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"'''Twenty Foreplay'''" is a song by American singer-songwriter [[Janet Jackson]] from her first greatest hits album, ''[[Design of a Decade: 1986–1996]]'' (1995). It was released as the album's second and final [[single (music)|single]] on January 8, 1996.
"'''Twenty Foreplay'''" is a song by American singer-songwriter [[Janet Jackson]] from her first greatest hits album, ''[[Design of a Decade: 1986–1996]]'' (1995). Written and produced by Jackson and [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis]] as one of the two new songs on the album, it was sent to radio stations in the United States as the album's second single on December 5, 1995, while being issued as the third single on March 25, 1996 in the United Kingdom, by [[A&M Records]]. The title is a [[word play|play]] on the word "[[foreplay]]" and "[[24/7|24 hours a day]]", and has an unusual musical structure, containing "over-the-top" lyrics which find Jackson singing to a boyfriend.


"Twenty Foreplay" received positive reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]], and was unable to enter the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] or the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] charts in the United States due to the lack of a commercial release. Overseas, it achieved moderate success commercially, reaching the top 40 in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The song's [[black-and-white]] music video was directed by Keir McFarlane, and features Jackson visually inspired by actress [[Dorothy Dandridge]], living the glamorous [[Classical Hollywood cinema|Hollywood]] life. "Twenty Roleplay" was only performed on the [[State of the World Tour]] in 2017.
==Song information==
The song starts off as a [[soul music|soulful]] [[ballad (music)|ballad]] before changing to a mid-[[tempo]] [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] [[groove (music)|groove]]. The title is a [[word play|play]] on the word "[[foreplay]]" and "[[24/7|24 hours a day]]". The U.S. version of "Twenty Foreplay" is lengthier than the international version which was edited in order to fit two more songs on the international release of ''[[Design of a Decade: 1986–1996]]''. The Slow Jam Fantasy Mix was produced by Jorge Corante and is the complete version of the song which contains an extra second verse.


==Background and composition==
==Critical reception==
In 1991, Jackson fulfilled her contract with [[A&M Records]], signing a multimillion-dollar contract with [[Virgin Records]] estimated between $32 million and $50 million, making her the highest paid recording artist at the time.<ref name="multimillion">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HtQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA40|title=The Biggest Brother-Sister Stars in Show Business History|magazine=[[Ebony (magazine)|Ebony]]|date=August 1991|volume=46|issue=10|page=40}}</ref><ref name="virgin contract">{{cite magazine|last1=Goldberg|first1=M.|title=The Jacksons score big|page=32|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=May 2, 1991|issn=0035-791X}}</ref> Her fifth studio album, titled ''[[Janet (album)|Janet]]'', was released in May 1993, selling 14 million copies worldwide.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/janet-25th-anniversary-janet-jackson-1202814107/|title=Looking Back at Janet Jackson's Innovative 'janet.' 25 Years Later|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 17, 2018|first=Chris|last=Morris|access-date=February 9, 2021|archive-date=January 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127205827/https://variety.com/2018/music/news/janet-25th-anniversary-janet-jackson-1202814107/|url-status=live}}</ref> As Jackson's contract with Virgin included a clause giving her the option to leave the label during this time, she returned to A&M in order to release ''[[Design of a Decade: 1986–1996]]'', her first compilation album. According to A&M president Al Cafaro, no new songs would be released, but "[[Runaway (Janet Jackson song)|Runaway]]" and "Twenty Foreplay" were included as new tracks, being recorded in July and August 1995 with Jackson's longtime collaborators [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis]].<ref name="rosen">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xw0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA114|title=New Set Traces Janet's 'Decade' with Hits, More|last=Rosen|first=Craig|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|volume=107|issue=35|pages=10, 114|date=September 2, 1995|accessdate=July 27, 2023}}</ref> The former was relesed as the [[lead single]] from the project, reaching number three on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/janet-jackson/chart-history/hsi/|title=Janet Jackson Chart History (Hot 100)|work=Billboard|accessdate=July 27, 2023}}</ref> "Twenty Foreplay" was sent to radio stations in the United States as the second single on December 5, 1995,<ref name=pop/><ref name=rhythmic/> and was commercially released in the United Kingdom as the third single from the compilation on March 25, 1996, by A&M Records.<ref name=ukrelease/>
British magazine ''[[Music Week]]'' rated the song three out of five, adding, "A pleasant, slinky [[ballad]] which is already receiving plenty of support from TV and radio, but it doesn't have even the hint of a hook."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-03-09.pdf|first=|last=|title=Reviews|magazine=[[Music Week]]|date=March 9, 1996|page=12|accessdate=August 12, 2021}}</ref>


