoming Jackson's sixth Top 20 single on the Billboard Hot 100; it also hit number one on the R&B singles chart becoming her fifth to top that chart. "The Pleasure Principle" peaking at number 14 made it the only song released from the album in the USA to miss the Top 10 of the Hot 100. The song was yet another "independent woman" anthem often about love gone wrong built around a dance beat. This song won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography in 1988 and was nominated for the Soul Train Award for Female Single of the Year.
Charts
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Official versions/remixes
1986
- Album Version (4:57)
- A capella (4:23)
- 7" Vocal (4:19)
- Long Vocal (7:23)
- Dub Edit (4:19)
- 12" Dub (6:58)
- Design of a Decade edit (4:13)
1996
- Danny Tenaglia's Twilo Dub (9:00)
- Nuflava Vocal Dub (7:04)
- Danny Tenaglia Legendary Club Mix (8:15)
- Danny Tenaglia Legendary Radio Mix (4:17)
- Banji Dub (6:53)
| Janet Jackson |
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| Studio albums: Janet Jackson • Dream Street • Control • Rhythm Nation 1814 janet. • The Velvet Rope • All for You • Damita Jo • 20 Years Old Other albums: • Janet. Remixed • Design of a Decade 1986/1996 |
| Discography • Singles • Videography • Filmography • Tours • Awards and accolades |
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