That's the Way Love Goes
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| Single by Janet Jackson from the album janet. |
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| Released | April 20, 1993 | ||||
| Format | CD single, CD maxi single, cassette single, 7" single, 12" maxi single | ||||
| Genre | R&B | ||||
| Length | 4:25 | ||||
| Label | Virgin | ||||
| Writer(s) | Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis | ||||
| Producer | Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis | ||||
| Certification | 4× platinum (South Africa) Platinum (U.S.) |
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"That's the Way Love Goes" is a song by American R&B/pop singer Janet Jackson.
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[edit] Song information
Released on April 20, 1993, the Grammy Award-winning song was the first single from Jackson's fifth studio album, janet. (1993). It was her longest-running number-one single ever in the United States, staying atop the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks. "That's the Way Love Goes" is a song written by Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and contains a sample of James Brown's number-one R&B hit from 1974, "Papa Don't Take No Mess". As the lead single from janet., the mood was a stark contrast to her previous album Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814. "If" was the original choice for the lead single by Virgin. However, Jam and Lewis argued otherwise. "Everybody was talking about", says Jam. "To me, your first single should say, 'Welcome to the album. If you like this, check out the rest.' And we really felt "That's the Way Love Goes" was in keeping with the spirit of the rest of the album. And since it went to number one, we proved that we were right!" "If" was eventually released as the second single from the album.
Jackson won her second Grammy Award for Best R&B Song, and was also nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for the song.
Since then, the song has been covered by Norman Brown, 'N Sync, Chantay Savage, Deborah Cox, and Brownstone.
Jackson performed the song as a medley with "If" 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 the song entitled CJ FXTC Club Mix appears on her second remix compilation janet. Remixed.
[edit] Chart performance
"That's the Way Love Goes" debuted at number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100. Two weeks later, a day before Jackson's twenty-seventh birthday, May 16, 1993 it became Jackson's sixth number one on the Billboard Hot 100, eleventh number one on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, and her ninth number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play. It also reached number two on the UK Singles Chart.
[edit] Music video
The video was directed by Jackson's ex-husband René Elizondo, Jr.. Set in a hotel, Jackson is decpited amongst her friends who persuade her to play her new song. Jackson performs the song and where is interrupted by Tish who pauses it to tell her, "Yo, this is slamming!" Tish plays the tape and everyone in the hotel begins to dance along to it. The video also features the then-unknown Jennifer Lopez as Jackson's backup dancer. "That's the Way Love Goes" was nominated for three MTV Video Music Awards in 1993 including Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, and Best Choreography. The video is featured on the 1994 compilation janet., the limited bonus-DVD edition of 2001's All for You, and 2004's From janet. to Damita Jo: The Videos.
An alternate version of the video, the "One Take Version", is set in the same hotel room and is a single take focusing solely on Jackson. It appears exclusively on the 1994 VHS video compilation janet.[1]
[edit] Track listings and formats
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[edit] Charts
| Chart (1993)[12] | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 16 |
| U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 | 1 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Austria | 16 |
| Belgium | 12 |
| Canada | 1 |
| Finland | 5 |
| France | 15 |
| Germany | 9 |
| Netherlands | 7 |
| Hungary | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| Poland[13] | 7 |
| Sweden | 7 |
| Switzerland | 11 |
| UK | 2 |
[edit] Official remixes
- Album Version – 4:25
- Instrumental – 4:25
- A Capella – 4:25
- CJ R&B 7" Mix – 4:10
- CJ R&B 12" Mix – 6:16
- CJ Macapella – 6:22
- CJ FXTC Club Mix – 6:24
- CJ FXTC Dub – 6:14
- CJ FXTC Instrumental – 6:16
- We Aimsta Win Mix #1 – 5:42
- We Aimsta Win Mix #2 – 5:14
- We Aimsta Win Instrumental – 5:42
- "That's the Way Love Goes/If" Medley (Live) – 5:46
[edit] References
- ^ Janet Jackson Janet UK VIDEOS (162960)
- ^ Janet Jackson That's The Way Love Goes - Digipak UK 5" CD SINGLE (17356)
- ^ Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes
- ^ Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes
- ^ Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes
- ^ Janet Jackson That's The Way Love Goes - Red Vinyl USA Promo 7" RECORD (18767)
- ^ Janet Jackson That's The Way Love Goes Japan 3" CD SINGLE (18133)
- ^ Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes
- ^ Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes
- ^ Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes (The Shocklee Remixes)
- ^ Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes
- ^ "That's the Way Love Goes", various Singles Charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 4, 2008)
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| Preceded by "Freak Me" by Silk |
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles & Tracks number-one single May 8, 1993 – May 29, 1993 |
Succeeded by "Knockin' Da Boots" by H-Town |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single May 15, 1993 – July 3, 1993 |
Succeeded by "Weak" by SWV |
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| Preceded by "Easy" by Faith No More |
ARIA (Australia) number-one single May 29, 1993 |
Succeeded by "Informer" by Snow |
| Preceded by "Informer" by Snow |
RIANZ (New Zealand) number-one single May 29, 1993 – June 5, 1993 |
Succeeded by "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" by UB40 |
| Preceded by "Phorever People" by The Shamen |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play number-one single June 26, 1993 |
Succeeded by "Plastic Dreams" by Jaydee |
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