"Twenty Foreplay" was written and produced by Jackson alongside Jam and Lewis.<ref name=liner/> It was recorded at Flyte Tyme Studios in [[Edina, Minnesota]], by Steve Hodge, who also [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] the track. Instrumentation on the song includes [[guitar]] by Mike Scott, [[drums]] by [[Stokley Williams|Stokley]], [[violin]]s by Caroline Daws, Brenda Mickens, Helen Foli, Dick Massman, Laurie Hippen, Julia Persitz, Andrea Een, and Liz Sobieski, [[viola]] by Alice Preves and Hasan Sumen, [[cello]] by Josh Koestenbaum and Laura Sewell, [[bass (instrument)|bass]] by Greg Hippen, [[flute]] by Ken Holmen, and [[strings]] arranged and conducted by Lee Blaske. Jam and Lewis play all other instruments present on the song.<ref name=liner/> "Twenty Foreplay" was [[Mastering (audio)|mastered]] by [[Bob Ludwig]] at Gateway Mastering in [[Portland, Maine]], along with all other tracks present on ''Design of a Decade: 1986–1996''.<ref name=liner/>
==Chart performance==
"Twenty Foreplay" saw moderate success in Europe, peaking at number twenty-two in the United Kingdom, but fared better on the UK R&B Chart, peaking at number 5. It peaked at number forty-one in the Netherlands (on the physical sales-based [[Single Top 100]] chart), and number seventy-four in Germany. It fared better in Australia, where it reached the top thirty. It charted inside the top thirty-five in Scotland and the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay]] chart, but was unable to enter the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] or the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] as the song was not given a commercial release in the United States.


Musically, "Twenty Foreplay" has an unusual structure, as it does not contain a [[Hook (music)|hook]].<ref name="rosen"/><ref name=musicweek/> It starts as a "tender" [[ballad (music)|ballad]] before changing to a mid-tempo "bump and grind".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vh1.com/news/96viu0/janet-jackson-50-greatest-songs|title=Ranked: Janet Jackson's 50 Greatest Songs Of All Time|date=May 16, 2016|accessdate=July 17, 2023|publisher=[[VH1]]}}</ref> Danyel Smith of ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' noted that its "suggestive [[funk]] interlude" keeps with the spirit of ''Janet'' (1993).<ref name="Vibe"/> The title is a [[word play|play]] on the word "[[foreplay]]" and "[[24/7|24 hours a day]]",<ref>{{cite web|author=Mercy|url=https://soulbounce.com/2015/10/soulbounces-class-of-1995-janet-jackson-design-of-a-decade-19861996/|title=SoulBounce’s Class Of 1995: Janet Jackson 'Design Of A Decade: 1986/1996'|date=October 30, 2015|accessdate=July 12, 2023|work=[[Soul Bounce]]}}</ref> and contains "over-the-top" lyrics, which finds Jackson singing directed to her boyfriend: "Tell me do you want the blindfold / Tell me what you like".<ref name="Entertainment Weekly"/> On the liner notes of ''Design of a Decade: 1986–1996'', biographer [[David Ritz]] wrote that the track "infuses the melody with a lethal combination of carnal heat and emotional sensitivity".<ref name=liner/> The singer told [[VH1]] that "Twenty Foreplay" was a "kind of a sweet and sour thought" for her when she thinks about what the song is about, and she hears "the sadness in it and remember the sadness".<ref>{{cite web|last=Juzwiak|first=Rich|url=http://blog.vh1.com/2008-02-12/exclusive-interview-making-babies-with-janet-jackson/|title=Exclusive Interview: Making Babies With Janet Jackson|publisher=[[VH1]]|date=February 12, 2008|access-date=January 4, 2014|archive-date=February 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202184405/http://blog.vh1.com/2008-02-12/exclusive-interview-making-babies-with-janet-jackson/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The US version of "Twenty Foreplay" is lengthier than the international version, which was edited in order to fit two more songs on the international release of ''Design of a Decade: 1986–1996''.<ref name=liner/><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Design of a Decade: 1986–1996|others=Janet Jackson|year=1995|type=European CD album booklet|publisher=A&M Records|id=540 400-2}}</ref>
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==Music video==
The 1950s look of the [[music video|video]] was inspired by [[Dorothy Dandridge]], whom Jackson considers to be America's first [[African American]] [[sex symbol]]. The video was shot in [[black-and-white]] and features Jackson as a film actress living the glamorous [[Classical Hollywood cinema|Hollywood]] life such as attending a movie premiere and a press conference, intercut with footage of her singing on the backlot of a movie set. The video was released commercially on the two-CD + DVD compilation ''Japanese Singles Collection: Greatest Hits'' (2022).


