Together Again (Janet Jackson song)

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“Together Again”
“Together Again” cover
Single by Janet
from the album The Velvet Rope
Released November 25, 1997
Format CD single, CD maxi single, cassette single, cassette maxi single, 12" maxi single, 7" single
Genre Dance-pop
Length 4:58 (Album Version)
4:07 (Radio Edit)
Label Virgin
Writer(s) Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, René Elizondo, Jr.
Producer Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Certification 2× platinum (Australia)
Platinum (Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, South Africa)
Gold (United States)
Janet singles chronology
"Got 'Til It's Gone"
(1997)		 "Together Again"
(1997)		 "I Get Lonely"
(1998)
The Velvet Rope track listing
"Free Xone"
(9)		 "Together Again"
(11)		 "Empty"
(13)
Alternate cover
UK enhanced CD single
UK enhanced CD single

"Together Again" is a song by American R&B/pop singer Janet Jackson.

Contents

[edit] Song information

Released on November 18, 1997, it was the second single from Janet Jackson's sixth studio album, The Velvet Rope (1997), and the official first single released in the U.S. The song was a tribute by Jackson to friends who had recently passed from AIDS. Originally written as a ballad, the track was re-arranged as a dance song when Jackson realized those friends wouldn't have wanted a sad song, but a celebration. The song uses a portion of the melody from "Bridge Zone", a level in the popular video game Sonic The Hedgehog, as its background melody,[1][2] as one can hear when listening to the level's theme.[3] The song became Jackson's eighth number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number eight on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. It was her only US #1 hit from the Velvet Rope album. The single sold nearly six million copies worldwide, and became one of the biggest selling singles from a female artist in the history of the UK singles chart, where it peaked at #4. The song is Jackson's biggest international single, peaking in the top ten of many countries.

[edit] Music videos

Jackson in the remix version of the video.
Jackson in the remix version of the video.

Two videos were produced for the song. The Album Version was directed by Seb Janiak and is a dance video that shows Jackson and her dancers performing in an African Safari surrounded by elephants, giraffes and wildcats. In the scene where Jackson appears to be hugging herself, her then-dancer Nikki Pantenburg served as Jackson's body double. This version received a nomination for Best Dance Video at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards. "The Deeper Remix" was directed by (René Elizondo) and depicts Jackson in an apartment remembering a friend in the video. Both videos are featured on the DVD edition of 2001's All for You and the 2004 video compilation From janet. to Damita Jo: The Videos.

