You (Janet Jackson song)
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Single by Janet Jackson | ||||
from the album The Velvet Rope | ||||
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Released | September 28, 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Genre | Trip hop | |||
Length | 4:42 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
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Janet Jackson singles chronology | ||||
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"You" on YouTube |
"You" is a song by American singer
"You" received positive reviews from
Background and composition
In 1997, Jackson released her sixth studio album
"You" was written and produced by Jackson alongside production duo
"You" is a
Critical reception
"You" was met with positive reviews from
Sarah Davis of Dotmusic felt that the track finds Jackson "at her funkiest", noting a "hard-edged groove", and her vocals "alternating between an intimate tone and an almost menacing delivery".[27] For Roger Catlin of the Hartford Courant, Jackson's "speedy phrasing and lashing out" on the song recalled her work on "Scream" (1995), a duet with her brother.[28] Michael Corcoran from the Austin American-Statesman agreed, saying that "You" would have "listeners checking the liner notes for brother Michael's name", as her vocals were a "knockoff of Michael's lashbacks" on "Scream" and "Money" (1995).[29] Tampa Bay Times's Erika D. Peterman noted that Jackson's "usually wispy voice sounds almost menacing on You".[30] For The New York Times, Jon Pareles wrote that the singer "deploys her small voice shrewdly" on the album, creating a "jaded growl" on "You".[31] Saeed Saeed of The National saw it as "a vehicle for her most lacerating set of lyrics to date",[11] while for Retropop, "You" contains some of the singer's most pointed lyrics to date.[32]
Music video
The
Live performances
"You" was included on the 1998–99 Velvet Rope World Tour and was the third song on the setlist, following "Velvet Rope" and "If".[40] The performance was preceded by Jackson engaging in "a long staring contest with the audience", which was "probably just to allow enough time for her dancers to get changed", as noted by Toronto Sun's Jane Stevenson; she deemed it "one of the strangest moments in the concert". Jackson and her dancers performed the song in black body suits and white masks, although Stevenson observed that "the scowl on her face got downright spooky at times".[41] For Teri vanHorn from MTV News, numbers such as "You" provided "dance bliss" throughout the concert.[42] The performance of the song at the October 11, 1998, show in New York City, at the Madison Square Garden, was broadcast during a special titled The Velvet Rope: Live in Madison Square Garden by HBO,[43] and it was included on the concert's VHS home video release, The Velvet Rope Tour: Live in Concert (1999).[44]
In 2019, Jackson performed "You" on her
Track listings
European CD single[50]
- "You" (single edit) – 3:56
- "You" (album version) – 4:42
Japanese CD single[51]
- "You" (album version) – 4:42
- "Every Time" (Jam & Lewis Disco Mix) – 4:16
- "Accept Me" – 4:07
US video single[52]
- "You" (short version) (video) – 4:13
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from The Velvet Rope liner notes.[7]
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Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | September 28, 1998 | CD single | Virgin Records | [4] |
Japan | December 23, 1998 | EMI Music Japan | [6] |
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- ^ a b "Single reviews" (PDF). Music Week. September 19, 1998. p. 10. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Miller, Shannon (October 21, 2020). "Livin' on the edge: Janet Jackson's love of rock in one electrifying hour". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ a b "ユー ジャネット・ジャクソン" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
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- ^ a b c Katz, Larry (December 23, 1997). "Janet Jackson hangs emotions out on 'The Velvet Rope'". CNN. Retrieved August 11, 2016.
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- ^ a b Considine, J.D. (October 9, 1997). "Janet Jackson The Velvet Rope (Virgin 44762)". The Baltimore Sun. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (October 20, 1997). "Janet Jackson Gets Nasty On The Velvet Rope". The New York Observer. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
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- ^ a b Arnold, Chuck (October 7, 2017). "Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope: Ranking the songs". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ Harrington, Richard (October 8, 1997). "Straight eros". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
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- ^ Jones, Steve (October 8, 1997). "Janet Jackson digs deep to regain control". The Desert Sun: C3. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
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- ^ Hyland, Ian (October 5, 1997). "It's Carry On Dancing With Magic Martha". Sunday Mirror: 53. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ Odell, Michael (October 10, 1997). "Crazy for you". The Guardian: 19. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ Beard, Chuck (October 24, 1997). "'Velvet Rope' is Jackson's best effort yet". Tallahassee Democrat. p. 270. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ Kot, Greg (October 5, 1997). "'Velvet Rope': Forget Lyrics, Concentrate On Rhythms". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on September 21, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ Le, Andrew. "Record Rewind: Janet Jackson – The Velvet Rope". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ Davis, Sarah (September 14, 1998). "Janet Jackson - You (Virgin)". Dotmusic. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ Catlin, Roger (October 5, 1997). "Jackson's Familiar Message, New Delivery". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on May 7, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ Corcoran, Michael (October 7, 1997). "Janet tugs harder on 'Velvet Rope'". Austin American-Statesman. p. E1-E3. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ Peterman, Erika D. (October 12, 1997). "Public glimpses of the private Janet". Tampa Bay Times. p. 6F. Retrieved February 2, 2023. (subscription required)
- ^ Pareles, Jon (October 7, 1997). "Love Can Get Complicated (Ouch!)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 19, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ "Step inside Janet Jackson's 'The Velvet Rope' at 25". Retropop. November 3, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
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- ^ Stevenson, Jane (August 14, 1998). "Jackson's full of Rope tricks". Jam!. Archived from the original on July 2, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ vanHorn, Teri (August 21, 1998). "Janet Jackson All Sexed Up With Nowhere To Go". MTV News. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
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