What Have You Done For Me Lately

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"What Have You Done For Me Lately"
Single by Janet Jackson
From the album Control
Released	1986
Format	7" single 12" single
Genre	R&B
Length	4:59
Label	A&M
Writers	Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis Janet Jackson
Producers	Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis
Director	Brian Jones Piers Asworth
Certification	Gold
Chart positions	#4 (USA) #3 (UK) #2 (CAN) #8 (DE) #1 (JAP)
Janet Jackson singles chronology
"Start Anew" (1985)	"What Have You Done For Me Lately" (1986)	"Nasty" (1986)

"What Have You Done For Me Lately" is the first single from Janet Jackson's third album Control.

Song Information

Released in February 1986, the single peaked at #4 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart and #1 on its R&B singles chart; it also reached #3 in the UK. The song is notable as the breakthrough single for Jackson; it was her first big hit after several years of releasing duds, and helped her to establish an artistic identity separate from that of her brother, Michael Jackson. The song was written by Jackson and Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and produced by Jam & Lewis. Jackson helped with the lyrics of the song and was credited as a "co-producer" on the song (but she is not given official credit as a producer). The song talks of a relationship gone bad because the man isn't doing enough to please Janet, prompting her to ask the title question. The song was certified gold in the USA and platinum in the UK and also topped the charts in Holland. It earned a Grammy nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in 1987. The song, in particular its title, is referenced in Eddie Murphy Raw (1987), as a common question that women ask their partners prior to breaking up.

Music Video

"What Have You Done for Me Lately" won aSoul Train Award for Best Music Video. The video's choreographer was Paula Abdul, who appears in the video as Jackson's friend.

Charts

UK Official Chart
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14
Position	67	52	45	37	16	6	3	5	6	15	31	34	54	72

U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart trajectory
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Position	95	75	60	48	39	28	21	14	12	8	6	5	4	6	10	19	30	44	55	68	99

Official versions/remixes

• Album version (4.59)
• A cappella (2.19)
• Design of a Decade international edit (3.32)
• Design of a Decade US edit (4.44)
• Dub version (6.35)
• Edited version (3.28)
• Extended mix (7.00)

Janet performed the song live in 1987 at the Grammy ceremony, in front of her peers. She received a standing ovation and solidified her reputation as a formidable live act in the process.

Janet Jackson
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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