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1993 single by Janet Jackson

1993 single by Janet Jackson

"Again"
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Standard cover art (US CD single pictured)

Single by Janet Jackson
from the album Janet
B-side
  • "Funky Large Band"
  • "Over again" (French version)
Released October 12, 1993 (1993-10-12)
Recorded 1992
Studio Flyte Tyme (Edina, Minnesota)
Genre Pop
Length 3:47
Label Virgin
Songwriter(south)
  • Janet Jackson
  • James Harris 3
  • Terry Lewis
Producer(south)
  • Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
  • Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson singles chronology
"If"
(1993) 		"Again"
(1993) 		"Because of Dear"
(1994)
Music video
"Again" on YouTube

"Over again" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson, appearing starting time as the endmost song to the 1993 film Poetic Justice, and later included on Jackson's fifth album, Janet (1993). Written and produced by Jackson and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the ballad was released as the album'south third single on October 12, 1993, past Virgin Records, and talks about the reconnection with an old lover. Originally an experimental sound Jam and Lewis was because for the anthology, they did not give the song serious contemplation until the motion-picture show producers from Poetic Justice requested a ballad for the soundtrack.

Critics were divided on their opinions of "Again". Some praised it as a highlight from the Janet anthology and a archetype, while other critics responded negatively to its sentimental lyrical content. Notwithstanding, "Again" became a commercial success, topping the US Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in belatedly 1993, while also reaching the top x in Canada, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

"Again" received Golden World and University Award nominations for Best Original Song.[1] [2] Two videos for the song, directed by Jackson's then-husband René Elizondo, Jr., were released: one with and other without scenes from Poetic Justice. The song was covered by How to Dress Well for his second album, Total Loss and sampled by Iyaz on his 2010 single, "Solo".

Background and recording [edit]

In 1992, Janet Jackson filmed her get-go movie, Poetic Justice, prior to recording a new anthology. In "Poetic Justice", Justice (Jackson) uses her poetry to deal with her grief afterwards her boyfriend is killed in a shooting incident at a bulldoze-in.[3] Afterwards shooting the film, Jackson started recording a new anthology, declaring that the film inspired her to take new direction in her music, "Rhythm Nation was a heavy tape, and Poetic Justice was a heavy movie. I wanted to do something lighter only as well daring ... When I wrote the album, I was withal in a poetic frame of heed, inspired by Maya's beautiful language."[4]

"Again" was originally an experimental sound the production duo Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis was considering for the album. While Jackson institute its melody compelling, the trio did not requite the song serious contemplation until the film producers from Poetic Justice requested a ballad for the movie's soundtrack. Jackson subsequently wrote the lyrics for "Once again" and shaped them effectually Jam's melody.[five] The song was somewhen included as the closing song to the film, but was not included on its soundtrack album. It was afterwards released every bit janet.'s third single on October 12, 1993, with the jazz-funky track "Funky Big Band" from the album appearing on the unmarried as a B-side, besides as a French version of the vocal, which also appeared on the express edition of the janet. album.

Limerick and lyrics [edit]

"Once more" was written and produced by Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. It is fix in common time with a cardinal of C major. Jackson'southward vocal chords ranges betwixt the tonal nodes of low-tone Chiliad3 to loftier-tone Dv. The song is in a moderate tempo of 64 beats per minute with the chord progression being set like C–G–Am–F–C–Dm7/Thou in the first verse and C–Eastward–Am7–D9 in the chorus.[6] "Again" is a "lightweight" piano ballad,[7] based on a lost dearest. The song's story is about running into an sometime friend, only to discover that the feelings for that person are as strong equally ever. "Kinda tardily in the game and my heart is in your easily. Don't yous stand up there and then tell me you lot love me and get out me once again," she sings.[8]

Critical reception [edit]