[edit] Track listings and formats

Columbian Promo CD Single (PROJANET)[4]
  1. Colombia Edit - 3.42
UK 12" Vinyl (7243 8 94747 6 3)[5]
  1. Tony Humphries 12" Edit Mix - 9:57
  2. Tony Humphries FBI Edit Dub - 7:20
  3. DJ Premier 100 In A 50 Remix - 5:22
  4. DJ Premier 100 Just The Bass Vocal - 5:21
  5. Jimmy Jam Deep Remix - 5:46
UK 12" R&B Promo Vinyl (VSTXDJ 1670)[6]
  1. DJ Premier 100 In A 50 Remix - 5:22
  2. DJ Premier 100 Just The Bass Vocal - 5:21
  3. Jimmy Jam Deep Remix - 5:46
  4. Jimmy Jam Extended Deep Club Mix - 6:29
UK 12" Remix Vinyl (VSTDJ 1670)[7]
  1. Tony Humphries Club Mix - 6:44
  2. Tony Humphries 12" Edit Mix - 9:57
  3. Tony Humphries FBI Dub - 7:20
  4. Tony Humphries White & Black Dub - 6:30
UK Promo CD Single (VSCDJ1670)[8]
  1. Radio Edit - 4:08
  2. Single Edit - 4:22
  3. Album Version - 5:01
UK Maxi-CD Single (VSCDG 1670)[9]
Japanese CD Single (VJCP-12084)[10]
Australian CD Single (8947482)[11]
  1. Radio Edit - 4:07
  2. Tony Humphries Club Mix - 6:44
  3. DJ Premier 100 In A 50 Remix - 5:22
  4. Jimmy Jam Deep Remix - 5:46
  5. Tony Moran 7" Edit W/ Janet Vocal Intro - 5:29
  6. Jimmy Jam Deeper Radio Edit - 4:00
U.S. 2 x 12" Promo Vinyl (SPRO-12791)[12]
  1. Tony Moran 12" Club Mix - 11:00
  2. Tony Humphries FBI Dub - 7:21
  3. Tony Humphries Club Mix - 6:44
  4. Jimmy Jam Extended Deep Club Mix - 6:29
  5. Jimmy Jam Deep Remix - 5:46
  6. DJ Premier Just The Bass - 5:22
  7. Tony Moran Radio - 5:27
  8. Album Version - 5:01
U.S. 12" Vinyl (Y-38623)[13]
  1. Tony Moran 12" Club Mix - 11:00
  2. Tony Humphries Club Mix - 6:44
  3. Jimmy Jam Extended Deep Club Mix - 6:29
  4. DJ Premier Just The Bass - 5:22
U.S. Promo CD Single (DPRO-12791)[14]
  1. Jimmy Jam Deeper Remix Edit - 4:00
  2. Jimmy Jam Deep Remix Radio Edit - 4:16
  3. DJ Premier Just The Bass - 5:22
  4. Jimmy Jam Deep Remix - 5:46
  5. DJ Premier 100 In A 50 Remix - 5:22
  6. Call Out Hook (Deeper Mix) - 0:20
  7. Call Out Hook (Deep Mix) - 0.15
U.S. Maxi-CD Single (7243 8 38623-2-0)[15]
  1. Radio Edit - 4:07
  2. Jimmy Jam Deeper Radio Edit - 4:00
  3. Jimmy Jam Deep Radio Edit - 4:16
  4. "Got 'Til It's Gone" (Ummah Jay Dee's Revenge Mix) - 3:45
French 12" Promo Vinyl (SA 8225)[16]
French CD Single (7243 8 94850 2 8)[17]
  1. Radio Edit - 4:07
  2. Jimmy Jam Deeper Radio Edit - 4:00

[edit] Official remixes

  • Album Version – 5:01
  • Radio Edit – 4:08
  • Single Edit – 4:22
  • Colombia Edit – 3:42
  • Jimmy Jam Deep Remix – 5:49
  • Jimmy Jam Deep Radio Edit – 4:16
  • Jimmy Jam Extended Deep Club Mix – 6:29
  • Jimmy Jam Deeper Remix – 4:53
  • Jimmy Jam Deeper Radio Edit – 4:00
  • Tony Moran 7" Edit w/ Janet Vocal Intro – 5:29
  • Tony Moran 12" Club Mix – 11:00
  • Tony Moran Radio Edit – 5:20
  • Tony Moran T&G Dub – 6:45
  • Tony Moran T&G Tribal Mix – 6:53
  • Tony Humphries Club Mix – 6:44
  • Tony Humphries 12" Club Mix – 9:57
  • Tony Humphries FBI Dub – 7:20
  • Tony Humphries White & Black Dub – 6:30
  • DJ Premier 100 In A 50 Mix – 5:22
  • DJ Premier Just Tha Bass – 5:22
  • Jonathan Peters Sound Factory Floor/Original Mix – 12:29
  • Jonathan Peters Tight Mix – 15:24
  • Jonathan Peters Tight Mix Edit Pt. 1 – 5:25
  • Jonathan Peters Tight Mix Edit Pt. 2 – 9:49
  • Jonathan Peters Vocal Radio Mix – 4:28
  • Jonathan Peters Mixshow – 7:09
  • Call Out Hook (Chorus) – 0:13
  • Call Out Hook (Verse) – 0:16
  • Call Out Hook (Deep Mix) – 0:15
  • Call Out Hook (Deeper Mix) – 0:20

