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"You" is a song by American recording artist Janet Jackson from her sixth studio album, The Velvet Rope (1997). It was released as the album's fifth single on September 3, 1998 in Japan.

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"You"
Single by Janet Jackson
from the album The Velvet Rope
B-side	"Accept Me"
Released	September 3, 1998 (1998-09-03)
Recorded	1997
Genre	Trip hop
Length	4:42
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Janet Jackson James Harris III Terry Lewis René Elizondo Jr. Harold Brown Sylvester Allen Morris Dickerson Howard Scott Leroy Jordan Lee Oskar Charles Miller
Producer(s)	Janet Jackson Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Janet Jackson singles chronology
"Luv Me, Luv Me" (1998) "You" (1998) "Every Time" (1998)
Music video
"You" on YouTube

Song information

A trip hop-flavored song,[1] "You" contains a sample from War's 1972 hit song "The Cisco Kid", penned by Harold Brown, Sylvester Allen, Morris Dickerson, Howard Scott, Leroy Jordan, Lee Oskar, and Charles Miller.

Responding to Q's suggestion that backing vocals on The Velvet Rope sounded like her brother, Jackson said: "You're the second or third person that's said that. It's not him, though. You know what? When we did 'You', I thought the ad-libs sounded too much like him, so I re-did them. But I guess I didn't make them sound different enough."[2]

Although the single received a promo release in the United Kingdom, it was ineligible to chart there.

Jackson has performed the song on The Velvet Rope Tour and on her 2019 Vegas residency, Janet Jackson: Metamorphosis.

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by David Mallet and shot at the SECC Arena in Glasgow, Scotland on June 2, 1998 in front of a select group of fans. Made to look like a live performance, it is spliced with actual concert footage of Jackson's The Velvet Rope Tour, filmed at the same location the next day. The footage contains highlights from the entire show, including the moment when Janet pulled 16-year-old Wilson Kelvin McQuade on stage and did a lap dance for him during the song "Rope Burn". The video appears on the DVD edition of 2001's All for You and on the 2004 DVD From Janet to Damita Jo: The Videos.[3]

Track listings

European promo CD single (EU VSCDJ 1713)[4]

1. "You" (single edit) – 3:56
2. "You" (album version) – 4:42

Japanese CD single (VJCP12116)[5]

1. "You" (album version) – 4:42
2. "Every Time" (Jam & Lewis Disco Mix) – 4:16
3. "Accept Me" – 4:07

US video single (J-JVIYO231025)[6]

1. "You" (short version) (video) – 4:13

Official remixes

• Album version – 4:42
• Album instrumental – 4:46
• Single edit – 3:56
• Short version – 4:13

References

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