Together Again (Janet Jackson song)

Together Again (Janet Jackson song)

Infobox Single
Name = Together Again


Artist = Janet Jackson
Album = The Velvet Rope
Released = October 21 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 = 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)
Last single = "Got 'Til It's Gone"
(1997)
This single = "Together Again"
(1997)
Next single = "I Get Lonely"
(1998)
Misc = Extra track listing
Album = The Velvet Rope
Type = studio
prev_track = "Free Xone"
prev_no = 9
this_track = "Together Again"
track_no = 11
next_track = "Empty"
next_no = 13
Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = single


Lower caption = UK enhanced CD single

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

ong information

Released on November 25, 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, [ [http://www.musicremedy.com/j/Janet_Jackson/videos/Together_Again-11066.html Janet Jackson Together Again music video - MusicRemedy ] ] [ [http://video.aol.com/video-detail/together-again-janet-jackson/1076565684 Together Again - Janet Jackson - AOL Video ] ] as one can hear when listening to the level's theme. [Recording of "Bridge Zone" music hosted on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azzoPlYhY08] 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 U.S. #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.

Music videos

Two videos were produced for the song. The one for 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 one for the Deeper Remix was directed by René Elizondo, Jr. 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 "".

Chart performance

As the first official single from her album "The Velvet Rope" (after the radio-only U.S. single "Got 'Til It's Gone"), the single was highly anticipated. Before its official release it was enjoying heavy airplay in North America. Some weeks after its release it topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming her eighth number-one single there. In the U.S. it retained its pole position for two weeks and remained in the top five and the top ten for a great number of weeks. In Canada it peaked at number two and stayed in the top ten for many weeks, becoming one of her biggest hits there, even surpassing the success of some of her six number-one singles there, due to its amazing staying power on the chart. In the UK the single enjoyed very heavy airplay and high sales, which helped the single to achieve massive chart success there. Even though it peaked at number four in the UK top 75 it is one of the most successful singles of all time there, since it remained in the top ten of the charts for a great number of weeks. In the rest of Europe it achieved massive success topping the charts of most of the European countries. In Japan and the rest of Asia it also became a huge hit, hitting the top spot of the Japanese Oricon charts. It also topped the charts of the United World Chart where it remained for seven weeks and sold six to seven million copies worldwide becoming one of the most successful sinlges of all time. It was ranked the second most successful single of 1998 just behind Celine Dion's smash hit "My Heart Will Go On". The single's massive commercial and radio success helped "The Velvet Rope" to top the charts of several countries throughout Europe and worldwide. It is her best-selling single to date.

Track listings and formats

;Columbian Promo CD Single (PROJANET) [ [http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=321369 Janet Jackson Together Again Colombia Promo 5" CD SINGLE (321369) ] ]
# Colombia Edit - 3.42

;UK 12" Vinyl (7243 8 94747 6 3) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/603213 Janet Jackson - Together Again ] ]
# Tony Humphries 12" Edit Mix - 9:57
# Tony Humphries FBI Edit Dub - 7:20
# DJ Premier 100 In A 50 Remix - 5:22
# DJ Premier 100 Just The Bass Vocal - 5:21
# Jimmy Jam Deep Remix - 5:46

;UK 12" R&B Promo Vinyl (VSTXDJ 1670) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/1002769 Janet Jackson - Together Again (Promo) ] ]
# DJ Premier 100 In A 50 Remix - 5:22
# DJ Premier 100 Just The Bass Vocal - 5:21
# Jimmy Jam Deep Remix - 5:46
# Jimmy Jam Extended Deep Club Mix - 6:29

;UK 12" Remix Vinyl (VSTDJ 1670) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/157032 Janet Jackson - Together Again ] ]
# Tony Humphries Club Mix - 6:44
# Tony Humphries 12" Edit Mix - 9:57
# Tony Humphries FBI Dub - 7:20
# Tony Humphries White & Black Dub - 6:30

