That's the Way Love Goes

Infobox Single
Name = That's the Way Love Goes


Artist = Janet Jackson
Album = janet.
Released = April 20, 1993
Format = CD single, CD maxi single, cassette single, 7" single, 12" maxi single
Genre = R&B
Length = 4:25
Label = Virgin
Writer = Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis
Producer = Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Certification = 4× platinum (South Africa)
Platinum (U.S.)
Last single = "The Best Things in Life Are Free"
(1992)
This single = "That's the Way Love Goes"
(1993)
Next single = "If"
(1993)
Misc = Extra track listing
Album = janet.
Type = studio
prev_track = "Morning"
prev_no = 1
this_track = "That's the Way Love Goes"
track_no = 2
next_track = "You Know"
next_no = 3 Extra track listing
Album = Design of a Decade 1986/1996
Type = compilation
prev_track = "Rhythm Nation"
prev_no = 12
this_track = "That's the Way Love Goes"
track_no = 13
next_track = "Come Back to Me"
next_no = 14

"That's the Way Love Goes" is a song by American R&B/pop singer Janet Jackson.

ong information

Released on April 20, 1993, the Grammy Award-winning song was the first single from Jackson's fifth studio album, "janet." (1993). It was her longest-running number-one single ever in the United States, staying atop the "Billboard" Hot 100 for eight weeks. "That's the Way Love Goes" is a song written by Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and contains a sample of James Brown's number-one R&B hit from 1974, "Papa Don't Take No Mess". As the lead single from "janet.", the mood was a stark contrast to her previous album "Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814". "If" was the original choice for the lead single by Virgin. However, Jam and Lewis argued otherwise. "Everybody was talking about", says Jam. "To me, your first single should say, 'Welcome to the album. If you like this, check out the rest.' And we really felt "That's the Way Love Goes" was in keeping with the spirit of the rest of the album. And since it went to number one, we proved that we were right!" "If" was eventually released as the second single from the album.

Jackson won her second Grammy Award for Best R&B Song, and was also nominated for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for the song.

Since then, the song has been covered by Norman Brown, 'N Sync, Chantay Savage, Deborah Cox, and Brownstone.

Jackson performed the song as a medley with "If" at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards, the audio recording of which appears on the limited edition double disc edition of "janet." A remix of the song entitled CJ FXTC Club Mix appears on her second remix compilation "janet. Remixed".

"That's The Way Love Goes" ranked 427 in "Blender's" The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born. [ [http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?ID=1759 Blender magazine]

Chart performance

"That's the Way Love Goes" debuted at number fourteen on the "Billboard" Hot 100. Two weeks later, a day before Jackson's twenty-seventh birthday, May 16 1993 it became Jackson's sixth number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100, eleventh number one on the "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks, and her ninth number one on the "Billboard" Hot Dance Club Play. It also reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. The single is also Jackson's biggest hit on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay, where it spent ten weeks at number one. This song is Jackson's most successful U.S. single to date.

Music video

The video was directed by Jackson's ex-husband René Elizondo, Jr.. Set in a hotel, Jackson is decpited amongst her friends who persuade her to play her new song. Jackson performs the song and where is interrupted by Tish who pauses it to tell her, "Yo, this is slamming!" Tish plays the tape and everyone in the hotel begins to dance along to it. The video also features the then-unknown Jennifer Lopez as Jackson's backup dancer. "That's the Way Love Goes" was nominated for three MTV Video Music Awards in 1993 including Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, and Best Choreography. The video is featured on the 1994 compilation "janet.", 1996 compilation "Design of a Decade", the limited bonus-DVD edition of 2001's "All for You", and 2004's "".

