Eh, it's a throwaway, fun little pop song. No need to make a trillion dollar super serious Bjork-ish video for it.

I for some reason expect the cd single cover and video to fit the sound a bit more?

i really like the video! I think it is funny and cute! This is probably gonna be one of my fav's since "Got Till It's Gone".

Whoever said Janet dont make good video's better get the boot. What about "Runaway" "All 4 U""If" "Son Of A Gun" (little dark and weird, but cool and different 4 her).

Got damn i wish she made a video for "What About" dammit.

paisleypark4 said:

Who said she doesn't make good videos? Obviously they don't know what they're talking about!

And to add to your list, what about "Alright", "Love Will Never Do", "The Pleasure Principle", "You Want This", "Love Will Never Do", "Any Time, Any Place", "Miss You Much", "Rhythm Nation"... the list goes on & on!

theVelvetRoper said:

My goodness, Janet broke it down with the TVR project. "Go Deep," "I Get Lonely," "Together Again," and "Got 'Til It's Gone" -- those videos were amazing. I still watch them to this day. I even liked "Doesn't Really Matter" and I still love the "All For You" video, the breakdown dance sequence on Sunset Boulevard cannot be forgotten! I LOVE THE WAY THAT SONG OPENS UP -- 4, 3, 2, 1 ::"Glow of Love" beat::" Talk about some velvet euphoria! Hell, "Someone To Call My Lover" also gets repeat spins when I pull out the AFY DVD Edition. That's a great video, as well.

"Just A Little While" is a cool little video. No hateration over here at all!
[This message was edited Thu Mar 11 21:01:16 2004 by JANFAN4L]

JANFAN4L said:

Oh my God! I remember the day "All For You" premiered! I thought I was going to have a Janet seizure!

theVelvetRoper said:

OH SH*T, you took me back! It was all over for me when I was watching TRL (*gasp*) back in '01, Carson Daly was like "here's a five-second sneak peek of Janet Jackson's new video" and then they showed the now-classic Sunset Blvd. breakdown scene. I damn near fell out of my chair like Damon Wayans on "My Wife & Kids" -- closest analogy I could come up with .

Also, when Janet was on 106&Park and they played snippets of "Trust A Try" and "You Ain't Right" (keep in mind this is the first time I ever heard it) I was like " "

JANFAN4L said:

Wow, I know! What about when VH1 had the previewed the opening night of the AFY tour?! I could NOT wait for that concert!

I think this is a horrible video...especially for the first one off a new album...very half-assed and a total waste. I am soooo bummed the way things are going with this project. She has the opportunity to take it to the next level considering all eyes are on her now....and she releases a weak song and video. I think this may be the worst video she has ever done...along the lines of "Go Deep" and "Because of Love".

Thank god they are not releasing this video in the US. I hope the video for "I Want You" is better...though I am certain that song will not be a hit for her either. I just don't get it...why are they releasing songs that are weak singles? Maybe she does not care about the charts at this point in her career...thought I know she is a very competitive person by nature.

Does it require a rocket scientist to guide Virgin/janet on what kind of single they should release to launch an album? Geeez!

I don't think I'll be buying this album, as things are. I'll download it and if I like more than 5 tracks, I'll purchase it. I really love Janet and own tons of her stuff, but I guess I'm not as devoted as members like JanFan4L or VelvetRoper. I can't convince myself that either of these singles are hot.

VoicesCarry said:

REALLY, both singles? I can see if somehow you are underwhelmed by JALW. But "I Want You" is clearly awesome, no?
[This message was edited Sun Mar 14 4:40:40 2004 by CinisterCee]

Funk said:

There are several possible reasons:

a) Virgin is a company full of dumbasses (probable).

OR

b) The album just isn't so hot after all, and this really is the best they have (possible...every artist has a downturn at one time or another).

OR

c) Some combination of both.

I don't think I'll be buying this album, as things are. I'll download it and if I like more than 5 tracks, I'll purchase it. I really love Janet and own tons of her stuff, but I guess I'm not as devoted as members like JanFan4L or VelvetRoper. I can't convince myself that either of these singles are hot. And so far the promotional strategy makes it sound like the people at Virgin heard the album and said "oh shit, what the fuck do we do with this?".

As things are, I think with each passing day this project looks more and more like Janet's American Life. "Just A Little While" peaked at no. 45, which is abominable for an artist of Janet's stature. "I Want You" is struggling on the R&B singles chart (it hasn't even charted on the Hot 100). 2 videos and 2 first singles - Virgin is desperate. Which one to air, which one is which? The public is rejecting this project. Radio producers are openly laughing at JALW on the air ("It sounds like a jingle for some two-bit restaurant in southern Texas"). Virgin would be sensible to delay it a month, release a good single (or does one not exist, perhaps?) and give it a chance. Otherwise, it's doomed to long-term failure.

But so what? Janet will come back with a bang if this does indeed tank. She'll have to work to rebuild her casual fan base, but in can be done.
[This message was edited Sat Mar 13 11:47:34 2004 by VoicesCarry]

CinisterCee said:

Sorry, it just doesn't strike me as first-single material. To be honest I find her voice sounds pretty weak on it (and it sounds bland when you compare it to something like "You Don't Know My Name").