[edit] Charts

Chart (1997) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart[18] 4
Chart (1998) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[19] 4
Ö3 Austria Top 40[19] 6
Belgian Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders)[19] 2
Belgian Ultratop 40 Singles (Wallonia)[19] 2
Canadian Singles Chart[20] 2
Danish Singles Chart[21] 4
Dutch Top 40[22] 1
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles[23] 1
Finnish Singles Chart[19] 16
French Singles Chart [19] 2
German Singles Chart[24] 2
Irish Singles Chart[25] 4
Italian Singles Chart[26] 5
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[19] 5
Norwegian VG-lista[19] 11
Swedish Singles Chart[19] 9
Swiss Singles Chart[19] 2
UK R&B Singles Chart[23] 9
United World Chart[27] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[20] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[20] 8
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[20] 1
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40[28] 1

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.musicremedy.com/j/Janet_Jackson/videos/Together_Again-11066.html
  2. ^ http://video.aol.com/video-detail/together-again-janet-jackson/1076565684
  3. ^ Recording of "Bridge Zone" music hosted on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azzoPlYhY08
  4. ^ Janet Jackson Together Again Colombia Promo 5" CD SINGLE (321369)
  5. ^ Janet Jackson - Together Again
  6. ^ Janet Jackson - Together Again (Promo)
  7. ^ Janet Jackson - Together Again
  8. ^ Jackson Janet CDs, Vinyl Records, CD Singles, Used CD's and Music Albums - Buy at MusicStack
  9. ^ Janet Jackson - Together Again
  10. ^ Janet Jackson Together Again Japan 5" CD SINGLE (97073)
  11. ^ Janet Jackson Together Again Australia 5" CD SINGLE (98356)
  12. ^ Janet* - Together Again
  13. ^ Janet* - Together Again
  14. ^ Janet Jackson Together Again USA Promo 5" CD SINGLE (101890)
  15. ^ Janet Jackson - Together Again
  16. ^ Janet Jackson - Together Again
  17. ^ Janet Jackson - Together Again
  18. ^ Chart Stats – Janet Jackson – Together Again. Chart Stats. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Janet Jackson – Together Again – swisscharts.com. SwissCharts.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
  20. ^ a b c d The Velvet Rope > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
  21. ^ Janet in Denmark. MJJ Charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-04.
  22. ^ De Nederlandse Top 40 – week 4 – 1998 (Dutch). Radio 538. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
  23. ^ a b Chart Data: Janet Jackson. Mariah-Charts.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-01.
  24. ^ Charts-Surfer: Music. Charts-Surfer. Retrieved on 2008-03-16.
  25. ^ The Irish Charts. IRMA. Retrieved on 2008-03-18.
  26. ^ Janet in Italy. MJJ Charts. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
  27. ^ United World Chart – singles & airplay – week 8 / 1998. Media Traffic. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
  28. ^ The ARC Weekly Top 40 Archives: January 17, 1998. Rock On The Net. Retrieved on 2008-04-05.
Preceded by
"Candle in the Wind 1997" by Elton John		 United World Chart number-one single
January 10, 1998 – February 21, 1998		 Succeeded by
"My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion
Preceded by
"Truly Madly Deeply" by Savage Garden		 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
January 31, 1998 – February 7, 1998		 Succeeded by
"Nice and Slow" by Usher
Preceded by
"Barbie Girl" by Aqua		 Eurochart Hot 100 Singles number-one single
January 31, 1998 – February 14, 1998		 Succeeded by
"My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion
Preceded by
"It's Like That" by Run-D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins		 Dutch Top 40 number-one single
January 31, 1998 – February 14, 1998
Preceded by
"Kiss You All Over" by No Mercy		 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
February 7, 1998		 Succeeded by
"Elements" by Danny Tenaglia
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