If (Janet Jackson song)
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"If" is a song by American recording artist Janet Jackson
from her fifth studio album, janet. (1993). Written and produced by Jackson and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
, it was released as the album's second single
in July 1993, and became Jackson's second top five hit from the janet. album.
from Diana Ross & the Supremes
' 1969 song "Someday We'll Be Together
", and is built on a heavy metal
guitar riff heard throughout the song. The combination of heavy hip hop
/new jack swing
beats with an electric guitar
and a trip hop
sound was a relative departure in sound for Jackson, and an extension of styles she developed on her previous album, Rhythm Nation 1814.
Jackson performed the song as a medley
with "That's the Way Love Goes" at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards
; the audio recording of which appears on the limited edition double disc edition of janet. A remix of "If" entitled Brothers in Rhythm House Mix appears on Jackson's 1995 remix album janet. Remixed
.
The single contains a B-side
called "One More Chance", a cover
of a song her brother Randy wrote, produced, and performed for The Jacksons' 1984 Victory album.
Jackson has performed the song on all of her tours since 1993—the janet. Tour
, The Velvet Rope Tour
, All for You Tour
, Rock Witchu Tour
, and her current tour, Number Ones: Up Close and Personal
.
and is written in key
of E minor. It has a moderate tempo
and a basic chord progression
of Em—C/E—D.
wrote, "One standout song [from janet.] is the guitar-driven If, with its explicit lines. "You on the rise/as you're touching my thighs". Craig S. Semon of the Telegram & Gazette commented: "One of the most exciting tracks on "janet." is the naughty seducer, 'If'." Jackson is consumed with sexual fantasies of a man who doesn't even know she exists. Wailing guitar chords and hip-hop programming move this punchy, fast-paced dance number as Jackson creates erotic pictures in the mind of her soon-to-be lover to get to his physique". Jon Pareles
of The New York Times
compared the song with her brother Michael, writing "'If' resembles Michael Jackson's 'Why You Wanna Trip on Me,' starting with screaming guitar and a chanted verse, rising to a sweet melody." Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine
considered the song as "the orchestral flourish from Diana Ross & the Supremes' 'Someday We'll Be Together'", writing, "[the song] seems to exist for the sole purpose of providing the impetus behind one of the greatest dance-break routines in music video history." Some critics noted the presence of a riff guitar. Greg Kot from Chicago Tribune
wrote, "There's a surprising, fuzzed-up guitar riff lifted from Peter Gabriel's 'Sledgehammer' that gives 'If' some punch."
Hot 100
. Seven weeks later, it reached its peak position of number four and was certified gold
by the Recording Industry Association of America
(RIAA) on September 28, 1993. "If" also reached the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
at third position and topped the Hot Dance Club Play
chart. It placed at 19 on the year-end chart for 1993. In Canada, the song debuted at number 92 on the RPM
issue dated July 24, 1993 and reached the third position on October 02, 1993. It spent a total of nineteen weeks on the chart and was placed at 25 on the RPMs year-end chart for 1993. In United Kingdom, "If" debuted on UK Singles Chart
at number 23 and peaked at number fourteen the following week. It spent a total of seven weeks on the chart. The song performed moderatly in Europe and Oceania. In The Netherlands and New Zealand, the song peaked at number eight and ten, respectively. "If" peaked outside the top ten in most major music markets.
, who previously danced for Janet during the Control & Rhythm Nation era.
The video won the 1994 MTV Video Music Award
for Best Female Video
. That same year it also won a Billboard Music Award
for Dance Clip of the Year. Parts of the video were edited out for general release. The video is featured on Jackson's 2004 video compilation From janet. to Damita Jo: The Videos. A longer alternate version of the video, the "All Dance Version", which focuses on Jackson's dance performance, was exclusively released on the 1994 VHS janet.
, but could later be found on YouTube
and on the re-release of 2001's All for You.