==Reception==
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==Live performances==
"Twenty Foreplay" received positive reviews from [[Music journalism|music critics]]. Elysa Gardner from ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' saw the track as a "lush romantic ballad";<ref name="Vibe">{{cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_CsEAAAAMBAJ&q=Janet%20Jackson%20Design%20of%20a%20Decade&pg=PA110|title=Revolutions|last=Gardner|first=Elysa|journal=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]|access-date=February 6, 2023|date=November 1995|volume=3|issue=9|page=110|archive-date=November 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105152922/https://books.google.com/books?id=_CsEAAAAMBAJ&q=Janet+Jackson+Design+of+a+Decade&pg=PA110|url-status=dead}}</ref> similarly, ''[[Music Week]]'' described it as a "pleasant, slinky ballad",<ref name=musicweek>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-03-09.pdf|first=|last=|title=Reviews|magazine=Music Week|date=March 9, 1996|page=12|accessdate=August 12, 2021}}</ref> while ''[[Music & Media]]'' stated that despite the "infectious beat", the song "comes across as quite mellow due to its lingering vocals and wandering melodies".<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1996/MM-1996-04-06.pdf|title=M&M Music – New Releases – Singles|date=April 6, 1996|accessdate=July 27, 2023|work=[[Music & Media]]|page=12|volume=13|issue=14}}</ref> Gil L. Robertson IV from ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]]'' noted that the song "aptly showcase[s] Jackson's continued evolution as a strong and highly-focused adult performer."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Robertson IV|first=Gil L.|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/90s/1995/CB-1995-10-28.pdf|title=Pick of the Week|date=October 28, 1995|accessdate=July 26, 2023|magazine=[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cashbox]]|volume=59|issue=9|page=11}}</ref> On the liner notes of ''Design of a Decade: 1986-1996'', David Ritz called "Twenty Foreplay" a "smoldering ballad, one of those Janet Jackson lovemaking rhapsodies that seem to stop the hands of time".<ref name=liner/> [[AllMusic]] senior editor [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]], while reviewing the album, felt that "Runaway" and "Twenty Foreplay" felt like "genuine hits, not tacked-on filler" on the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/design-of-a-decade-1986-1996-mw0000179388|title=Janet Jackson - Design of a Decade: 1986-1996|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|authorlink=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=July 26, 2023}}</ref> On a contrary note, ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''{{'}}s Paul Verna felt that the inclusion of both tracks on the compilation "gives the collection extra sizzle, and suggests that Jackson's already lofty star is still on the rise."<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Verna|first=Paul|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mw4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA79|title=Reviews & Previews|date=October 21, 1995|accessdate=July 26, 2023|magazine=Billboard|page=79|volume=107|issue=42}}</ref> Paul Marsh from ''[[The San Francisco Examiner]]'' wrote that "Runaway" and "Twenty Foreplay" were not "that adventurous, but they're solid", complementing that "if they were white of more bohemian, Jackson-Jam-Lewis might have been a hot modern rock band."<ref>{{cite newspaper|last=Marsh|first=Paul|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/461881661/|title=Janet rises above other Jacksons|date=October 15, 1995|accessdate=February 5, 2023|newspaper=[[The San Francisco Examiner]]|page=32|url-access=subscription}}</ref> For [[David Browne (journalist)|David Browne]] of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', the track shows "how much more confident a singer Jackson has become", but felt that it finds her "still working overtime to show us she's an honest-to-God grown-up".<ref name="Entertainment Weekly">{{cite web|last=Browne|first=David|authorlink=David Browne (journalist)|url=https://ew.com/article/1995/10/06/design-decade-19861996/|title=Design of a Decade 1986/1996|date=October 6, 1995|accessdate=February 6, 2023|work=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref>
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Jackson sang "Twenty Foreplay" live for the first time on her 2017 [[State of the World Tour]]. Accompanied by two back-up singers, the singer performed the song while sitting on a stool dressed in a loose denim jacket, sweatpants and a flannel shirt tied around her waist. Andrew Barker from ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' magazine said it showcased "perhaps the boldest of her three costume changes" during the show. Through the performance of the song, he was also able to note that her voice, "though strong, [it] isn't always the most layered of instruments, but it has a softness and a lilting sweetness that she managed to emphasize while still projecting well enough to cut through the clatter".<ref>{{cite news|last=Barker|first=Andrew|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/concert-reviews/concert-review-janet-jackson-at-the-hollywood-bowl-1202584369/|title=Concert Review: Janet Jackson at the Hollywood Bowl|date=October 9, 2017|accessdate=December 26, 2017|newspaper=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

