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 | May 12, 1987 (U.S.) June, 1987 (U.K.) |
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| Format | 7" single 12" maxi single |
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| Genre | Pop/R&B/Dance | |
| Length | 4:57 | |
| Label | A&M | |
| Writer(s) | Monte Moir | |
| Producer(s) | Monte Moir | |
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| Janet Jackson singles chronology | ||
| "Diamonds" (1987) |
"The Pleasure Principle" (1987) |
"Making Love In The Rain" (1987) |
| Control track listing | ||
| "You Can Be Mine" (4) |
"The Pleasure Principle" (5) |
"When I Think of You" (6) |
"The Pleasure Principle" is the sixth single from Janet Jackson's third album Control.
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[edit] Song information and music video
The song is an "independent woman" anthem often about love gone wrong built around a dance beat.
Janet goes into a warehouse to practice her dancing. In one of her most memorable videos, Janet gives a spectacular solo dance performance, while singing about the ever popular pleasure principle. The music video's mic stand and chair sequences have raised the bars for later music videos and would be taken as inspiration for:
- Backstreet Boys- As Long as You Love Me
- Britney Spears - Stronger
- Beyoncé- Check On It
- Pussycat Dolls - Buttons
- Cassie- Me & U
- Ciara- Promise
For the music video, "The Shep Pettibone Mix" was used. 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.
During MTV's first ever MTV Icon Janet was paid tribute by singers Pink, Usher, and Mýa. Mya paid tribute by re-enacting Janet's choreography from the video, most noticeably the mirror scene.
[edit] Chart Performance
Released in 1987, "The Pleasure Principle" peaked at number fourteen in the U.S. 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. She was the first to do this. Since "The Pleasure Principle" peaked at number fourteen, it became the only song released from Control in the U.S. to miss the top 5 of the Hot 100. Outside the U.S. the single would be make it into the top twenty, at most markets. The single was the thrity-fourth biggest Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks single of 1987.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 14 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 |
| U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 | 10 |
| Official UK Singles Chart | 24 |
| Japan Singles Chart | 9 |
| South African Sales Chart | 8 |
| Belguim Singles Chart | 15 |
| Holland Singles Chart | 15 |
[edit] 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)
| Preceded by "Fake" by Alexander O'Neal |
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks number one single July 25, 1987 |
Succeeded by "Jam Tonight" by Freddie Jackson |
Studio albums: Janet Jackson • Dream Street • Control • Rhythm Nation 1814
janet. • The Velvet Rope • All for You • Damita Jo • 20 Y.O.
Other albums: Control: The Remixes • Janet. Remixed • Design of a Decade 1986/1996
Discography • Singles • Videography • Filmography • Tours • Awards and accolades
