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"Rhythm Nation" is the second single
Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
 from American
United States

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 R&B
Contemporary R&B

Contemporary R&B is a music genre of Western culture popular music. Although the acronym ?R&B? originates from its association with traditional rhythm and blues music, the term R&B is today most often used to define a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in the 1980s....
/pop
Pop music

Pop music is a music genre that features a noticeable rhythmic element, melodies and hook , a mainstream style and a conventional structure.The term "pop music" was first used in 1926 in the sense of "having popular appeal" , but since the 1950s it has been used in the sense of a musical genre, originally characterized as a lighter alternat...
 singer Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson

Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Born in Gary, Indiana and raised in Encino, Los Angeles, California, she is the youngest child of the Jackson family of musicians....
's fourth studio album, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989).

song became the second of the historic seven top five singles released off the Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 album. Jackson composed the lyrics while Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Steven Lewis are an American Contemporary R&B and pop music songwriting and record production team....
 composed the music, which featured a sample
Sampling (music)

In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an musical instrument or a different sound recording of a song....
 from Sly & the Family Stone
Sly & the Family Stone

Sly & the Family Stone is an Music of the United States Funk music, soul music and rock music band from San Francisco, California. Originally active from 1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music....
's 1969 song "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

"Thank You ", released in December 1969, is a 1970 hit Single recorded by Sly & the Family Stone, recognized as one of the greatest and most influential funk songs of all time....
".






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"Rhythm Nation" is the second single
Single (music)

In the record industry, a single is a song usually used from a current or upcoming album to promote the album. Singles are distributed through a number of ways; originally, they were packaged as "single" records with one or two other songs and sold before the release of the album....
 from American
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 R&B
Contemporary R&B

Contemporary R&B is a music genre of Western culture popular music. Although the acronym ?R&B? originates from its association with traditional rhythm and blues music, the term R&B is today most often used to define a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in the 1980s....
/pop
Pop music

Pop music is a music genre that features a noticeable rhythmic element, melodies and hook , a mainstream style and a conventional structure.The term "pop music" was first used in 1926 in the sense of "having popular appeal" , but since the 1950s it has been used in the sense of a musical genre, originally characterized as a lighter alternat...
 singer Janet Jackson
Janet Jackson

Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Born in Gary, Indiana and raised in Encino, Los Angeles, California, she is the youngest child of the Jackson family of musicians....
's fourth studio album, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989).

Song information

The song became the second of the historic seven top five singles released off the Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 album. Jackson composed the lyrics while Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Steven Lewis are an American Contemporary R&B and pop music songwriting and record production team....
 composed the music, which featured a sample
Sampling (music)

In music, sampling is the act of taking a portion, or sample, of one sound recording and reusing it as an musical instrument or a different sound recording of a song....
 from Sly & the Family Stone
Sly & the Family Stone

Sly & the Family Stone is an Music of the United States Funk music, soul music and rock music band from San Francisco, California. Originally active from 1966 to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music....
's 1969 song "Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

"Thank You ", released in December 1969, is a 1970 hit Single recorded by Sly & the Family Stone, recognized as one of the greatest and most influential funk songs of all time....
". The song preached racial unity and harmony among nations and in promise of "looking for a better way of life" and a way to stop "social injustice." The song became as famous for its countdown in both the song and the video as it was for its message. It peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....
 and number one on the 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 magazine in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in Urban area, or primarily African-American, venues....
 during late 1989 and early 1990. It was also the song preceding Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake

Justin Randall Timberlake is an United Statesn pop music singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and actor. He has won six Grammy Awards as well as an Emmy Award....
's "Rock Your Body
Rock Your Body

"Rock Your Body" is the third single from Justin Timberlake's solo debut album Justified. The song features Vanessa Marquez . She was at that time to Star Trak Entertainment....
" that would unfold into the infamous Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy
Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy

Super Bowl XXXVIII, which was broadcast Broadcasting#Recorded or live on February 1, 2004 from Houston, Texas on the CBS television network in the United States, was noted for a controversial halftime show in which Janet Jackson's breast, which had the nipple completely uncovered, was exposed by Justin Timberlake for exactly 9/16 of a second, in...
.

The song inspired the name of English
England

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 DJ Trevor Nelson
Trevor Nelson

Trevor Leslie Nelson Order of the British Empire is an England DJ and presenter.Born in Hackney to a family of St Lucian heritage, he attended Grammar school in Islington....
's BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a United Kingdom international radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in current popular music throughout the day, with a slight bias to Rock music & Independent music music....
 show "Rhythm Nation". Nelson told Jackson this during their 1998 interview which aired on the same show. The show also spawned several compilation albums under the same name.