The shoulder blade section in the music video was actually used again in the 2004 film White Chicks
during the dance club scene.
with "That's the Way Love Goes" at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards
. Jackson performed the song on all of her tours since the release of janet., Janet World Tour (1993-1995), The Velvet Rope World Tour (1998-1999), All for You Tour
(2001-2002), Rock Witchu Tour
(2008) and Number Ones: Up Close and Personal
(2011). On the Janet World Tour, Jackson performed "If" as the opening song. The performance featured female dancers who kneeled male dancers towards their hips. Commenting on the highly athletic and sexually provocative performance, Lenny Stoute from Toronto Star
stated, "This pelvic-thrusting, butt-wiggling, lip-licking high-energy temptress is a long way from the cute 'n' chubby girl next door of her previous Rhythm Nation tour. And she came equipped with the tough dance moves, firm muscles and seven costume changes to emphasize the difference."
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...
from her fifth studio album, janet. (1993). Written and produced by Jackson and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Steven Lewis are an American R&B and pop-music songwriting and record production team...
, it was released as the album's second single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
in July 1993, and became Jackson's second top five hit from the janet. album.
Song information
"If" deals with a female narrator's fantasies of being someone's girlfriend. The track contains a sampleSampling (music)
In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an instrument or a different sound recording of a song or piece. Sampling was originally developed by experimental musicians working with musique concrète and electroacoustic music, who physically...
from Diana Ross & the Supremes
The Supremes
The Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco...
' 1969 song "Someday We'll Be Together
Someday We'll Be Together
"Someday We'll Be Together" is a song made popular as the last of twelve number-one singles for Diana Ross & the Supremes on the Motown label. It is the final Supremes song featuring Diana Ross, who left the group for a solo career in January 1970...
", and is built on a heavy metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
guitar riff heard throughout the song. The combination of heavy hip hop
Hip hop music
Hip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
/new jack swing
New jack swing
New jack swing or swingbeat is a fusion genre spearheaded by Teddy Riley and Bernard Belle which became extremely popular from the late-1980s into the mid-1990s. Its influence, along with hip-hop, seeped into pop culture and was the definitive sound of the inventive Black New York club scene...
beats with an electric guitar
Electric guitar
An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
and a trip hop
Trip hop
Trip hop is a music genre consisting of downtempo electronic music which originated in the early 1990s in England, especially Bristol. Deriving from "post"-acid house, the term was first used by the British music media and press as a way to describe the more experimental variant of breakbeat which...
sound was a relative departure in sound for Jackson, and an extension of styles she developed on her previous album, Rhythm Nation 1814.
Jackson performed the song as a medley
Medley (music)
In music, a medley is a piece composed from parts of existing pieces, usually three, played one after another, sometimes overlapping. They are common in popular music, and most medleys are songs rather than instrumental. A medley which is a remixed series is called a megamix, often done with tracks...
with "That's the Way Love Goes" at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards
1993 MTV Video Music Awards
The 1993 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 2, 1993, honoring the best music videos from June 16, 1992, to June 15, 1993. The show was hosted by Christian Slater at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. This was Kurt Cobain's final VMA appearance.This year marked the introduction of...
; the audio recording of which appears on the limited edition double disc edition of janet. A remix of "If" entitled Brothers in Rhythm House Mix appears on Jackson's 1995 remix album janet. Remixed
Janet. Remixed
Janet Remixed is the second remix album by American R&B-pop singer Janet Jackson. Released on March 13, 1995, it featured two non-album B-sides, including the radio hit "And on and On" and "70's Love Groove", as well as a number of exclusive remixes of tracks from the Janet album...
.
The single contains a B-side
A-side and B-side
A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of gramophone records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s. The terms have come to refer to the types of song conventionally placed on each side of the record, with the A-side being the featured song , while the B-side, or...
called "One More Chance", a cover
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of a song her brother Randy wrote, produced, and performed for The Jacksons' 1984 Victory album.
Jackson has performed the song on all of her tours since 1993—the janet. Tour
Janet. Tour
The Janet. World Tour is the second concert tour by American recording artist Janet Jackson. It was launched in support of her fifth studio album Janet . It began in November, 1993 and continued through April, 1995...
, The Velvet Rope Tour
The Velvet Rope Tour
The Velvet Rope World Tour is the third concert tour by American recording artist Janet Jackson. Launched in support of her sixth studio album The Velvet Rope , the tour embarked on an international trek that included Europe, North America, Africa, Asia, New Zealand and Australia.Due to the fact...
