If

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music video single song

"If" is a 1993 Janet Jackson song known for its fusion of R&B, rock, and industrial sounds, sexually assertive lyrics, and innovative, high-energy choreography in its music video.

Observed surface forms (1)

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If (music video) 0

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf music video ⓘ
single ⓘ
song ⓘ
album Janet ⓘ
surface form: janet.
artist Janet Jackson ⓘ
associatedWithEra janet. era ⓘ
chartPerformance Billboard Hot 100 top 5 single ⓘ
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs top 5 single ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
criticalReception praised for production and choreography ⓘ
director Dominic Sena ⓘ
featuresChoreographyBy Janet Jackson ⓘ
Tina Landon ⓘ
followsSingle That's the Way Love Goes ⓘ
surface form: That’s the Way Love Goes
genre R&B ⓘ
industrial ⓘ
new jack swing ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasMusicVideo If (music video) ⓘ
hasRemix If (Brothers in Rhythm House Mix) ⓘ
If (David Morales Remix) ⓘ
hasSexuallyAssertiveLyrics true ⓘ
hasSignatureDanceRoutine true ⓘ
includedIn Janet Jackson concert setlists ⓘ
incorporatesElement R&B vocal harmonies ⓘ
industrial beats ⓘ
rock guitar riffs ⓘ
influenced later pop and R&B music videos ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricalTheme sexual fantasy ⓘ
voyeurism ⓘ
notableFor futuristic nightclub setting ⓘ
high-energy choreography ⓘ
innovative editing ⓘ
partOf janet. ⓘ
performer Janet Jackson ⓘ
precedesSingle Again ⓘ
producer Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis ⓘ
recordingPeriod 1992 ⓘ
recordLabel Virgin Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1993-07-13 ⓘ
songwriter James Harris III ⓘ
Janet Jackson ⓘ
Melvin Webb ⓘ
Terry Lewis ⓘ
Wayne Garfield ⓘ
Wilbur Longmire ⓘ
William Allen ⓘ
tempo up-tempo ⓘ

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