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'{{Infobox single | Name = Dammn Baby | Cover = Janet-Jackson-Dammn-Baby-2016.jpg | Border = yes | Artist = [[Janet Jackson]] | Album = [[Unbreakable (Janet Jackson album)|Unbreakable]] | Released = {{Start date|2016|05|04|mf=y}} | Recorded = | Format = [[Music download|Digital download]] | Length = {{Duration|m=3|s=17}} | Label = {{Flatlist | *[[Rhythm Nation Records|Rhythm Nation]] *[[BMG Rights Management|BMG]] }} | Writer = {{Flatlist | * Janet Jackson * [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis|James Harris III]] * [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis|Terry Lewis]] * [[Dem Jointz|Dwayne Abernathy]] }} | Producer = {{Flatlist | * Janet Jackson * Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis * Dem Jointz }} | Chronology = Janet Jackson singles | Last single = "[[Unbreakable (Janet Jackson song)|Unbreakable]]"<br>(2015) | This single = "'''Dammn Baby'''"<br>(2016) | Next single = "[[Made for Now]]"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/8467554/janet-jackson-daddy-yankee-song-made-for-now-video|title=Janet Jackson and Daddy Yankee Will Release a Single and Video Together|work=Billboard|last=Cobo|first=Leila|date=July 29, 2018|accessdate=July 31, 2018}}</ref><br>(2018) }} "'''Dammn Baby'''" is a song recorded by American singer [[Janet Jackson]] for her eleventh studio album ''[[Unbreakable (Janet Jackson album)|Unbreakable]]'' (2015).<ref>{{cite web|author=Jon Blistein|title=Watch Janet Jackson's Sultry 'Dammn Baby' Video|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-janet-jacksons-sultry-dammn-baby-video-20160505|work=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=May 5, 2016|accessdate=May 27, 2016}}</ref> It was co-written and produced by Jackson and her long-time collaborators [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis]], with additional songwriting and production contributions by [[Dem Jointz]]. The official music video was released on YouTube, on May 4, 2016. The single subsequently debuted on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Adult R&B Songs]] chart at number 20 and later peaked at number eight, becoming the album's third consecutive top ten single on the chart, after "[[No Sleeep]]" and "[[Unbreakable (Janet Jackson song)|Unbreakable]]". ==Background== After a period of hiatus and numerous rumours about whether she was recording a new album or not,<ref>{{cite news|author=Andrew Hampp|title=Janet Jackson Talks 'janet.' 20th Anniversary|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/1562856/janet-jackson-talks-janet-20th-anniversary-new-album-exclusive|work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=May 18, 2013|accessdate=February 25, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author= Erin Strecker|title=Janet Jackson Addresses New Album Report|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6205030/janet-jackson-new-album|work=Billboard|date=May 16, 2015}}</ref> Janet Jackson officially announced her return on May 16, 2015.<ref name=jj1>{{cite news|title=Janet Jackson Makes History Again|url=http://www.janetjackson.com/news/all/janet-jackson-makes-history-again#.VhbDunpViko|accessdate=October 8, 2015|work=JanetJackson.com|date=June 3, 2015}}</ref> Jackson announced she had founded her own label, Rhythm Nation, becoming the first African-American female recording artist to do so, while also planning the album to be distributed by [[BMG Rights Management|BMG]], as well as preparing herself for a new world tour in the same year.<ref name=jj1/> During the video announcement, an instrumental of the album's first single, "[[No Sleeep]]", was previewed,<ref>{{cite news|author1=Billboard Staff|title=Janet Jackson Announces New Album, Tour|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6568528/janet-jackson-announces-new-album-tour|accessdate=May 16, 2015|work=Billboard|date=May 16, 2015}}</ref> and later the full song was released on June 22, 2015.<ref name="officialchart">{{cite news|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/janet-jackson-unveils-new-single-no-sleeep-listen__9887/|title=Janet Jackson unveils new single No Sleeep&nbsp;– listen |author=Liv Moss|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|date=June 22, 2015|accessdate=June 22, 2015}}</ref> A week earlier, she also announced that her world tour was called [[Unbreakable World Tour (Janet Jackson tour)|Unbreakable World Tour]],<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hampp|first1=Andrew|title=Janet Jackson Announces 'Unbreakable World Tour'|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6598120/janet-jackson-announces-unbreakable-world-tour|accessdate=October 8, 2015|work=Billboard|date=June 15, 2015}}</ref> and on August 20, 2015, while revealing lyrics of the song "The Great Forever", it was confirmed that ''Unbreakable'' was also the album's title.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Lynch|first1=Joe|title=Janet Jackson Teases Upbeat New Song 'The Great Forever,' Confirms Album Title|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6670966/janet-jackson-great-forever-unbreakable-new-album|accessdate=October 8, 2015|work=Billboard|date=August 20, 2015}}</ref> On September 3, 2015, its track list was revealed, with a song titled "Dammn Baby" being one of the seventeen tracks on the album.