"Love Will Never Do" is the seventh single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 from American R&B

Contemporary R&B

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 and pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 singer Janet Jackson

Janet Jackson

Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...

's fourth studio album, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989). It topped the Billboard Hot 100

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 chart for one week.

Song information

The song became Jackson's fifth number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100

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, the final of seven top five singles from the album, making her the only artist to achieve seven top five singles from one album. The success of "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" also helped the album to become the only in history to produce number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in three separate calendar years, those being "Miss You Much" in 1989, "Escapade" and "Black Cat" in 1990, and "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" in 1991.

In 1996, the song was remix

Remix

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ed by Roger Sanchez. The Single Edit was included on the international release of Jackson's 1996 greatest hits compilation Design of a Decade 1986/1996

Design of a Decade 1986/1996

Most music reviewers had a positive reception to Design of a Decade, mainly because of the amount of chart-topping singles it contained, but many noted the "misleading title" as the content predominantly spanned a five-year period....

. Although being one of the album's last singles, it was one of the first songs recorded for Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814. The song's background vocals were recorded in late 1988, while Jackson recorded the lead vocals in January 1989.

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Steven Lewis are an American R&B and pop-music songwriting and record production team...

 tooled on the idea of making this song a duet. According to Fred Bronson

Fred Bronson

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's The Billboard Book of Number 1 Hits, they thought about possibly getting Prince

Prince (musician)

Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...

, Johnny Gill

Johnny Gill

Johnny Gill is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He is the sixth and final member of the R&B supergroup New Edition, and was also a member of another supergroup called LSG; with Gerald Levert and Keith Sweat. His signature song "My, My, My" has been included on numerous romantic...

, Ralph Tresvant

Ralph Tresvant

Ralph Tresvant , aka Rizz, is an American tenor singer, best known as one of the lead singers in New Edition.-New Edition:Tresvant sang lead on many of the New Edition lead singles including "Candy Girl", "Cool It Now" and "If It Isn't Love"...

, or anyone else working with them at the time. However, there was no concrete plan. During the recording of the first verse, Jimmy Jam tells Jackson, "Sing it low like some guy would sing it." As a result, they kept the idea of her singing the first verse in a low octave but go an octave up on the second verse.

Jackson has performed the song on most of her tours including the janet. Tour

Janet. Tour

The Janet. World Tour is the second concert tour by American recording artist Janet Jackson. It was launched in support of her fifth studio album Janet . It began in November, 1993 and continued through April, 1995...

, The Velvet Rope Tour

The Velvet Rope Tour

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, All for You Tour

All for You Tour

The All for You Tour was a worldwide concert tour in 2001 by American pop/R&B singer Janet Jackson in support of her multi-platinum album All for You...

, and Rock Witchu Tour

Rock Witchu Tour

The Rock Witchu Tour was the fifth concert tour by American singer-songwriter, Janet Jackson, in support of her tenth studio album Discipline. This was Jackson's first tour in nearly seven years. The tour visited North America...

. It was also included in her current tour, Number Ones: Up Close and Personal

Number Ones: Up Close and Personal

Number Ones: Up Close and Personal is the sixth concert tour by American recording artist Janet Jackson. Described as her "largest world tour", the show is in support of her second compilation album, Number Ones...

.

Macy Gray

Macy Gray

Macy Gray is a Grammy Award-winning American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress, famed for her distinctive raspy voice, and a singing style heavily influenced by Billie Holiday and Betty Davis.Gray has released five studio albums, with her fifth studio album, The Sellout,...

 sang the song live as a tribute to Jackson during MTV

MTV

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's mtvICON

MTV Icon

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 special in 2001.

Music video

The video

Music video

A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 was directed by the late photographer Herb Ritts

Herb Ritts

Herbert "Herb" Ritts was an American fashion photographer who concentrated on black-and-white photography and portraits, often in the style of classical Greek sculpture.-Early life and career:...

 and choreographed by Tina Landon

Tina Landon

Tina Landon is an award-winning Mexican-American choreographer based in Los Angeles who has worked with Prince, Anastacia, Mýa, Pink, Jay-Z, Marc Anthony, Kristi Yamaguchi, Aerosmith, Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Ricky Martin, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Shakira, Pussycat Dolls, Tina...

 in September 1990. Jackson originally planned to wear a dress for the video, but Ritts envisioned Jackson in nothing more than a black top and a pair of jeans. The video features cameos by actors (then Calvin Klein

Calvin Klein

Calvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc. in 1968. In addition to clothing, Klein has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewelry....

 underwear models) Antonio Sabàto, Jr.

Antonio Sabàto, Jr.

Antonio Sabàto, Jr. is an American actor and model. Born in Italy and raised in the U.S., Sabàto first became known as a Calvin Klein model and for his role on the soap opera General Hospital. He continued appearing in films and television series throughout the 1990s and 2000s.-Early life:Sabàto...

 and Djimon Hounsou

Djimon Hounsou

Djimon Diaw Hounsou is a Beninese actor and model. As an actor, Hounsou has been nominated for two Academy Awards.-Early life:Djimon Hounsou was born in Cotonou, Benin, in 1964, to lbertine and Pierre Hounsou, a cook. He emigrated to Lyon in France at the age of thirteen with his brother, Edmond....

.