Due to the lack of a commercial release in the United States, "Twenty Foreplay" was unable to enter the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] or the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] charts; however, the single managed to enter the [[Pop Airplay|Mainstream Top 40]] and [[R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay]] at numbers 36 and 32, respectively.<ref name=popsongs/><ref name=hiphopairplay/> It achieved similar success in Canada, where it peaked at number 27 on the ''[[RPM (magazine)|RPM]]'' singles chart on the week dated May 2, 1996.<ref name=canada/> The single reached number 29 in Australia and spent five weeks on the chart,<ref name=australia/> while peaking at number 38 in New Zealand, charting for a sole week.<ref name=nzl/> In the United Kingdom, "Twenty Foreplay" debuted at number 22 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] for the week ending April 5, 1996, becoming Jackson's first single not to reach the top 20 since "[[Love Will Never Do (Without You)]]" (1991).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/42628/janet/|title=Janet Jackson|accessdate=July 27, 2023|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]}}</ref> It was present on the chart for six weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/janet-jackson-twenty-foreplay/|title=Twenty Foreplay|accessdate=July 27, 2023|publisher=Official Charts Company}}</ref> However, it fared better on the [[UK R&B Singles and Albums Charts|UK R&B Chart]], peaking at number five.<ref name=UKrandb/> The track attained lower success in other countries in Europe, peaking at number 31 in Scotland,<ref name=scotland/> number 41 in the Netherlands,<ref name=dutch/> and number 74 in Germany.<ref name=germany/>

==Promotion==
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===Music video===
[[File:DorothyD.jpg|thumb|right|170px|Jackson's visual on the music video was inspired by actress [[Dorothy Dandridge]] (''pictured'')]]
The music video for "Twenty Foreplay" was directed by Keir McFarlane.<ref name=dvd/> Jackson's look on the video was inspired by actress [[Dorothy Dandridge]], who she idolized and had expressed interest in portraying on a biographic film;<ref>{{cite web|last=Smith|first=Liz|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-06-04-ca-43153-story.html|title=Janet Jackson as Dandridge?|date=June 4, 1993|accessdate=July 26, 2023|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> [[MTV News]] considered the video a virtual audition for the role.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/tw7hz6/whitney-houston-to-take-on-christie-love|title=Whitney Houston To Take On 'Christie Love'|date=April 9, 1997|accessdate=July 26, 2023|publisher=[[MTV News]]}}</ref> The video was shot in [[black-and-white]] and features the singer as a film actress living the glamorous [[Classical Hollywood cinema|Hollywood]] life such as attending a movie premiere and a press conference, intercut with footage of her singing on the backlot of a movie set. Jim Farber of the ''[[New York Daily News]]'' pointed out that Jackson had never "gone for the high-toned glamour she apes here", and felt that she "glows like [[Marilyn Monroe]] at her leggy peak", writing that "her efforts to be seen as timeless couldn't be more transparent. But the clip's haute fashion sense and cool photography impress".<ref>{{cite journal|last=Farber|first=Jim|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/475106688|title=Video Stars Are Out|date=January 21, 1996|accessdate=July 26, 2023|work=[[New York Daily News]]|page=12|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The video was released commercially on the two-CD + DVD compilation ''[[Japanese Singles Collection -Greatest Hits-]]'' (2022).<ref name=dvd>{{cite AV media notes|title=Japanese Singles Collection: Greatest Hits|author=Janet Jackson|year=2022|type=Liner notes|publisher=[[Universal Music Group]]|id=UICY-16086|location=Japan|url=https://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=798665|via=Eil.com|access-date=July 26, 2023}}</ref>

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===Live performances===
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Jackson sang "Twenty Foreplay" live for the first time on her 2017 [[State of the World Tour]]. Accompanied by two back-up singers, the singer performed the song while sitting on a stool dressed in a loose denim jacket, sweatpants and a flannel shirt tied around her waist. Andrew Barker from ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' magazine said it showcased "perhaps the boldest of her three costume changes" during the show. Analyzing Jackson's voice during the performance, he deemed it strong, although it "isn't always the most layered of instruments, but it has a softness and a lilting sweetness that she managed to emphasize while still projecting well enough to cut through the clatter".<ref>{{cite news|last=Barker|first=Andrew|url=https://variety.com/2017/music/concert-reviews/concert-review-janet-jackson-at-the-hollywood-bowl-1202584369/|title=Concert Review: Janet Jackson at the Hollywood Bowl|date=October 9, 2017|accessdate=December 26, 2017|newspaper=Variety}}</ref>