Jackson has performed the song on all five of her tours.

Music video

The famous black-and-white
Black-and-white

Black-and-white is a number of monochrome forms in visual arts. Most forms of visual technology start out in black and white, then slowly evolve into color as technology progresses....
 military-inspired dance video
Music video

A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a pop music or rock music song with lyrics. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings....
 was directed by Dominic Sena
Dominic Sena

Dominic Sena is an United States film director....
. The music video used technology from brother Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson is an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene at the age of 11 as a member of The Jackson 5 and began a solo career in 1971 while still a member of the group....
's Captain EO
Captain EO

Captain EO is a 3-D film formerly shown at The Walt Disney Company theme parks.The film stars Michael Jackson. It was directed by Francis Ford Coppola, Executive producer by George Lucas, choreographed by Jeffrey Hornaday, photographed by Peter Anderson, produced by Rusty Lemorande, and written by Lemorande, Lucas and Coppola....
 with permission from her brother. It was the finale in the Rhythm Nation 1814 Film. The video is famous for its high octane choreography in an abandoned factory. The "Rhythm Nation" video won awards for the MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography
MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography

The following is a list of MTV Video Music Awards winners for Best Choreography in a Video....
, was nominated for Best Dance Video, and received the MTV Video Vanguard Award in 1990. "Rhythm Nation" ranked thirty-seven on VH1
VH1

VH1 is an United States cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in television, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slighter older demographic than its sister channel, focusing on the lighter, softer side of popular music....
's Greatest 100 Videos and forty-four on MTV: 100 Greatest Videos Ever Made.

The video also features a young Tyrin Turner
Tyrin Turner

Tyrin Turner is an United States actor who has appearedin movies since 1989. Turner is best known for playing the main character, Caine "Kaydee" Lawson, in the 1993 film Menace II Society....
.

During MTV
MTV

MTV is an United States cable television network based in Media of New York City. Launched on August 1, 1981, the original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJ ....
's first ever mtvICON
MTV Icon

MTV Icon was an annual tribute show held by MTV, running from 2001 to 2004. Each year bands inspired by the Icon at hand performed some of the Icon's songs....
 in 2001, singers Pink, Mŭa
Mya

Mya may refer to:* M?a, an American R&B/pop singer and actress* Midwest Young Artists, a comprehensive youth music program* Mya , a Italian Tv channel...
, and Usher
Usher (entertainer)

Usher Raymond IV , known simply as Usher, is an American contemporary R&B-pop music singer-songwriter and actor. He rose to fame in the 1990s, releasing the multi-platinum album My Way and 8701 ....
 paid tribute to Jackson. Each paying tribute by performing dance moves from Jackson's earlier hits including "Pleasure Principle
The Pleasure Principle (song)

"The Pleasure Principle" is the sixth single from Janet Jackson's third studio album, Control ....
", "Miss You Much
Miss You Much

"Miss You Much" is the lead single from United States contemporary R&B/pop music singer Janet Jackson's fourth studio album, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 ....
", and "Alright
Alright (Janet Jackson song)

"Alright" is the fourth single from United States contemporary R&B/pop music singer Janet Jackson's fourth studio album, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 ....
". At the end of the performance they all gathered together and performed "Rhythm Nation".

Awards

Billboard Music Awards:

  • 1990 - Director's Award (Black/Rap), "Rhythm Nation"
  • 1990 - Billboard/Tanqueray Sterling Music Video Award for Artistic Achievement, "Rhythm Nation"


BMI Pop Awards
  • 1990 - "Rhythm Nation"


MTV Video Music Awards

  1. 1990 - Best Choreography in a Video, "Rhythm Nation"


Soul Train Awards:

  1. 1990 - Best R&B/Urban Contemporary Music Video, "Rhythm Nation"


Charts

Chart (1989)Peak
position
Belgian Singles Chart24
Canadian Singles Chart2
German Singles Chart83
Swiss Singles Chart22
UK Singles Chart23
U.S. Billboard Hot 1002
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles & Tracks1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play1
U.S. ARC Weekly Top 401


Official versions and remixes

  • Album Version – 5:31
  • LP Version – 4:42 (appears on the Japanese maxi CD)
  • Design of a Decade US Edit – 5:58
  • Design of a Decade International Edit – 4:27
  • House Nation Groove – 6:45
  • Instrumental – 4:44
  • Rhythm Mix – 4:48
  • 7" CHR Remix – 4:06
  • 7" Edit – 4:28
  • 7" House Nation Edit – 4:23
  • 7" United Mix Edit – 4:34
  • 12" House Nation Mix – 8:07
  • 12" United Dub – 6:11
  • 12" United Mix – 6:35