"That's the Way Love Goes"
Single by Janet Jackson from the album janet.
Released	April 20, 1993
Format	CD single, CD maxi single, cassette single, 7" single, 12" maxi single
Genre	R&B, slow jam
Length	4:25
Label	Virgin
Writer	Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis
Producer	Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Certification	4× platinum (South Africa) Platinum (U.S.)
Janet Jackson singles chronology
"The Best Things in Life Are Free" (1992) "That's the Way Love Goes" (1993) "If" (1993)
janet. track listing
"Morning" (1) "That's the Way Love Goes" (2) "You Know" (3)
Design of a Decade 1986/1996 track listing
"Rhythm Nation" (12) "That's the Way Love Goes" (13) "Come Back to Me" (14)

"That's the Way Love Goes" is the Grammy Award-winning first single from American singer Janet Jackson's fifth studio album, janet. (1993). It was her longest-running number-one single ever in the United States, staying atop the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks. Image File history File links Licensing This image is of a music album or single cover, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the album or the artist(s) which produced the music in question. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, activist, and pop icon. ... janet. ... is the 110th day of the year (111th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ... A maxi single or maxi-single is a music single release with more than the usual two tracks (generally an a-side song and a b-side song). ... Insert from the Winter cassette single by Tori Amos The cassette single was a music recording format that debuted in the 80s. ... A 12-inch record (left), a 7-inch record (right), and a CD (above) Two 7 singles (left), two colored 7 singles (middle), and two 7 singles with large spindle holes (right). ... For the record label, see 12 Inch Records. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Rhythm and blues (disambiguation). ... A slow jam is a song with an R&B-influenced melody. ... In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Virgin Records was a British recording label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, and Nik Powell in 1972. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... James Jimmy Jam Harris III (born on June 6, 1959 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) and Terry Lewis (born November 21, 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska) are an American R&B and pop songwriting and record production team. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... “Golden record” redirects here. ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, activist, and pop icon. ... The Best Things in Life Are Free was a 1992 hit song for American R&B legends Janet Jackson and the late Luther Vandross. ... If is a single by Janet Jackson, the second from her fifth studio album // The song was written and produced by Jackson, Harris, and Lewis and became Jacksons second top five hit from the album. ... janet. ... Alternate covers International cover Japanese cover Design of a Decade 1986/1996 is the first greatest hits album (eight overall) by American R&B/pop singer Janet Jackson. ... Rhythm Nation was the second single by pop music diva Janet Jackson from her fourth studio album Rhythm Nation 1814. ... Come Back to Me was the fifth single released from Janet Jacksons critically and commercially successful album Rhythm Nation 1814. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, activist, and pop icon. ... janet. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ...

History

"That's the Way Love Goes" debuted at number fourteen on the Billboard Hot 100. Two weeks later, a day before Jackson's twenty-seventh birthday, May 16, 1993 it became Janet's sixth number-one on the Billboard Hot 100, eleventh number-one on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, and her ninth number-one on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart. The song also became a big UK number two hit the same year. “Hot 100” redirects here. ... is the 136th day of the year (137th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, formerly known as Top Soul Singles, Top Black Singles, and Top R&B Singles (before the hip-hop term was added in the late 1990s), is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ... Billboard magazines Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco) is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ...

There had been a lot of legal wrangling between the managers of Jackson and her producers, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, before recording began on her number-one album Rhythm Nation 1814. The mood was quite different going into janet., according to Jimmy Jam. The album reflected the lives of Jackson and her producers. James Jimmy Jam Harris III (born on June 6, 1959 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) and Terry Lewis (born November 21, 1956 in Omaha, Nebraska) are an American R&B and pop songwriting and record production team. ... Janet Jacksons Rhythm Nation 1814 (commonly titled simply Rhythm Nation or Rhythm Nation 1814) is the fourth studio album by American R & B artist Janet Jackson. ...

"That's the Way Love Goes" began as a loop of a sample from James Brown's number-one R&B hit from 1974, "Papa Don't Take No Mess". Jackson wasn't excited about the track the first time she heard it, so Jam and Lewis gave her a tape of it just as she was leaving for a Christmas vacation and asked her to listen to it for a couple of weeks. When she returned, she told the producers, "You know that track you did? I love it. It's absolutely the bomb," according to Billboard magazine. Janet came up with the title, and the first draft had the lovelorn tone one would expect from such a title. Then she called Jimmy Jam at 2 in the morning to tell him she was taking a different direction, casting the lyrics in a more seductive light. For other persons named James Brown, see James Brown (disambiguation). ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Papa Dont Take No Mess is a funk song performed by James Brown. ... For other uses, see Christmas (disambiguation). ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ...