==Track listings and formats==
==Track listings and formats==
;UK CD Single<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Janet-Jackson-Twenty-Foreplay/release/409553|title = Janet Jackson – Twenty Foreplay (1996, CD)|website = [[Discogs]]}}</ref>
;UK CD single<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Twenty Foreplay|others=Janet Jackson|year=1996|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=A&M Records|id=581 511-2}}</ref>
# "Twenty Foreplay (Slow Jam International Edit)" – 4:26
# "Twenty Foreplay (Slow Jam International Edit)" – 4:26
# "[[The Pleasure Principle (song)|The Pleasure Principle]] (Legendary Radio Mix)" – 4:17
# "[[The Pleasure Principle (song)|The Pleasure Principle]] (Legendary Radio Mix)" – 4:17
# "[[Alright (Janet Jackson song)|Alright]] (CJ Radio)" – 3:52
# "[[Alright (Janet Jackson song)|Alright]] (CJ Radio)" – 3:52
# "[[The Pleasure Principle (song)|The Pleasure Principle]] (Legendary Club Mix)" – 8:15
# "[[The Pleasure Principle (song)|The Pleasure Principle]] (Legendary Club Mix)" – 8:15

;Europe CD Single<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Janet-Jackson-Twenty-Foreplay/release/1180477|title=Janet Jackson – Twenty Foreplay (1995, CD)|website=[[Discogs]]}}</ref>
;European CD single<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Twenty Foreplay|others=Janet Jackson|year=1996|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=A&M Records|id=581 317-2}}</ref>
# "Twenty Foreplay (Slow Jam International Edit)" – 4:26
# "Twenty Foreplay (Slow Jam International Edit)" – 4:26
# "[[Runaway (Janet Jackson song)|Runaway]] (Jam & Lewis Street Mix Edit)" – 3:23
# "[[Runaway (Janet Jackson song)|Runaway]] (Jam & Lewis Street Mix Edit)" – 3:23
# "[[Runaway (Janet Jackson song)|Runaway]] (Jam & Lewis Ghetto Mix)" – 4:54
# "[[Runaway (Janet Jackson song)|Runaway]] (Jam & Lewis Ghetto Mix)" – 4:54
# "Twenty Foreplay (Slow Jam Video Edit)" – 4:50
# "Twenty Foreplay (Slow Jam Video Edit)" – 4:50

;Remixes CD Single<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Janet-Jackson-Twenty-Foreplay-Remixes/release/2388824|title = Janet Jackson – Twenty Foreplay (Remixes) (1996, CD)|website = [[Discogs]]}}</ref>
;Remixes CD single<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Twenty Foreplay|others=Janet Jackson|year=1996|type=German CD single liner notes|publisher=A&M Records|id=581 467-2}}</ref>
# "Twenty Foreplay (Radio Club Mix Edit)" – 3:42
# "Twenty Foreplay (Radio Club Mix Edit)" – 3:42
# "Twenty Foreplay (Junior's Jungle Club Mix)" – 9:56
# "Twenty Foreplay (Junior's Jungle Club Mix)" – 9:56
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# "[[Runaway (Janet Jackson song)|Runaway]] (G-Man's Hip Hop Mix)" – 4:14
# "[[Runaway (Janet Jackson song)|Runaway]] (G-Man's Hip Hop Mix)" – 4:14