, All for You Tour
All for You Tour
The All for You Tour was a worldwide concert tour in 2001 by American pop/R&B singer Janet Jackson in support of her multi-platinum album All for You...
, Rock Witchu Tour
Rock Witchu Tour
The Rock Witchu Tour was the fifth concert tour by American singer-songwriter, Janet Jackson, in support of her tenth studio album Discipline. This was Jackson's first tour in nearly seven years. The tour visited North America...
, and her current tour, Number Ones: Up Close and Personal
Number Ones: Up Close and Personal
Number Ones: Up Close and Personal is the sixth concert tour by American recording artist Janet Jackson. Described as her "largest world tour", the show is in support of her second compilation album, Number Ones...
.
Background and writing
Virgin Records intended for "If" to be the lead single for the album, but Jackson, Jam and Lewis disagreed.Composition
"If" is set in the signature of common timeTime signature
The time signature is a notational convention used in Western musical notation to specify how many beats are in each measure and which note value constitutes one beat....
and is written in key
Key (music)
In music theory, the term key is used in many different and sometimes contradictory ways. A common use is to speak of music as being "in" a specific key, such as in the key of C major or in the key of F-sharp. Sometimes the terms "major" or "minor" are appended, as in the key of A minor or in the...
of E minor. It has a moderate tempo
Tempo
In musical terminology, tempo is the speed or pace of a given piece. Tempo is a crucial element of any musical composition, as it can affect the mood and difficulty of a piece.-Measuring tempo:...
and a basic chord progression
Chord progression
A chord progression is a series of musical chords, or chord changes that "aims for a definite goal" of establishing a tonality founded on a key, root or tonic chord. In other words, the succession of root relationships...
of Em—C/E—D.
Critical reception
Critics considered "If" as a sultry and sexually explicit song. Nicholas Jennings of Maclean'sMaclean's
Maclean's is a Canadian weekly news magazine, reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events.-History:Founded in 1905 by Toronto journalist/entrepreneur Lt.-Col. John Bayne Maclean, a 43-year-old trade magazine publisher who purchased an advertising agency's in-house...
wrote, "One standout song [from janet.] is the guitar-driven If, with its explicit lines. "You on the rise/as you're touching my thighs". Craig S. Semon of the Telegram & Gazette commented: "One of the most exciting tracks on "janet." is the naughty seducer, 'If'." Jackson is consumed with sexual fantasies of a man who doesn't even know she exists. Wailing guitar chords and hip-hop programming move this punchy, fast-paced dance number as Jackson creates erotic pictures in the mind of her soon-to-be lover to get to his physique". Jon Pareles
Jon Pareles
Jon Pareles is an American journalist who is the chief popular music critic in the arts section of the New York Times. He played jazz flute and piano, and graduated from Yale University with a degree in music. In the 1970s he was an associate editor of Crawdaddy!, and in the 1980s an associate...
of The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
compared the song with her brother Michael, writing "'If' resembles Michael Jackson's 'Why You Wanna Trip on Me,' starting with screaming guitar and a chanted verse, rising to a sweet melody." Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine is an online publication that features reviews of movies, music, TV, DVDs, theater, and video games, as well as interviews with actors, directors, and musicians. The site covers various film festivals like the New York Film Festival.- History :...
considered the song as "the orchestral flourish from Diana Ross & the Supremes' 'Someday We'll Be Together'", writing, "[the song] seems to exist for the sole purpose of providing the impetus behind one of the greatest dance-break routines in music video history." Some critics noted the presence of a riff guitar. Greg Kot from Chicago Tribune
Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune is a major daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, and the flagship publication of the Tribune Company. Formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper" , it remains the most read daily newspaper of the Chicago metropolitan area and the Great Lakes region and is...
wrote, "There's a surprising, fuzzed-up guitar riff lifted from Peter Gabriel's 'Sledgehammer' that gives 'If' some punch."