;UK Promo CD Single (VSCDJ1670) [ [http://www.musicstack.com/item/16894162/jackson+janet/together+again Jackson Janet CDs, Vinyl Records, CD Singles, Used CD's and Music Albums - Buy at MusicStack ] ]
# Radio Edit - 4:08
# Single Edit - 4:22
# Album Version - 5:01

;UK Maxi-CD Single (VSCDG 1670) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/65275 Janet Jackson - Together Again ] ] ;Japanese CD Single (VJCP-12084) [ [http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=97073 Janet Jackson Together Again Japan 5" CD SINGLE (97073) ] ] ;Australian CD Single (8947482) [ [http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=98356 Janet Jackson Together Again Australia 5" CD SINGLE (98356) ] ]
# Radio Edit - 4:07
# Tony Humphries Club Mix - 6:44
# DJ Premier 100 In A 50 Remix - 5:22
# Jimmy Jam Deep Remix - 5:46
# Tony Moran 7" Edit W/ Janet Vocal Intro - 5:29
# Jimmy Jam Deeper Radio Edit - 4:00

;U.S. 2 x 12" Promo Vinyl (SPRO-12791) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/309297 Janet* - Together Again ] ]
# Tony Moran 12" Club Mix - 11:00
# Tony Humphries FBI Dub - 7:21
# Tony Humphries Club Mix - 6:44
# Jimmy Jam Extended Deep Club Mix - 6:29
# Jimmy Jam Deep Remix - 5:46
# DJ Premier Just The Bass - 5:22
# Tony Moran Radio - 5:27
# Album Version - 5:01

;U.S. 12" Vinyl (Y-38623) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/97320 Janet* - Together Again ] ]
# Tony Moran 12" Club Mix - 11:00
# Tony Humphries Club Mix - 6:44
# Jimmy Jam Extended Deep Club Mix - 6:29
# DJ Premier Just The Bass - 5:22

;U.S. Promo CD Single (DPRO-12791) [ [http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=101890 Janet Jackson Together Again USA Promo 5" CD SINGLE (101890) ] ]
# Jimmy Jam Deeper Remix Edit - 4:00
# Jimmy Jam Deep Remix Radio Edit - 4:16
# DJ Premier Just The Bass - 5:22
# Jimmy Jam Deep Remix - 5:46
# DJ Premier 100 In A 50 Remix - 5:22
# Call Out Hook (Deeper Mix) - 0:20
# Call Out Hook (Deep Mix) - 0.15

;U.S. Maxi-CD Single (7243 8 38623-2-0) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/557466 Janet Jackson - Together Again ] ]
# Radio Edit - 4:07
# Jimmy Jam Deeper Radio Edit - 4:00
# Jimmy Jam Deep Radio Edit - 4:16
# "Got 'Til It's Gone" (Ummah Jay Dee's Revenge Mix) - 3:45

;French 12" Promo Vinyl (SA 8225) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/895795 Janet Jackson - Together Again ] ] ;French CD Single (7243 8 94850 2 8) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/437131 Janet Jackson - Together Again ] ]
# Radio Edit - 4:07
# Jimmy Jam Deeper Radio Edit - 4:00

Charts

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

References

succession box
before = "Candle in the Wind 1997" by Elton John
title = United World Chart number-one single
years = January 10 1998February 21 1998
after = "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion
succession box
before = "Truly Madly Deeply" by Savage Garden
title = U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one single
years = January 31 1998February 7 1998
after = "Nice and Slow" by Usher
succession box two to one
before1 = "Barbie Girl" by Aqua
title1 = Eurochart Hot 100 Singles number-one single
years1 = January 31 1998February 14 1998
before2 = "It's Like That" by Run-D.M.C. vs. Jason Nevins
title2 = Dutch Top 40 number-one single
years2 = January 31 1998February 14 1998
after = "My Heart Will Go On"by Celine Dion
succession box
before = "Kiss You All Over" by No Mercy
title = U.S. "Billboard" Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
years = February 7 1998
after = "Elements" by Danny Tenaglia
succession box
before = "Show Me Love" by Robyn
title = ARC Weekly Top 40 number-one single
years = January 17 - 24, 1998
after = "Truly Madly Deeply" by Savage Garden


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