Janet Jackson - The Pleasure Principle May 2026

: Critics have described its musicality as a "sonic groover" with synths that "bump like busted shock absorbers" and screeching electric guitars. The Iconic Music Video

: The video won Best Choreography at the 1988 MTV Video Music Awards and was nominated for Best Female Video. Chart Performance and Impact Janet Jackson - The Pleasure Principle

Uniquely for the Control album, this was the only track not produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Instead, it was written and produced by , a keyboardist for the Minneapolis funk group The Time. : Critics have described its musicality as a