An alternate version of the video, the "One Take Version", is set in the same hotel room and is a single take focusing solely on Jackson. It appears exclusively on the 1994 VHS video compilation "janet." [ [http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=162960 Janet Jackson Janet UK VIDEOS (162960) ] ]

Track listings and formats

;UK CD single (VSCDG1460)(limited edition) [ [http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=17356 Janet Jackson That's The Way Love Goes - Digipak UK 5" CD SINGLE (17356) ] ] ;German CD maxi single (891 896 2) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/169792 Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes ] ] ;Dutch CD maxi single (7243 891895 2 0) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/637872 Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes ] ]
# LP Version - 4:25
# CJ R&B 7" Mix - 4:10
# CJ R&B 12" Mix - 6:16
# CJ FXTC Club Mix 12" - 6:23
# Macapella - 6:22
# CJ FXTC Instrumental - 6:14

;UK promo 7" single (VS 1460) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/512139 Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes ] ] ;U.S. promo 7" single (S717332) [ [http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=18767 Janet Jackson That's The Way Love Goes - Red Vinyl USA Promo 7" RECORD (18767) ] ] ;Japanese CD single (VJDP-10207) [ [http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=18133 Janet Jackson That's The Way Love Goes Japan 3" CD SINGLE (18133) ] ]
# LP Version - 4:25
# Instrumental - 4:25

;UK 12" single (VST 1460) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/89373 Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes ] ]
# CJ R&B 12" Mix - 6:16
# LP Version - 4:25
# Macapella - 6:22
# CJ FXTC Club Mix 12" - 6:23
# CJ FXTC Dub - 6:14
# CJ FXTC Instrumental - 6:14 ;U.S. 12" single (Y-12661) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/316540 Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes ] ]
# CJ R&B 12" Mix - 6:16
# LP Version - 4:25
# CJ FXTC Club Mix 12" - 6:23
# CJ FXTC Dub - 6:14

;U.S. promo CD single (DPRO-12783) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/993908 Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes (The Shocklee Remixes) ] ]
# That's The Remix (We Aimsta Win) #1 - 5:42
# That's The Remix (We Aimsta Win) #2 - 5:14
# That's The Remix (We Aimsta Win Instrumental) - 5:42

;U.S. CD maxi single (V25H-12654) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/202625 Janet Jackson - That's The Way Love Goes ] ]
# CJ R&B 7" Mix - 4:10
# CJ R&B 12" Mix - 6:16
# CJ FXTC Club Mix 12" - 6:23
# Macapella - 6:22
# CJ FXTC Instrumental - 6:14
# LP Version - 4:25

Charts and certifications

Official remixes

* Album Version – 4:25
* Instrumental – 4:25
* A Capella – 4:25
* CJ R&B 7" Mix – 4:10
* CJ R&B 12" Mix – 6:16
* CJ Macapella – 6:22
* CJ FXTC Club Mix – 6:24
* CJ FXTC Dub – 6:14
* CJ FXTC Instrumental – 6:16
* We Aimsta Win Mix #1 – 5:42
* We Aimsta Win Mix #2 – 5:14
* We Aimsta Win Instrumental – 5:42
* "That's the Way Love Goes/If" Medley (Live) – 5:46

References

Succession box one to two
before = "Freak Me" by Silk
title1 = U.S. "Billboard" Hot R&B Singles & Tracks number-one single
years1 = May 8 1993 – May 29 1993
after1 = "Knockin' Da Boots" by H-Town
title2 = U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 number-one single
years2 = May 15 1993 – July 3 1993
after2 = "Weak" by SWVsuccession box
before = "Easy" by Faith No More
title = Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single
years = May 29 1993
after = "Informer" by Snowsuccession box
before = "Informer" by Snow
title = RIANZ (New Zealand) number-one single
years = May 29 1993 – June 5 1993
after = "(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You" by UB40succession box
before = "Phorever People" by The Shamen
title = U.S. "Billboard" Hot Dance Music/Club Play number-one single
years = June 26 1993
after = "Plastic Dreams" by Jaydee

External links

* [http://www.cravingjanet.com/charthistory/charthistoryjanet.htm "That's the Way Love Goes" chart history]