Chart performance
"If" was released on July 13, 1993 as the album's second single and debuted at number 57 on the BillboardBillboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
. Seven weeks later, it reached its peak position of number four and was certified gold
RIAA certification
In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America awards certification based on the number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. Other countries have similar awards...
by the Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
(RIAA) on September 28, 1993. "If" also reached the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
at third position and topped the Hot Dance Club Play
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
chart. It placed at 19 on the year-end chart for 1993. In Canada, the song debuted at number 92 on the RPM
RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
issue dated July 24, 1993 and reached the third position on October 02, 1993. It spent a total of nineteen weeks on the chart and was placed at 25 on the RPMs year-end chart for 1993. In United Kingdom, "If" debuted on UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
at number 23 and peaked at number fourteen the following week. It spent a total of seven weeks on the chart. The song performed moderatly in Europe and Oceania. In The Netherlands and New Zealand, the song peaked at number eight and ten, respectively. "If" peaked outside the top ten in most major music markets.
Music video
Jackson's music video for "If" was staged as a futuristic Asian nightclub, with spy cameras monitoring the intimate interactions of patrons within their private boudoirs. The video is an elaborate metaphor for the single's message of sexual fantasy, desire and voyeurism. The video was directed by Dominic Sena, who previously worked with Jackson on music videos for Rhythm Nation 1814. The video was choreographed by Tina LandonTina Landon
Tina Landon is an award-winning Mexican-American choreographer based in Los Angeles who has worked with Prince, Anastacia, Mýa, Pink, Jay-Z, Marc Anthony, Kristi Yamaguchi, Aerosmith, Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Ricky Martin, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Shakira, Pussycat Dolls, Tina...
, who previously danced for Janet during the Control & Rhythm Nation era.
The video won the 1994 MTV Video Music Award
1994 MTV Video Music Awards
The 1994 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 8, 1994, honoring the best music videos from June 16, 1993, to June 15, 1994. The show was hosted by Roseanne Barr at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, and this would be the last time there was a female host for the VMAs until Chelsea...
for Best Female Video
MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video is one of the original general awards that has been handed out every year since the first annual MTV Video Music Awards in 1984. In 2007, however, the award was briefly renamed Female Artist of the Year, and it awarded the artist's whole body of work...
. That same year it also won a Billboard Music Award
Billboard Music Award
The Billboard Music Award is an honor given by Billboard magazine, the preeminent publication covering the music business. The Billboard Music Awards show had been held annually in December until it went dormant in 2007, but it returned in May 2011...
for Dance Clip of the Year. Parts of the video were edited out for general release. The video is featured on Jackson's 2004 video compilation From janet. to Damita Jo: The Videos. A longer alternate version of the video, the "All Dance Version", which focuses on Jackson's dance performance, was exclusively released on the 1994 VHS janet.
Janet. (video)
Janet is a video compilation released by American R&B/pop singer Janet Jackson.-Release information:Released on VHS on November 15, 1994, it was Jackson's first compilation of music videos produced under her then-label Virgin Records...
, but could later be found on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
and on the re-release of 2001's All for You.
The shoulder blade section in the music video was actually used again in the 2004 film White Chicks
White Chicks
White Chicks is a 2004 American film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans and written and produced by Keenen Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans. The film was produced by Columbia Pictures and Revolution Studios...
during the dance club scene.
Live performances
Jackson performed the song as a medleyMedley (music)
In music, a medley is a piece composed from parts of existing pieces, usually three, played one after another, sometimes overlapping. They are common in popular music, and most medleys are songs rather than instrumental. A medley which is a remixed series is called a megamix, often done with tracks...
with "That's the Way Love Goes" at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards
1993 MTV Video Music Awards
The 1993 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 2, 1993, honoring the best music videos from June 16, 1992, to June 15, 1993. The show was hosted by Christian Slater at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles. This was Kurt Cobain's final VMA appearance.This year marked the introduction of...
. Jackson performed the song on all of her tours since the release of janet., Janet World Tour (1993-1995), The Velvet Rope World Tour (1998-1999), All for You Tour
All for You Tour
The All for You Tour was a worldwide concert tour in 2001 by American pop/R&B singer Janet Jackson in support of her multi-platinum album All for You...
(2001-2002), Rock Witchu Tour
Rock Witchu Tour
The Rock Witchu Tour was the fifth concert tour by American singer-songwriter, Janet Jackson, in support of her tenth studio album Discipline. This was Jackson's first tour in nearly seven years. The tour visited North America...
(2008) and Number Ones: Up Close and Personal
Number Ones: Up Close and Personal
Number Ones: Up Close and Personal is the sixth concert tour by American recording artist Janet Jackson. Described as her "largest world tour", the show is in support of her second compilation album, Number Ones...
