Song · Janet Jackson
“If” by Janet Jackson
From the album janet. (1993)
“If” by Janet Jackson appears on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations between 2021 and 2023. It was first released in 1993 on the album janet.. Its best result is #485 on the 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s.
Janet Jackson's "If" landed on July 13, 1993, the second single from janet., her fifth album, and it's the sound of her new jack swing and hip-hop grinding up against rock, trip hop and industrial clang. Jackson wrote and produced it with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and Harvey Fuqua, John Bristol and Jackey Beavers share the writing credit because it samples their "Someday We'll Be Together", the Diana Ross & the Supremes number. Steve Hodge and David Rideau mixed it.
Critics mostly raved, hearing Jackson trade her reserved, celibate public image for a frankly sexual one. It reached 4 on the Hot 100 and went gold, and Dominic Sena's video, all voyeurism and fierce choreography, showed off touch screens and web cameras before anybody could buy them, then took Best Female Video and Best Dance Video at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 485 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2023 | 569 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
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