Twenty Foreplay

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“Twenty Foreplay”
“Twenty Foreplay” cover
Single by Janet Jackson
from the album Design of a Decade 1986/1996
Released September 2, 1996
Format CD single
Genre R&B, soul
Length 6:06 (U.S. version)
5:20 (international version)
6:20 (Slow Jam Fantasy Mix)
Label A&M
Writer(s) Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis
Producer Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Janet Jackson singles chronology
"Runaway"
(1995)		 "Twenty Foreplay"
(1996)		 "Got 'Til It's Gone"
(1997)
Design of a Decade 1986/1996 track listing
"Let's Wait Awhile"
(15)		 "Twenty Foreplay"
(16)
Alternate cover
UK limited edition CD single cover
UK limited edition CD single cover

"Twenty Foreplay" is a song by American R&B/pop singer Janet Jackson.

Contents

[edit] Song information

Released on September 2, 1996, it was the second and final single released from Janet Jackson's first greatest hits album, Design of a Decade 1986/1996. The song starts off as a soulful ballad before changing to an upbeat R&B groove. The title is a play on the word foreplay and "24 hours a day". The U.S. version of "Twenty Foreplay" is lengthier than the international version which was edited in order to fit two more songs on the international release of Design of a Decade 1986/1996. The Slow Jam Fantasy Mix is the complete version of the song and contains an extra second verse.

[edit] Chart performance

The single was more successful outside Europe, reaching the top thirty in Australia. It charted inside the top forty of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart in the United States, but was unable to enter the Billboard Hot 100 because the single was not released commercially.

[edit] Music video

The 1950s-look of the video was inspired by Dorothy Dandridge, whom Jackson considers to be America's first African American sex symbol. The video was shot in black and white and features Jackson in the glamorous Hollywood life such as, movie premiere, press conference, and videotaping of her on the backlot of a movie set. The video has never been released commercially.

[edit] Track listings and formats

EU Promo CD Single (588 460-2)[1]
  1. Slow Jam International Edit - 4:26
EU 12" Promo Vinyl (588 464-1)[2]
  1. Radio Club Mix - 5:02
  2. Tribal Vocal Mix - 6:59
  3. The Raw Dub - 6:59
  4. Junior's Jungle Club Mix - 9:56
  5. Junior's Dub - 9:01
U.S. 12" Promo Vinyl (AMPRO 00124)[3]
  1. Junior's Jungle Club Mix - 9:56
  2. Junior's Dub - 9:01
  3. Tribal Beats - 2:58
  4. The Raw Dub - 6:59
  5. Tribal Vocal Mix - 6:59
  6. Slow Jam Fantasy Mix - 6:19
U.S. Promo CD Single (AMSAD 00133)[4]
  1. Slow Jam Mix - 4:50
  2. Slow Jam Edit - 4:28
  3. Slow Jam Video Edit - 4:50
  4. Slow Jam Fantasy Edit - 5:20
  5. Slow Jam Fantasy Mix - 6:19
U.S. Maxi-CD Single (581 317-2)[5]
German Maxi-CD Single (CDM5813172)[6]
  1. Slow Jam International Edit - 4:26
  2. Jam & Lewis Street Mix Edit - 3:23
  3. Jam & Lewis Ghetto Mix - 4:54
  4. Slow Jam Video Edit - 4:50
UK Maxi-CD Single (581 511-2)[7]
  1. Slow Jam International Edit - 4:26
  2. "The Pleasure Principle" (Legendary Radio Mix - 4:17
  3. "Alright" (CJ Radio) - 3:52
  4. "The Pleasure Principle" (Legendary Club) Mix - 8:15
UK 2 x CD Single (Limited edition)(581511/3)[8]
  1. Slow Jam International Edit - 4:26
  2. "Runaway" (Album Version) - 3:35
  3. "When I Think Of You" (Album Version) - 3:57
  4. "Let's Wait Awhile" (Album Version) - 4:36
  5. Slow Jam International Edit - 4:26
  6. "The Pleasure Principle" (Legendary Radio Mix - 4:17
  7. "Alright" (CJ Radio) - 3:52
  8. "The Pleasure Principle" (Legendary Club) Mix - 8:15

[edit] Charts

Chart (1996)[9] Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 29
Canadian Singles Chart 27
Dutch Singles Chart 41
German Singles Chart 74
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 38
UK Singles Chart 22
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay 32
ARC Top 40 16

[edit] Official remixes

  • U.S. Album Version – 6:06
  • International Album Version – 5:17
  • Junior's Jungle Club Mix – 9:56
  • Junior's Dub – 9:01
  • Radio Club Mix – 3:49
  • Radio Club Mix Edit – 3:42
  • Tribal Beats – 2:58
  • Tribal Vocal – 6:59
  • The Raw Dub – 6:59
  • Slow Jam Mix – 4:50
  • Slow Jam Edit – 4:26
  • Slow Jam International Edit – 4:20
  • Slow Jam Video Edit – 4:52
  • Slow Jam Fantasy Mix – 6:20
  • Slow Jam Fantasy Edit – 5:20
  • Slow Jam Bedtime Mix – 6:19
  • UK Edit – 3:13

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jackson,janet CDs, Vinyl Records, CD Singles, Used CD's and Music Albums - Buy at MusicStack
  2. ^ Janet Jackson - Twenty Foreplay
  3. ^ Janet Jackson - Twenty Foreplay
  4. ^ Jackson,janet CDs, Vinyl Records, CD Singles, Used CD's and Music Albums - Buy at MusicStack
  5. ^ Janet Jackson - Twenty Foreplay
  6. ^ Janet Jackson Twenty Fourplay Germany 5" CD SINGLE (58943)
  7. ^ Janet Jackson - Twenty Foreplay
  8. ^ Janet Jackson Twenty Foreplay UK DOUBLE CD SINGLE SET (163404)
  9. ^ SwissCharts.com accessed September 14, 2007
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