Control (Janet Jackson song)

"Control"
"Control"
Single by Janet Jackson
from the album Control
B-side	"Fast Girls"; "Pretty Boy";
Released	October 17, 1986
Recorded	August 1985
Studio	Flyte Tyme, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Genre	Funk
Length	5:53 (album version) ; 3:26 (single edit)
Label	A&M
Songwriter(s)	James Harris; Terry Lewis; Janet Jackson;
Producer(s)	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Janet Jackson singles chronology
Music video
	"Control" on YouTube

"Control" is a 1986 song by Janet Jackson and is the title track to her third studio album Control. It went to number 5 in the United States, number 42 in the United Kingdom, number 18 in Canada, number 82 in Australia and number 16 in New Zealand.

Track listings

US and European 7-inch single

A. "Control" (edit) – 3:26

B. "Fast Girls" – 3:18

US and European 12-inch single

A1. "Control" (extended version) – 7:33

B1. "Control" (dub version) – 5:55

B2. "Control" (a cappella) – 3:55

UK 7-inch single

A. "Control" (edit) – 3:26

B. "Pretty Boy" – 6:32

UK 12-inch single

A1. "Control" (extended version) – 7:33

A2. "Control" (edit) – 3:26

B1. "Control" (dub version) – 5:55

B2. "Pretty Boy" – 6:32

Australian 12-inch single

A1. "Control" (video mix) – 7:33

B1. "Control" (dub version) – 5:55

B2. "Control" (a cappella) – 3:55

Janet Jackson
Albums Singles Videography Filmography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Janet Jackson Dream Street Control Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 Janet The Velvet Rope All for You Damita Jo 20 Y.O. Discipline Unbreakable
Compilation albums	Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 Number Ones Icon: Number Ones Japanese Singles Collection -Greatest Hits-
Remix albums	Control: The Remixes Janet Remixed
Music video releases	Janet Design of a Decade 1986/1996 From Janet to Damita Jo: The Videos
Live releases	The Velvet Rope Tour: Live in Concert Live in Hawaii
Tours	Rhythm Nation World Tour 1990 Janet World Tour The Velvet Rope Tour All for You Tour Rock Witchu Tour Number Ones, Up Close and Personal Unbreakable World Tour State of the World Tour Janet Jackson: A Special 30th Anniversary Celebration of Rhythm Nation Together Again Tour
Residencies	Janet Jackson: Metamorphosis
Related articles	True You Janet Jackson as a gay icon Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show (controversy) René Elizondo Jr. Jackson family Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson Janet Jackson (documentary TV series)
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Janet Jackson singles
Albums discography Singles discography Videography Awards and nominations
Janet Jackson	"Young Love" "Come Give Your Love to Me" "Say You Do"
Dream Street	"Don't Stand Another Chance" "Two to the Power of Love" "Fast Girls" "Dream Street"
Control	"What Have You Done for Me Lately" "Nasty" "When I Think of You" "Control" "Let's Wait Awhile" "The Pleasure Principle" "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)"
Rhythm Nation 1814	"Miss You Much" "Rhythm Nation" "Escapade" "Alright" "Come Back to Me" "Black Cat" "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" "State of the World"
Janet	"That's the Way Love Goes" "If" "Again" "Because of Love" "Any Time, Any Place" "Throb" "You Want This" "Whoops Now"/"What'll I Do"
The Velvet Rope	"Got 'til It's Gone" "Together Again" "I Get Lonely" "Go Deep" "You" "Every Time"
All for You	"Doesn't Really Matter" "All for You" "Someone to Call My Lover" "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)" "Come On Get Up"
Damita Jo	"Just a Little While" "I Want You" "All Nite (Don't Stop)" "R&B Junkie"
20 Y.O.	"Call on Me" "So Excited" "With U"
Discipline	"Feedback" "Rock with U" "Luv" "Can't B Good"
Unbreakable	"No Sleeep" "Burnitup!" "Unbreakable" "Dammn Baby"
Other songs	"And On and On" "Scream" "Runaway" "Twenty Foreplay" "Ask for More" "Megamix 04" "Make Me" "Nothing" "Made for Now"
As featured artist	"Diamonds" "Making Love in the Rain" "2300 Jackson Street" "The Best Things in Life Are Free" "Luv Me, Luv Me" "What's It Gonna Be?!" "Girlfriend/Boyfriend" "Feel It Boy" "Don't Worry" "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"
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