On April 27, 2007, the video was made available on the iTunes Store.īritney Spears referenced "The Pleasure Principle" video, as well as Janet's "Miss You Much" video for the chair routine in her "Stronger" music video, with the video's director Joseph Kahn saying her idea was inspired by "Janet Jackson's 'Pleasure Principle' - the iconic chair sequence in that". Mýa paid tribute by re-enacting Jackson's choreography from the video, most noticeably the mirror scene. Elements of the choreography incorporate a chair and a microphone stand.ĭuring MTV's first-ever mtvICON in 2001, Jackson was paid tribute by singers Pink, Usher, and Mýa. She gives a solo dance performance while singing about the pleasure principle. In the video, Jackson enters a loft to practice her dancing. At the 1988 MTV Video Music Awards the video won for Best Choreography and was nominated for Best Female Video. the single would be able to make it into the top 40 in most markets, but failed to match the international success of Control's previous singles.įor the Dominic Sena-directed music video, the Shep Pettibone Mix was used. It was ranked number 34 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs year-end chart of 1987. It nevertheless became her fifth chart-topper on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and her third on the Hot Dance Club Play. Released in mid-1987, "The Pleasure Principle" peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 that summer, becoming the only song released from Control to miss the top five of the chart. Jackson has performed the song on the Rhythm Nation 1814 Tour, The Velvet Rope Tour, Rock Witchu Tour, Number Ones: Up Close and Personal, Unbreakable Tour, State Of The World Tour and Metamorphosis: The Las Vegas Residency It mentions a "Big Yellow Taxi," alluding to the Joni Mitchell song Jackson would prominently sample in her 1997 hit, "Got 'til It's Gone." "The Pleasure Principle" was nominated for Best Single, Female at the 1988 Soul Train Music Awards. Written and produced by Monte Moir, the song is an "independent woman" anthem about love gone wrong built around a dance beat. Jackson performing "The Pleasure Principle" live on the Rhythm Nation 1814 Tour in 1990.
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