==Credits and personnel==
==Remixes==
Credits are adapted from the ''Design of a Decade: 1986–1996'' liner notes.<ref name=liner>{{cite AV media notes|title=Design of a Decade: 1986–1996|title-link=Design of a Decade: 1986–1996|others=[[Janet Jackson]]|year=1995|type=US CD album booklet|publisher=[[A&M Records]]|id=31454 0399 2}}</ref>
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* Janet Jackson — vocals, songwriter, producer
;Slow Jam Mixes<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Janet-Jackson-Twenty-Foreplay/release/2427009|title=Janet Jackson – Twenty Foreplay (1996, CD)|website=[[Discogs]]}}</ref>
* James Harris III — songwriter, producer, instruments
* "Twenty Foreplay (Slow Jam Mix)" – 4:50
* Terry Lewis — songwriter, producer, instruments
* "Twenty Foreplay (Slow Jam Video Edit)" – 4:50
* Mike Scott — guitar
* "Twenty Foreplay (Slow Jam International Edit)" – 4:26
* Stokley — drums
* "Twenty Foreplay (Slow Jam Bedtime Mix)" – 6:20
* Caroline Daws — violin
* "Twenty Foreplay (Slow Jam Fantasy Mix)" – 6:20
* Brenda Mickens — violin
* "Twenty Foreplay (Slow Jam Fantasy Edit)" – 5:20 {{col-2}}
* Helen Foli — violin
;[[Junior Vasquez]] Mixes<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Janet-Jackson-Twenty-Foreplay/release/134570|title = Janet Jackson – Twenty Foreplay (1995, Vinyl)|website = [[Discogs]]}}</ref>
* Dick Massman — violin
* "Twenty Foreplay (Junior's Jungle Club Mix)" – 9:56
* Laurie Hippen — violin
* "Twenty Foreplay (Junior's Dub)" – 9:01
* Julia Persitz — violin
* "Twenty Foreplay (Radio Club Mix)" – 5:02
* Andrea Een — violin
* "Twenty Foreplay (Radio Club Mix Edit)" – 3:42
* Liz Sobieski — violin
* "Twenty Foreplay (Tribal Vocal Mix)" – 7:00
* Alice Preves — viola
* "Twenty Foreplay (The Raw Dub)" – 7:00 {{col-end}}
* Hasan Sumen — viola
* Josh Koestenbaum – cello
* Laura Sewell – cello
* Greg Hippen – bass
* Ken Holmen – flute
* Lee Blaske – strings
* Steve Hodge — recording, mixing
* Bob Ludwig — mastering
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==Charts==
==Charts==
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{{single chart|Australia|29|artist=Janet Jackson|song=Twenty Foreplay|rowheader=true|access-date=July 11, 2023}}
{{single chart|Australia|29|artist=Janet Jackson|song=Twenty Foreplay|rowheader=true|access-date=July 11, 2023|refname=australia}}
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{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|27|chartid=1738|rowheader=true|access-date=July 11, 2023}}
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|27|chartid=1738|rowheader=true|access-date=July 11, 2023|refname=canada}}
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!scope="row"|Canada {{abbr|CHR|Contemporary Hit Radio}} (''[[The Record (magazine)|The Record]]'')<ref>{{cite book|last=Lwin|first=Nanda|author-link=Nanda Lwin|date=2000|title=Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide|publisher=Music Data Canada|page=140|isbn=1-896594-13-1}}</ref>
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"Twenty Foreplay"
Single by Janet Jackson
from the album Design of a Decade: 1986–1996
ReleasedDecember 5, 1995 (1995-12-05)
RecordedJuly–August 1995
StudioFlyte Tyme (Edina, Minnesota)
Length
  • 4:50 (US version)
  • 4:26 (international version)
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Janet Jackson
  • Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Janet Jackson singles chronology
"Runaway"
(1995) 		"Twenty Foreplay"
(1995) 		"Got 'til It's Gone"
(1997)
Music video
"Twenty Foreplay" on YouTube

"Twenty Foreplay" is a song by American singer-songwriter Janet Jackson from her first greatest hits album, Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 (1995). Written and produced by Jackson and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis as one of the two new songs on the album, it was sent to radio stations in the United States as the album's second single on December 5, 1995, while being issued as the third single on March 25, 1996 in the United Kingdom, by A&M Records. The title is a play on the word "foreplay" and "24 hours a day", and has an unusual musical structure, containing "over-the-top" lyrics which find Jackson singing to a boyfriend.

"Twenty Foreplay" received positive reviews from music critics, and was unable to enter the Billboard Hot 100 or the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts in the United States due to the lack of a commercial release. Overseas, it achieved moderate success commercially, reaching the top 40 in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. The song's black-and-white music video was directed by Keir McFarlane, and features Jackson visually inspired by actress Dorothy Dandridge, living the glamorous Hollywood life. "Twenty Roleplay" was only performed on the State of the World Tour in 2017.