"Over again" divided music critics. Despite calling it a "throwaway", Alex Henderson of AllMusic picked the song as a highlight from the album.[9] Larry Motion picture from Billboard called information technology "a delicate ballad". He added, "Her evocative voice is swathed in grand piano lines and quasi-orchestral strings that volition thrill ardent fans at top twoscore radio. Melancholy lyrics are icing on a sweetness musical cake that millions will desire to taste."[10] In a "classic rails-by-track review", some other editor, Andrew Hampp remarked, "By the time Jackson pleas at the vocal's close, seemingly choking dorsum tears, "Crusade I've fallen in love with you again," it's hard not to become misty even afterwards countless listens."[xi] Essence ranked "Again" every bit the number-4 Greatest Suspension-upwards vocal of best.[12] John Martinucci from the Gavin Report described it as "a tender honey song that definitely tugs on the center strings."[13] Music writer James Masterton viewed it as "a slushy ballad" in his weekly United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland nautical chart commentary.[14] Alan Jones from Music Week rated it four out of five, stating that "this fragile and fragrant ballad draws a sophisticated song performance from Jackson. With total orchestral accessory, it is sugariness merely not saccharine, and is likely to abound into a huge hit."[15] Sal Cinquemani of Camber Magazine called it "the most treacly, saccharine ballad Janet has ever recorded, complete with the kind of teary breakdown one might expect from her brother."[sixteen]

Chart performance [edit]

"Once more" was a success on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, reaching the top forty in August 1993 and the tiptop 10 in October 1993.[17] The song topped the Billboard charts for 2 weeks, being certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in December. The song spent 15 weeks in the top 10, making information technology Jackson'due south longest running top-x single.[17] The vocal was also a success on other Billboard component charts, including the Height xl Mainstream (peaking at number ii),[xviii] the Rhythmic Top forty (number three),[xix] Adult Contemporary (number four),[20] and Hot R&B Singles & Tracks (number seven).[21] In Canada, the vocal was as well a success, reaching number 2.[22] In the U.k., "Again" was a success, peaking at number six, condign her sixth elevation-ten unmarried.[23]

Elsewhere, the song peaked within the elevation 20. In Australia, "Again" debuted at number 26, before peaking at number xix, four weeks later.[24] In New Zealand, the song was even better, peaking at number 13,[25] while in Sweden, the vocal was fifty-fifty higher, with a pinnacle of number 5 after 11 weeks on the chart, becoming her highest charting-single in that location.[26]

Music video [edit]

The music video for "Again" was directed by Jackson's and then-husband René Elizondo, Jr. in 1993. It features thespian Gary Dourdan equally Jackson'southward lost honey, with Jackson writing in her diary every bit she reminisces about her beloved through flashbacks. The alternative version of the video contains scenes from Poetic Justice playing on a television. The original video appears on the 1994 compilation janet. and the 2004 DVD From Janet to Damita Jo: The Videos, while the Poetic Justice version is included on the 2001 DVD edition of All for You. "Again" was published on YouTube in November 2010. The video has clustered more than 3,ane million views as of September 2021.[27]

Live performances [edit]

Since its release, Jackson has performed the song on all of her tours, including the janet. Tour, The Velvet Rope Bout, All for You Tour, Rock Witchu Tour, and the Number Ones, Up Close and Personal tour, where it was defended to Phoenix, Arizona and Oslo, Norway. She as well performed it on the season 9 finale of American Idol. Jackson included the song on her 2015-2016 Unbreakable World Tour. "Over again" was used as a video interlude on her Country of the Earth Tour in 2017.

Accolades, covers and samples [edit]

The song was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1993. It too received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 66th Academy Awards, where Jackson performed the song live.[17] "Over again" was covered by How to Apparel Well and appeared as a bonus track on his 2012 album Full Loss, which was also inspired by Janet'due south "The Velvet Rope".[28] Co-ordinate to the singer Tom Krell, "What you lot're getting is not a report of a feeling, merely a sonic presentation of the feeling," he said about the cover.[xi] The vocal was sampled by Iyaz on his 2010 single "Solo". According to Leah Greenblatt of Amusement Weekly, "it riffs 'Over again', without direct sampling either the primary hook or re-upping the lyrics directly. The song but lifts a substantial chunk of Janet's lilting melody."[29] The melody was also used in Stanley Clarke'due south vocal "Lucky Again" on his 1995 album At the Movies.

Rail listing and formats [edit]

Charts and certifications [edit]

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