You Want This
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| "You Want This" | ||
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| Single by Janet Jackson | ||
| From the album ''janet. | ||
| Released | October 11, 1994 | |
| Format | CD single CD maxi single Cassette single Cassette maxi single 7" single 12" maxi single | |
| Genre | Pop/R&B | |
| Length | 5:05 | |
| Label | Virgin | |
| Writers | Janet Jackson Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis | |
| Producers | Janet Jackson Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis | |
| Director | Keir McFarlane | |
| Certification | Gold | |
| Chart positions | #8 (U.S.) #15 (AUS) #19 (UK) | |
| Janet Jackson singles chronology | ||
| "Throb" (1994) | "You Want This" (1994) | "Whoops Now/What'll I Do" (1995) |
"You Want This" is the seventh single (sixth and final in the U.S.) by pop musician Janet Jackson from the album janet.
Song Information
Based on a Supremes sample ("Love Child") and sometimes featuring rapper MC Lyte, "You Want This" was written and produced by Janet Jackson, James Harris, and Terry Lewis. The song is about Jackson being told by her girls that a guy is watching and wanting her. Jackson proclaims if the guy wants to be with her, he has to work for it.The single contains three b-sides, the janet. track "New Agenda" and unreleased (at the time) "70's Love Groove" and "And On And On". "70's Love Groove" and "And On And On" appear on the remix album ''janet. Remixed.
"You Want This" peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and number nine on the R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks chart. The song was the second lackluster single from the album janet. It was a moderate success around the world making it at least to the top thirty.
Music Video
The video was directed by Keir McFarlane. It starts with Jackson and friends sitting around a motel room talking. They decide to pack up their things and leave. While putting the bags in the cars, Jackson and her friends see two men getting dropped off at the motel. The girls line up in a row and Jackson performs the song to the men. After performing the song til the second verse, Jackson and her friends get into their cars and drive off. The girls drive down the road in their three cars. They decide to go back to the men, so they turn the cars and go. Jackson and her friends see the men walking down the side of the road and they decide to chase the men into the desert. In the desert, the girls in their cars cirlce the men and MC Lyte performs her rap verse, then Jackson and her friends get out the cars and perform a naughty dance rountine for the men. Jackson and friends hop back into their cars and driving with Jackson leaving a smile.
The black and white version of the video is available on the VHS janet.
Charts
{| class="wikitable" |align="left"|You Want This (1994) |align="left"|Peakposition |- |align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |align="center"|8 |- |align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay |align="center"|9 |- |align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot 100 R&B/Hip Hop Singles & Tracks1 |align="center"|9 |- |align="left"|U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary |align="center"|32 |- |align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play |align="center"|9 |- |align="left"|U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi Single Sales |align="center"|9 |- |align="left"|U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 |align="center"|6 |- |align="left"|U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream |align="center"|10 |- |align="left"|ARC Top 40 |align="center"|3 |- |align="left"|Official UK Singles Chart |align="center"|19 |- |align="left"|Canadian Singles Chart |align="center"|3 |- |align="left"|ARIA Top 50 |align="center"|15 |- |align="left"|German Singles Chart |align="center"|90 |- |align="left"|Holland Singles Chart |align="center"|27 |- |align="left"|South Africa Singles Charts |align="center"|19 |-
| 70's Love Groove (1994) | Peak position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Airplay | 45 |
1 You Want This/70's Love Groove
Official Versions/Remixes
- Album Version (5:05)
- LP Edit (4:15)
- Remix w/ MC Lyte (4:46)
- Mafia & Fluxy Dancehall Remix (4:31)
- Mafia & Fluxy Club Mix (6:28)
- Disco Theory [No Rap] (6:14)
- Disco Theory ft. MC Lyte (6:14)
- E Smoove's Anthem 7" ft. MC Lyte (4:24)
- E-Smoove's House Anthem ft. MC Lyte (9:43)
- E Smoove's Anthem Dub ft. MC Lyte (6:32)
- Smoove Soul 7" ft. MC Lyte (4:16)
- Smoove Soul 12" ft. MC Lyte (6:20)
- Underdub (7:21)
- Funk Extravaganza (7:42)
- Spoiled Milk. Remix ft. Got Milk, Mekhi P., & Steve D. (4:44)
| 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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