Background and composition

In 1991, Jackson fulfilled her contract with A&M Records, signing a multimillion-dollar contract with Virgin Records estimated between $32 million and $50 million, making her the highest paid recording artist at the time.[1][2] Her fifth studio album, titled Janet, was released in May 1993, selling 14 million copies worldwide.[3] As Jackson's contract with Virgin included a clause giving her the option to leave the label during this time, she returned to A&M in order to release Design of a Decade: 1986–1996, her first compilation album. According to A&M president Al Cafaro, no new songs would be released, but "Runaway" and "Twenty Foreplay" were included as new tracks, being recorded in July and August 1995 with Jackson's longtime collaborators Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.[4] The former was relesed as the lead single from the project, reaching number three on the US Billboard Hot 100.[5] "Twenty Foreplay" was sent to radio stations in the United States as the second single on December 5, 1995,[6][7] and was commercially released in the United Kingdom as the third single from the compilation on March 25, 1996, by A&M Records.[8]

"Twenty Foreplay" was written and produced by Jackson alongside Jam and Lewis.[9] It was recorded at Flyte Tyme Studios in Edina, Minnesota, by Steve Hodge, who also mixed the track. Instrumentation on the song includes guitar by Mike Scott, drums by Stokley, violins by Caroline Daws, Brenda Mickens, Helen Foli, Dick Massman, Laurie Hippen, Julia Persitz, Andrea Een, and Liz Sobieski, viola by Alice Preves and Hasan Sumen, cello by Josh Koestenbaum and Laura Sewell, bass by Greg Hippen, flute by Ken Holmen, and strings arranged and conducted by Lee Blaske. Jam and Lewis play all other instruments present on the song.[9] "Twenty Foreplay" was mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering in Portland, Maine, along with all other tracks present on Design of a Decade: 1986–1996.[9]

Musically, "Twenty Foreplay" has an unusual structure, as it does not contain a hook.[4][10] It starts as a "tender" ballad before changing to a mid-tempo "bump and grind".[11] Danyel Smith of Vibe noted that its "suggestive funk interlude" keeps with the spirit of Janet (1993).[12] The title is a play on the word "foreplay" and "24 hours a day",[13] and contains "over-the-top" lyrics, which finds Jackson singing directed to her boyfriend: "Tell me do you want the blindfold / Tell me what you like".[14] On the liner notes of Design of a Decade: 1986–1996, biographer David Ritz wrote that the track "infuses the melody with a lethal combination of carnal heat and emotional sensitivity".[9] The singer told VH1 that "Twenty Foreplay" was a "kind of a sweet and sour thought" for her when she thinks about what the song is about, and she hears "the sadness in it and remember the sadness".[15] The US version of "Twenty Foreplay" is lengthier than the international version, which was edited in order to fit two more songs on the international release of Design of a Decade: 1986–1996.[9][16]

Reception

"Twenty Foreplay" received positive reviews from music critics. Elysa Gardner from Vibe saw the track as a "lush romantic ballad";[12] similarly, Music Week described it as a "pleasant, slinky ballad",[10] while Music & Media stated that despite the "infectious beat", the song "comes across as quite mellow due to its lingering vocals and wandering melodies".[17] Gil L. Robertson IV from Cashbox noted that the song "aptly showcase[s] Jackson's continued evolution as a strong and highly-focused adult performer."[18] On the liner notes of Design of a Decade: 1986-1996, David Ritz called "Twenty Foreplay" a "smoldering ballad, one of those Janet Jackson lovemaking rhapsodies that seem to stop the hands of time".[9] AllMusic senior editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine, while reviewing the album, felt that "Runaway" and "Twenty Foreplay" felt like "genuine hits, not tacked-on filler" on the album.[19] On a contrary note, Billboard's Paul Verna felt that the inclusion of both tracks on the compilation "gives the collection extra sizzle, and suggests that Jackson's already lofty star is still on the rise."[20] Paul Marsh from The San Francisco Examiner wrote that "Runaway" and "Twenty Foreplay" were not "that adventurous, but they're solid", complementing that "if they were white of more bohemian, Jackson-Jam-Lewis might have been a hot modern rock band."[21] For David Browne of Entertainment Weekly, the track shows "how much more confident a singer Jackson has become", but felt that it finds her "still working overtime to show us she's an honest-to-God grown-up".[14]

Due to the lack of a commercial release in the United States, "Twenty Foreplay" was unable to enter the Billboard Hot 100 or the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts; however, the single managed to enter the Mainstream Top 40 and R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay at numbers 36 and 32, respectively.[22][23] It achieved similar success in Canada, where it peaked at number 27 on the RPM singles chart on the week dated May 2, 1996.[24] The single reached number 29 in Australia and spent five weeks on the chart,[25] while peaking at number 38 in New Zealand, charting for a sole week.[26] In the United Kingdom, "Twenty Foreplay" debuted at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending April 5, 1996, becoming Jackson's first single not to reach the top 20 since "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" (1991).[27] It was present on the chart for six weeks.[28] However, it fared better on the UK R&B Chart, peaking at number five.[29] The track attained lower success in other countries in Europe, peaking at number 31 in Scotland,[30] number 41 in the Netherlands,[31] and number 74 in Germany.[32]