The video won for Best Female Video

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 and was nominated for Best Choreography

MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography

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 and Best Art Direction

MTV Video Music Award for Best Art Direction

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 at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards

1991 MTV Video Music Awards

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. It ranked 13 on Rolling Stone

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s The 100 Top Music Videos, 72 on VH1

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's 100 Greatest Videos, and 88 on MTV

MTV

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's 100 Greatest Videos Ever Made.

Two versions of the video were produced, one in black-and-white

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, and the other colorized, both of which appear on the Design of a Decade 1986/1996

Design of a Decade 1986/1996 (video)

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 video compilation. On April 27, 2007, the video was made available on iTunes

ITunes Store

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.

Track listings

Dutch 7" single (390 606-7)

1. Work It Out" 7" With Intro – 4:48
2. The Love 7" – 4:36

UK 12" single (AMY 700) (limited edition with tour patch & sticker)
Dutch 12" single (390 606-1)

1. The "Work It Out" Mix – 7:30
2. UK Funky Mix – 6:25
3. The "Work It Out" Dub – 4:50

UK CD single (AMCD 700)
European CD single (390 606-2)
U.S. CD single (75021 2400 2)

1. Work It Out" 7" With Intro – 4:48
2. Shep
   Shep Pettibone
   Robert E. Pettibone, Jr. is a record producer, remixer, songwriter and club DJ, one of the most prolific of the 1980s. His earliest work known to the public was for one of New York City's top disco/dance radio stations, WRKS 98.7 "Kiss" FM, and later as remixer/producer for the disco label Salsoul...
   
   's "Work It Out" Mix – 7:37
3. UK Funky Mix – 6:25

U.S. 12" single (75021 2346 1)

1. The "Work It Out" Mix – 7:30
2. The "Work It Out" Dub – 4:51
3. Work It Out" 7" With Intro – 4:48
4. UK Funky Mix – 6:25
5. UK Instrumental – 6:05
6. Single Version – 4:30

U.S. promo CD single (750217444-2)

1. Single Version - 4:30
2. Work It Out" 7" With Intro – 4:48
3. UK Funky 7" – 4:29
4. The Love 7" – 4:36
5. Work It Out 7" – 4:13
6. The "Work It Out" Mix – 7:30
7. UK Funky Mix – 6:25
8. Shep's Love Mix – 6:03
9. UK Funky Instrumental – 6:06
10. The Work It Out Dub – 4:49

U.S. cassette single (75021-1538-4)

1. Single Version – 4:30
2. Work It Out" 7" With Intro – 4:48

Japanese 3" CD single (PCDY-10021)

1. Single Version – 4:30
2. Work It Out" 7" With Intro – 4:48
3. "The 1814 Megamix" – 7:24

Japanese CD maxi single (PCCY-10164)

1. Single Version – 4:30
2. Work It Out" 7" With Intro – 4:48
3. UK Funky 7" – 4:29
4. The Love 7" – 4:36
5. Work It Out" 7" – 4:13
6. The "Work It Out" Mix – 7:30
7. UK Funky Mix – 6:25
8. Shep's Love Mix – 6:03
9. The "Work It Out" Dub – 4:50
10. The Love Dub – 6:07
11. Shep's Original 7" – 4:28
12. Acapella – 3:49
13. "The 1814 Megamix" – 7:24
14. "You Need Me" – 4:35

UK 1996 12" single

1. Roger Sanchez Club Mix – 6:45
2. Roger Sanchez Club Mix Instrumental – 6:45
3. Roger Sanchez Acid Vocal – 9:24
4. Roger Sanchez Club Dub – 6:25

Official versions/remixes

1990 remixes

• Album Version – 5:50
• Single Version – 4:35
• A Capella – 3:48
• UK Funky 7" – 4:29
• UK Funky Mix – 6:56
• UK Funky Instrumental – 6:06
• Work It Out 7" – 4:13
• Work It Out 7" with Intro – 4:48
• Work It Out Mix – 7:37 (also Shep
  Shep Pettibone
  Robert E. Pettibone, Jr. is a record producer, remixer, songwriter and club DJ, one of the most prolific of the 1980s. His earliest work known to the public was for one of New York City's top disco/dance radio stations, WRKS 98.7 "Kiss" FM, and later as remixer/producer for the disco label Salsoul...
  
  's Work It Out Mix)
• Work It Out Dub – 4:49
• Original 7" – 4:26 (also Shep's Original 7")
• The Love 7" – 4:36
• The Love Mix – 6:03 (also Shep's Love Mix)
• The Love Dub – 6:02

1996 remixes

• Roger Sanchez
  Roger Sanchez
  Roger Sanchez, also known as Roger S. and The S Man, is a Grammy award-winning American House music DJ who has scored many hits in the European and World Charts...
  
   Acid Vocal – 9:24
• Roger Sanchez Acid Dub – 6:45
• Roger Sanchez Club Mix – 6:45
• Roger Sanchez Instrumental – 6:45
• Love To Infinity Acid Club Mix – 6:50
• Love To Infinity Classic Paradise Radio Mix – 4:08
• Love To Infinity Radio Master Mix – 4:27

Peak positions

Chart (1990/1991)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...	14
Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	33
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	22
New Zealand Singles Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand...	27
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	34
US Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	1
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...	3
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100	19