Escapade (song)
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| Single by Janet Jackson from the album Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 |
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| B-side | "Escapade" (Instrumental) | ||||
| Released | January 18, 1990 (U.S.) March 1990 (UK) |
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| Format | 7" single, 12" maxi single | ||||
| Genre | R&B, dance-pop | ||||
| Length | 4:44 | ||||
| Label | A&M | ||||
| Writer(s) | Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis | ||||
| Producer | Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis | ||||
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) | ||||
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"Escapade" is the third single from American R&B/pop singer Janet Jackson's fourth studio album, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989).
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[edit] Song information
The song was written by Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The song peaked at number one for three weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 the week of March 3, 1990, becoming Jackson's third number-one single. It also hit number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and was certified gold.
The video for the song, directed by Peter Smillie, takes place at a Mardi Gras-like carnival. On April 27, 2007, the video was made available on the iTunes Store.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 25 |
| Belgian Singles Chart | 11 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 3 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 13 |
| French Singles Chart[1] | 23 |
| German Singles Chart | 17 |
| UK Singles Chart | 17 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary | 16 |
[edit] Official versions/remixes
- Album Version – 4:44
- Instrumental – 4:09
- Hippiapolis Mix – 4:28
- Hippiapolis Dub – 4:25
- The Get Away 7" – 4:42
- The Get Away Dub – 5:16
- We've Got It Made 7" – 4:21
- The Good Time 7" – 4:42
- Shep's Good Time Mix – 7:31
- Shep's Good Time Mix – 7:15 (appears on German CD single — the part from 05:47–06:01 was omitted)
- Housecapade 7" – 4:26
- Shep's Housecapade Mix – 7:55
- Housecapade Dub – 5:42
- I Can't Take No More Dub – 4:57
- One Nation Under a Rhythm Mix – 7:00
| Preceded by "I'll Be Good to You" by Quincy Jones featuring Ray Charles and Chaka Khan |
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single February 24, 1990 – March 10, 1990 |
Succeeded by "All Around the World" by Lisa Stansfield |
| Preceded by "Opposites Attract" by Paula Abdul |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single March 3, 1990 – March 17, 1990 |
Succeeded by "Black Velvet" by Alannah Myles |
| Preceded by "Where Do We Go from Here" by Stacy Lattisaw with Johnny Gill |
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one single March 10, 1990 |
Succeeded by "The Secret Garden" by Quincy Jones with Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge and Barry White |
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