Nasty

E67130
single song

"Nasty" is a 1986 hit single by Janet Jackson, known for its assertive lyrics, pioneering new jack swing sound, and iconic "nasty boys" refrain.

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Label Occurrences
Nasty canonical 9
“Nasty” 1

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Control ⓘ
artist Janet Jackson ⓘ
associatedAct Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis ⓘ
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 Top 10 ⓘ
chartPositionUSHotR&BHipHopSongs Number 1 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
decade 1980s ⓘ
follows What Have You Done for Me Lately ⓘ
format 12-inch single ⓘ
7-inch single ⓘ
genre R&B ⓘ
new jack swing ⓘ
hasCatchphrase My first name ain’t baby, it’s Janet ⓘ
No, my first name ain’t baby ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn later R&B and pop artists ⓘ
hasRefrain nasty boys ⓘ
hasStyleCharacteristic funk-influenced bassline ⓘ
spoken-word intro ⓘ
syncopated drum-machine beats ⓘ
includedIn Janet Jackson concert setlists ⓘ
isHitSingle true ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length approximately 4 minutes ⓘ
lyricalSubject confronting disrespectful men ⓘ
musicVideoDirector Mary Lambert ⓘ
notableFor assertive feminist lyrics ⓘ
influential choreography ⓘ
pioneering new jack swing sound in mainstream pop ⓘ
partOf Control (album) ⓘ
performer Janet Jackson ⓘ
producer Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis ⓘ
recordedBy Janet Jackson ⓘ
recordLabel A&M Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1986 ⓘ
theme female assertiveness ⓘ
self-respect ⓘ
writer James Harris III ⓘ
Janet Jackson ⓘ
Terry Lewis ⓘ
yearOfSingleRelease 1986 ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Janet Jackson → notableWork → Nasty ⓘ
Janet World Tour → hasSongInSetlist → Nasty ⓘ
Rhythm Nation World Tour → setListIncludes → Nasty ⓘ
All for You Tour → setlistIncludes → Nasty ⓘ
State of the World Tour → setlistFeature → Nasty ⓘ
Together Again Tour → includesSong → Nasty ⓘ
When I Think of You → previousSingle → Nasty ⓘ
James Harris III → notableSongWritten → Nasty ⓘ
this entity surface form: “Nasty”
The Velvet Rope World Tour → includesSong → Nasty ⓘ
Rock Witchu Tour → setlistIncludes → Nasty ⓘ