Jam and Lewis had a little bit of a fight with Virgin over which single to release first. "Everybody was talking about "If", says Jimmy Jam. "To me, your first single should say, 'Welcome to the album. If you like this, check out the rest.' And we really felt "That's the Way Love Goes" was in keeping with the spirit of the rest of the album. And since it went to number one, we proved that we were right!" If is a single by Janet Jackson, the second from her fifth studio album // The song was written and produced by Jackson, Harris, and Lewis and became Jacksons second top five hit from the album. ...

"That's the Way Love Goes" sold over 3.5 million singles worldwide^{[citation needed]} and won Jackson her second Grammy Award for Best R&B Song and she was nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. The Grammy Award for Best R&B Song (sometimes known as the R&B Songwriters Award) has been awarded since 1969. ... The Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1968. ...

"That's the Way Love Goes" has been covered by Norman Brown, 'N Sync, Chantay Savage, Deborah Cox and Brownstone. Norman Oliver Brown (1913 – 2002) was an American scholar, born in El Oro, Mexico. ... N Sync (also stylized *NSYNC) was an American boy band, widely regarded as one of the most successful pop acts of the late 90s and early 2000s, selling over 56 million records worldwide. ... Chantay Savage Chantay Savage is an R&B/dance singer who found success in the 90s with singles like Dont Let It Go to Your Head, and I Will Survive, in which she reworked the Gloria Gaynor disco anthem. ... Deborah Cox (born July 13, 1974 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian R&B/House singer. ... Brownstone is a Grammy Award nominated female R&B group popular during the mid-1990s which has begun a revival in 2007. ...

Music video

The video was directed by Jackson's former boyfriend John Landis. It takes places in a hotel where Jackson and her boyfriend's are relaxing. Jackson has a new bikini and her friends want her to show that, but she doesn't want to. Then her friend Amanda plays the tape and puts it in the stereo on side A. Jackson begins to perform to the song and she is interrupted by Amanda who pauses it to tell her "I want your sex" Amands plays the tape and everyone in the apartment feel the song and they begin to dance along to it. The video also features then unknown Paula Abdul and Jennifer Lopez as Jackson's backup dancers. "That's the Way Love Goes" was nominated for 3 MTV Video Music Awards including Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, and Best Choreography. It has become one of Jackson's most memorable videos to date.^{[original research?]} John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American movie actor, director, writer, and producer. ... Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American multi-platinum selling Grammy Award-winning singer, dancer, television personality, jewelry designer, and Emmy Award-winning choreographer. ... For the meteorologist of The Weather Channel, see The Weather Channel (United States). ...

MTV Icon

As Jackson was hailed as the first MTV Icon, 'N Sync made a video tribute by covering this song in a similar setting as that of the original video. It was played in front of Janet Jackson and the rest of the audience in 2001. N Sync (also stylized *NSYNC) was an American boy band, widely regarded as one of the most successful pop acts of the late 90s and early 2000s, selling over 56 million records worldwide. ...

Track listing

CD single

1993

1. That's the Way Love Goes (CJ R&B 7" Mix) (4:11)
2. That's the Way Love Goes (CJ R&B 12" Mix) (6:18)
3. That's the Way Love Goes (CJ FXTC Club Mix) (6:24)
4. That's the Way Love Goes (Macapella) (6:24)
5. That's the Way Love Goes (CJ FXTC Instrumental) (6:16)
6. That's the Way Love Goes (LP Version) (4:26)

Charts

Official versions/remixes

• Album version (4:25)
• Instrumental (4:25)
• A capella (4:25)
• CJ R&B 7" mix (4:10)
• CJ R&B 12" mix (6:16)
• CJ Macapella (6:22)
• CJ FXTC club mix (6:24)
• CJ FXTC dub (6:14)
• CJ FXTC instrumental (6:16)
• We Aimsta Win mix (5:36)
• We Aimsta Win mix #1 (5:42)
• We Aimsta Win mix #2 (5:14)
• We Aimsta Win instrumental (5:42)

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See also

• List of number-one hits (United States)
• List of number-one dance hits (United States)

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References

External links

• "That's The Way Love Goes" chart history

• Music video for "That's The Way Love Goes" (long version) at Youtube