Control (Janet Jackson song)
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Control (Janet Jackson song)

Single information
NameControl
ArtistJanet Jackson
AlbumControl
B-side"Fast Girls", "Pretty Boy"
ReleasedOctober 21, 1986
Format7" single, 12" single
RecordedAugust 1985;
Flyte Tyme Studios
(Minneapolis, Minnesota)
GenreDance-pop, R&B, New jack swing
Length5:53 (album version)
3:26 (single version)
LabelA&M
SongwriterJames Harris III, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson
ProducerJimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
CertificationGold (RIAA)
Previous single"When I Think of You"
(1986)
Next single"Let's Wait Awhile"
(1987)

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"Control" is the fourth single from Janet Jackson's third album Control. The song was written by Jackson, James Harris III, and Terry Lewis and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Its arrangement, built upon complex rhythmic tracks, showcased state-of-the-art production. The song is about Jackson wanting to finally take control of her life. Jackson sings, "When I was seventeen, I did what people told me." Now she is an adult who wants to make her own decisions in life. The spoken intro of "Control" was sampled on Kylie Minogue's song "Too Much of a Good Thing", from her 1991 album Let's Get to It.

In 1988, the song won a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video, beating out her brother Michael, Whitney Houston, and Jody Watley.

Jackson has performed the song on many of her tours, including Rhythm Nation 1814 Tour, The Velvet Rope Tour, All for You Tour, and Rock Witchu Tour. The only tour that it was not included on was the janet. Tour.

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Preceded by
"Brand New Lover" by Dead or Alive
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
December 20, 1986 - January 3, 1987
Succeeded by
"Musique Non Stop" by Kraftwerk
Preceded by
"Girlfriend" by Bobby Brown
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one single
January 10, 1987
Succeeded by
"Stop to Love" by Luther Vandross

Chart (1986/1987) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 82
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders) 20
Canadian Singles Chart 20
Dutch Top 40 12
New Zealand Singles Chart 16
UK Singles Chart 42
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 5
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1

End of year charts :
End of year chart (1987) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 37

Janet Jackson

Studio albumsJanet Jackson * Dream Street * Control * Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 * janet. * The Velvet Rope * All for You * Damita Jo * 20 Y.O. * Discipline
Compilation albumsDesign of a Decade 1986/1996 * Number Ones
Remix albumsControl: The Remixes * janet. Remixed
Video releasesControl - The Videos * Control - The Videos Part II * Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 * The Rhythm Nation Compilation * janet. * Design of a Decade 1986/1996 * The Velvet Rope Tour � Live in Concert * All for You (DVD Edition) * Live in Hawaii * From janet. to Damita Jo: The Videos
ToursRhythm Nation World Tour * janet. World Tour * The Velvet Rope World Tour * All for You Tour * Rock Witchu Tour
TelevisionThe Jacksons * Good Times * A New Kind of Family * Diff'rent Strokes * Fame
FilmographyPoetic Justice * Nutty Professor II: The Klumps * Why Did I Get Married? * Why Did I Get Married Too? * For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf
LabelsA&M * Virgin * Island
Related articlesJanet Jackson as gay icon * Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy * Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis * René Elizondo, Jr.

Janet Jackson singles

Janet Jackson"Young Love" * "Come Give Your Love to Me" * "Say You Do" * "Love and My Best Friend" * "Don't Mess Up This Good Thing"
Dream Street"Don't Stand Another Chance" * "Two to the Power of Love" * "Fast Girls" * "Dream Street"
Control"What Have You Done for Me Lately" * "Nasty" * "When I Think of You" * "Control" * "Let's Wait Awhile" * "The Pleasure Principle" * "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)"
Janet Jackson's
Rhythm Nation 1814
"Miss You Much" * "Rhythm Nation" * "Escapade" * "Alright" * "Come Back to Me" * "Black Cat" * "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" * "State of the World"
janet."That's the Way Love Goes" * "If" * "Again" * "Because of Love" * "Any Time, Any Place" * "Throb" * "You Want This" * "Whoops Now" * "What'll I Do"
Design of a
Decade 1986/1996
"Runaway" * "Twenty Foreplay"
The Velvet Rope"Got 'til It's Gone" * "Together Again" * "I Get Lonely" * "Go Deep" * "You" * "Every Time"
All for You"Doesn't Really Matter" * "All for You" * "Someone to Call My Lover" * "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)" * "Come On Get Up"
Damita Jo"Just a Little While" * "I Want You" * "All Nite (Don't Stop)" * "R&B Junkie"
20 Y.O."Call on Me" * "So Excited" * "Enjoy" * "With U"
Discipline"Feedback" * "Rock with U" * "Luv" * "Can't B Good"
Number Ones"Make Me"
Other singles"Nothing"
Promotional singles"Start Anew" * "Ask for More" * "Janet Megamix 04"
Collaborations"Diamonds" * "Making Love in the Rain" * "2300 Jackson Street" * The Best Things in Life Are Free" * "Scream" * "Luv Me, Luv Me" * "Girlfriend/Boyfriend" * "What's It Gonna Be?!" * "Feel It Boy" * "Don't Worry" * "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"



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