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| Single by Janet Jackson | ||||||||||
| from the album Discipline | ||||||||||
| Released | December 29, 2007 | |||||||||
| Format | Digital download, CD, 12" | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||||||||
| Genre | R&B, dance-pop, electro | |||||||||
| Length | 3:56 (radio edit/single version) 3:38 (album version) |
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| Label | Island | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Rodney Jerkins, Dernst Emile, Tasleema Yasin, LaShawn Daniels | |||||||||
| Producer | Rodney Jerkins, D'Mile | |||||||||
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"Feedback" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson. The R&B/dance-pop song was written by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Dernst Emile, Tasleema Yasin, and LaShawn Daniels, and was produced by D'Mile and Jerkins. "Feedback" was released as the lead single from Jackson's tenth studio album, Discipline. In December 2007, the song was announced as the lead single from the album. It premiered on New York radio station Z100 on December 12, 2007, and was released as a digital download on December 29, 2007 in the United States. It was sent to radio stations across the country on January 7, 2008.
The song was generally well-received by critics, who compared it favorably with "Rhythm Nation" and "Escapade". The song was described by Jackson as a metaphor for sexual tension. Jackson promoted the song live on various television programs within the United States. "Feedback" peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Jackson's biggest hit in the US since 2001, as well as her fortieth chart entry, making her only the seventh female to achieve this. The song peaked at number 3 in Canada, and became a top twenty hit in several other countries. The single was not as successful in Australia or Europe, failing to chart in the United Kingdom.
Jackson filmed the music video for "Feedback" with British director Saam Farahmand, and choreographer Gil Duldulao, Jr. In the video, Jackson was accompanied by 8 dancers, rehearsals took a week, and the video took two days to complete. The song also has more than a dozen official re-mixes.
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Jackson departed from her usual musical style with "Feedback" in an effort to update her music. The song was written and produced by Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Dernst Emile, LaShawn Daniels, Tasleema Yasin and D'Mile.[1] Jackson's long time producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis did not contribute to the song or the album project.[2] Unusually, Jackson did not write or co-write any songs on the album.[3] "Feedback" has elements of three musical genres, which include Jackson's staples of pop and R&B.[4] The third genre, electro, along with robotic vocals described as "robo-vocals", are rarely heard in Jackson's prior music.[5][6] Much like the music video, Jackson described the song as "a metaphor for sexual tension", adding, "It’s a provocative conversation that invites openness in an area where so many of us are closed off."[7][8] The song contains sexually-charged lyrics such as "something heavy like a first day period" and "Strum me like a guitar, blow out my amplifier", and took up much of review coverage.[5][9]
Jackson performed the song for several television promotional appearances, including Good Morning America and TRL.[10][11] Jackson also performed the song on the Rock Witchu Tour and her current tour Number Ones: Up Close and Personal.
Critical responses to the song were mostly positive. Billboard described "Feedback" as a "bona fide smash" and noted that the song "features a gracious dance groove, but more so, supplies a sing along hook and distinctive melody — a funked-up 'All for You', perhaps."[4] Bill Lamb, in an article for About.com, said that Jackson "may have hit a musical home run [with "Feedback"]", and subsequently listed the song in the site's Top 100 Pop Songs for 2007.[12][13] Digital Spy's review noted, "While 'Feedback' isn't a dance floor monster to rival, say, "Rhythm Nation" or "Escapade", it has everything you want from a Jackson single: hard-edged beats, plenty of hooks and enough attitude to compensate for her flimsy-as-cling-film voice."[5]
Rolling Stone stated, "When Janet brags she's heavy like a first-day period ... or sings in a scrunched-up robot voice that she's so much betta than your girl, all the amateur competition should just pack up their Web cams and go home".[14] Slant said that "["Feedback"] is only a notch above "All Nite (Don't Stop)", but it possesses all the lyrical sass and club-affability that was promised with 20 Y.O. and is thus somewhat of a comeback for Janet".[15] Other reviews were negative. The Boston Globe described the song with sarcasm saying, "The droid-like lead track...is built of metaphors and analogies. Compared to the hard-core dirty talk of Damita Jo this one is poetry."[16] Much like Discipline, the song was criticised for sexual overtones and references, and received much media coverage.[5][9]
"Feedback" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 84.[17] In its tenth chart week (and coinciding with the release of its parent album), the song rose from number 53 to number 19, its peak position, making it Jackson's 29th top 20 hit on the Hot 100 and her first such hit since "Someone to Call My Lover" in 2001.[18][19] "Feedback" reached number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart, peaked on the Hot Digital Songs Chart at number seven, and reached number 23 on the Pop 100.[19]
On the Canadian Hot 100, "Feedback" debuted at number 48 on January 12, 2008.[17] The same week the song moved to number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, "Feedback" moved from number 22 to number three on the Canadian Hot 100, its peak position.[17] The song was also a top five hit in Greece and a top 20 hit in New Zealand.[17] In many countries, particularly in Europe, the song became a commercial failure. In Australia, the song reached number 50. The song reached number 47 in Austria, and 36 in France. In the United Kingdom, however, the song failed to chart.[17][20]
Jackson filmed the music video for "Feedback" with British director Saam Farahmand in New York. The dance routines in the video were choreographed by Gil Duldulao, Jr.[21] The video premiered on BET's 106 & Park on January 8, 2008, and was made available to view on the Yahoo! Music site the same day.[22][22] Two different versions of the video were offered for sale via iTunes Store.[23][24]
The deluxe edition album included a DVD entitled "The making of Discipline". The DVD was split into five chapters, which documents the production of the album, lead music video and promotion. The third chapter shows the rehearsals of the dance routine for the "Feedback" music video.[8][25] The DVD reveals that the eight dancers had been practicing for over a week before they started working with Jackson. The dancers then had three days to rehearse with Jackson and a further two days to complete the video.[8] Jackson described the video as a metaphor for sexual tension.[7] The fourth chapter is the making of the video. Jackson told the director that she wanted a futuristic, moody concept, and he came up with the idea of jumping between planets. The final chapter shows the lead music video in its entirety.[8][25][26][7]
There are existing 4 remix videos: the Rosabel Hyper Mix, the Ralphi Rosario Dirty Sexy Vox, the Ralphi Rosario & Craig J Electroshock Vox and the Craig J's Sassy Vox
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Twelve official remixes of "Feedback" have been released which are available from mainstream music download venues.[34][35][36] The main official remix is the So So Def Remix featuring Busta Rhymes, Ciara, Fabolous, & uncredited background vocals by Jermaine Dupri.
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| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[17] | 50 |
| Ö3 Austria Top 40[20] | 47 |
| Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[17] | 19 |
| Canadian Hot 100 (Billboard)[17][37] | 3 |
| Danish Singles Chart[17] | 27 |
| Dutch Singles Chart [38] | 59 |
| French Singles Chart[17] | 36 |
| European Hot 100 (Billboard)[37] | 69 |
| German Top 100 Singles[17] | 40 |
| Greek Singles Chart[39] | 5 |
| Irish Singles Chart[17] | 32 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[17] | 17 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[17] | 16 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[17] | 41 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[17] | 51 |
| Turkey Airplay Chart[17] | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[37] | 19 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop Songs[37] | 30 |
| U.S. Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[37] | 39 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play[37] | 1 |
| Preceded by "Together" by Bob Sinclar and Steve Edwards |
Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play number-one single March 22, 2008 |
Succeeded by "The Boss" by Kristine W |
| Year-end Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play[37] | 5 |
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