(2011). On the Janet World Tour, Jackson performed "If" as the opening song. The performance featured female dancers who kneeled male dancers towards their hips. Commenting on the highly athletic and sexually provocative performance, Lenny Stoute from Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
stated, "This pelvic-thrusting, butt-wiggling, lip-licking high-energy temptress is a long way from the cute 'n' chubby girl next door of her previous Rhythm Nation tour. And she came equipped with the tough dance moves, firm muscles and seven costume changes to emphasize the difference."
Track listings
- UK 7" promo single
- French CD single
- Japanese 3" CD single
- "If" (Radio Edit) – 3:49
- "One More Chance" – 5:54
- UK 12" single
- "If" (Brothers In Rhythm House Mix) – 7:07
- "If" (Brothers In Rhythm Dub) – 7:00
- "If" (Radio Edit) – 3:49
- "If" (Extended LP Mix) – 5:40
- "If" (Brothers In Rhythm Swing Yo Pants Mix) – 6:20
- "If" (D&D 12" Mix) – 5:47
- UK CD single
- Japanese CD single
- "If" (Radio Edit) – 3:49
- "If" (Brothers In Rhythm House Mix) – 7:07
- "If" (Tee's Freeze Mix) – 7:17
- "If" (Brothers In Rhythm Swing Yo Pants Mix) – 6:20
- "If" (Extended LP Mix) – 5:40
- "If" (D&D 12" Mix) – 5:47
- US double 12" single
- "If" (Brothers In Rhythm House Mix) – 7:07
- "If" (Brothers In Rhythm Dub) – 7:00
- "If" (Extended LP Mix) – 5:40
- "If" (Tee's Radio Mix) – 4:02
- "If" (D&D 7" Mix) – 4:23
- "If" (Tee's Freeze Mix) – 7:17
- "If" (TNT Bass Mix) – 5:36
- "If" (Brothers In Rhythm Swing Yo Pants Mix) – 6:20
- "If" (D&D JDD Mix) – 5:26
- "If" (Tee's Capella) – 2:09
- US 12" single
- "If" (Brothers In Rhythm House Mix) – 7:07
- "If" (Brothers In Rhythm Swing Yo Pants Mix) – 6:20
- "If" (Tee's Freeze Mix) – 7:17
- "If" (Extended LP Mix) – 5:40
- US promo CD single #1
- "If" (Radio Edit) – 3:49
- "If" (Brothers In Rhythm Swing Yo Pants Mix) – 6:20
- "If" (Extended LP Mix) – 5:40
- "If" (Todd Terry's Radio Mix) – 4:19
- "If" (Brothers In Rhythm House Mix) – 7:07
- "If" (Short Single Edit) – 2:59
- US promo CD single #2
- "If" (D&D 7" Mix/Adult 7" Radio Mix) – 4:41
- "If" (D&D 12" Mix/Adult 12") – 5:47
- "If" (D&D JDD Mix/Adult Dub) – 5:26
- US CD maxi single
- "If" (Brothers In Rhythm House Mix) – 7:07
- "If" (Brothers In Rhythm Swing Yo Pants Mix) – 6:20
- "If" (Tee's Freeze Mix) – 7:17
- "If" (Extended LP Mix) – 5:40
- "If" (TNT Bass Mix) – 5:36
- "If" (D&D 12" Mix/Adult 12") – 5:47
- "If" (Short Single Edit) – 2:59
- "One More Chance" – 5:54
Personnel
Credits adapted from the janet. liner notes.- Janet Jackson – vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...
, producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music... - Jimmy Jam and Terry LewisJimmy Jam and Terry LewisJames Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Steven Lewis are an American R&B and pop-music songwriting and record production team...
– producers - Steve Hodge – mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
- Dave Rideau – mixing
Weekly charts
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
18 |
| Canadian Singles Chart Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.... |
3 |
| Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
10 |
| German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
25 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
8 |
| Swedish Singles Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
19 |
| Swiss Singles Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
27 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
14 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
4 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,... |
3 |
| US Hot Dance Club Play | 1 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification |
|---|---|
| United States Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... |
Gold |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1993) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Singles Chart | 25 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 19 |