Promotion

Music video

Jackson's visual on the music video was inspired by actress Dorothy Dandridge (pictured)

The music video for "Twenty Foreplay" was directed by Keir McFarlane.[33] Jackson's look on the video was inspired by actress Dorothy Dandridge, who she idolized and had expressed interest in portraying on a biographic film;[34] MTV News considered the video a virtual audition for the role.[35] The video was shot in black-and-white and features the singer as a film actress living the glamorous Hollywood life such as attending a movie premiere and a press conference, intercut with footage of her singing on the backlot of a movie set. Jim Farber of the New York Daily News pointed out that Jackson had never "gone for the high-toned glamour she apes here", and felt that she "glows like Marilyn Monroe at her leggy peak", writing that "her efforts to be seen as timeless couldn't be more transparent. But the clip's haute fashion sense and cool photography impress".[36] The video was released commercially on the two-CD + DVD compilation Japanese Singles Collection -Greatest Hits- (2022).[33]

Live performances

Jackson sang "Twenty Foreplay" live for the first time on her 2017 State of the World Tour. Accompanied by two back-up singers, the singer performed the song while sitting on a stool dressed in a loose denim jacket, sweatpants and a flannel shirt tied around her waist. Andrew Barker from Variety magazine said it showcased "perhaps the boldest of her three costume changes" during the show. Analyzing Jackson's voice during the performance, he deemed it strong, although it "isn't always the most layered of instruments, but it has a softness and a lilting sweetness that she managed to emphasize while still projecting well enough to cut through the clatter".[37]

Track listings and formats

UK CD single[38]
  1. "Twenty Foreplay (Slow Jam International Edit)" – 4:26
  2. "The Pleasure Principle (Legendary Radio Mix)" – 4:17
  3. "Alright (CJ Radio)" – 3:52
  4. "The Pleasure Principle (Legendary Club Mix)" – 8:15
European CD single[39]
  1. "Twenty Foreplay (Slow Jam International Edit)" – 4:26
  2. "Runaway (Jam & Lewis Street Mix Edit)" – 3:23
  3. "Runaway (Jam & Lewis Ghetto Mix)" – 4:54
  4. "Twenty Foreplay (Slow Jam Video Edit)" – 4:50
Remixes CD single[40]
  1. "Twenty Foreplay (Radio Club Mix Edit)" – 3:42
  2. "Twenty Foreplay (Junior's Jungle Club Mix)" – 9:56
  3. "Twenty Foreplay (Radio Club Mix)" – 5:02
  4. "Runaway (G-Man's Hip Hop Mix)" – 4:14

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the Design of a Decade: 1986–1996 liner notes.[9]

  • Janet Jackson — vocals, songwriter, producer
  • James Harris III — songwriter, producer, instruments
  • Terry Lewis — songwriter, producer, instruments
  • Mike Scott — guitar
  • Stokley — drums
  • Caroline Daws — violin
  • Brenda Mickens — violin
  • Helen Foli — violin
  • Dick Massman — violin
  • Laurie Hippen — violin
  • Julia Persitz — violin
  • Andrea Een — violin
  • Liz Sobieski — violin
  • Alice Preves — viola
  • Hasan Sumen — viola
  • Josh Koestenbaum – cello
  • Laura Sewell – cello
  • Greg Hippen – bass
  • Ken Holmen – flute
  • Lee Blaske – strings
  • Steve Hodge — recording, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig — mastering

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Twenty Roleplay"
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[25] 29
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[24] 27
Canada CHR (The Record)[41] 27
Germany (GfK)[32] 74
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[42] 12
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[31] 41
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[26] 38
Scotland (OCC)[30] 31
UK Singles (OCC)[43] 22
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[29] 5
UK Airplay (Music Week)[44] 50
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[22] 36
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[23] 32
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[45] 29
US CHR/Pop (Radio & Records)[46] 35
US CHR/Rhythmic (Radio & Records)[47] 28
US Urban (Radio & Records)[48] 15
US Urban AC (Radio & Records)[49] 15

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Twenty Foreplay"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States December 5, 1995
A&M [6][7]
United Kingdom March 25, 1996 CD single [8]

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