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Minsker|first1=Evan|last2=Monroe|first2=Jazz|title=Janet Jackson Details New Album Unbreakable|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/60155-janet-jackson-details-new-album-unbreakable/|accessdate=October 8, 2015|work=[[Pitchfork Media]]|date=September 3, 2015}}</ref> The song was produced by longtime collaborators [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis]], and was the first collaboration between them in nearly a decade. "Dammn Baby" was final song completed during sessions in 2015. Jackson was already working with choreographers and dancers at the studio when she told the producers, "You know, it would be cool to have one more uptempo funky record that I can really dance to", and the result was "Dammn Baby".<ref name="rvideo">{{cite web|last=Appleford|first=Steve|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/go-behind-the-scenes-of-janet-jacksons-dammn-baby-music-video-20160505|title=Go Behind the Scenes of Janet Jackson's 'Dammn Baby' Music Video|date=May 5, 2016|accessdate=September 9, 2017|work=Rolling Stone}}</ref> ==Composition== "Dammn Baby" was written and produced by [[Janet Jackson]], [[Dem Jointz]], and [[Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis]]. It has hints of [[Trap music (hip hop)|trap]] [[bass (instrument)|bass]] and [[percussion instrument|percussion]], and an interpolation of "[[I Get Lonely]]", a single from her sixth studio album ''[[The Velvet Rope]]'', into its breakdown, in which Jackson repeats the phrase "gonna break it down, break it down".<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news|author=[[Jon Pareles]]|title=Review: Janet Jackson’s ‘Unbreakable’ Focuses on Love Outside the Bedroom|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/01/arts/music/review-janet-jacksons-unbreakable-focuses-on-love-outside-the-bedroom.html?_r=0|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=September 30, 2015|accessdate=September 30, 2015}}</ref> Chris Ingalls from [[PopMatters]] described it as a "R&B dance groove" with female vocals cooing "dammn, dammn" over the beats.<ref name="steady">{{cite web|author=PopMatters Staff|url=http://www.popmatters.com/post/janet-jackson-dammn-baby-singles-going-steady/|title=Janet Jackson - "Dammn Baby" (Singles Going Steady)|date=May 16, 2016|accessdate=September 10, 2017|publisher=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref> According to PopCrush's Bradley Stern, "Dammn Baby" "blends in slick synths and [[DJ Mustard]]-esque beats" for a "solid, motivational groove", while referencing to the singer's own originality: "Can't nobody tell you what you can't do, shut that down automatic / And I guarantee they'll all fall in line".<ref>{{cite web|last=Stern|first=Bradley|url=http://popcrush.com/best-songs-this-week-janet-jackson-tinashe-chris-cornell-more/|title=Best Songs We Heard This Week: Janet Jackson, Tinashe, Chris Cornell & More|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=September 10, 2015|publisher=PopCrush}}</ref> Jackson also sings, "It's all about love" / And how we ain’t gonna never let words get in the way".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2016/05/05/video-janet-jackson-dammn-baby/|title=Video: Janet Jackson – ‘Dammn Baby’|date=May 5, 2016|accessdate=September 10, 2017|work=[[Rap-Up]]}}</ref> Anupa Mistry of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' said that the "lazy bass and airy vocals" of "Dammn Baby" sounded like "[[Tinashe]]-meets-[[Teena Marie]]".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Mistry|first1=Anupa|title=Janet Jackson: Unbreakable|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21060-unbreakable/|accessdate=October 12, 2015|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=October 6, 2015}}</ref> ==Critical reception== Desiree O from [[Brit + Co]] website gave the song a positive review, saying that "with shades of the signature Jackson sound, a totally fun beat and a chilled-out breakdown mid-song, this could very well be your fave jam of the summer. When you hear Janet’s final "dammn" at the end, you’ll be hooked!".<ref>{{cite web|last=O|first=Desiree|url=https://www.brit.co/janet-jackson-dammn-baby/|title=Janet Jackson Releases “Dammn Baby” Music Video After Pregnancy News|date=April 13, 2017|publisher=[[Brit + Co]]|accessdate=September 10, 2017}}</ref> Saeed Saeed from ''[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]'' deemed it "irresistibly funky with its super-fat bass lines".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Saeed|first1=Saeed|title=Album review: Janet Jackson seems at peace with lavish new album|url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/music-festivals/album-review-janet-jackson-seems-at-peace-with-lavish-new-album|accessdate=October 13, 2015|work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]|date=October 5, 2015}}</ref> Alex Macpherson from ''[[The Guardian]]'' simply said "The chunky bass of Dammn Baby hits the dancefloor spot".<ref>{{cite news|first=Alex|last=Macpherson|title=Janet Jackson: Unbreakable review – sunny serenity on reflective 11th album|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/oct/01/janet-jackson-unbreakable-review-sunny-serenity-on-reflective-11th-album|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=October 1, 2015|accessdate=October 1, 2015}}</ref> Rob Tannenbaum from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine noted that "Dammn Baby" and another song on the album, "2 B Loved", were "pretty explicit nods to DJ Mustard's "ratchet" sound".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tannenbaum|first1=Rob|title=Janet Jackson Shows Off Her Resilience on 'Unbreakable': Album Review|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/6715541/janet-jackson-unbreakable-album-review|accessdate=October 12, 2015|work=Billboard|date=October 6, 2015}}</ref> [[PopMatters]]' Evan Sawdey shared a similar sentiment, saying "the excellent and not-misspelled" song "betters DJ Mustard as his own low-end synth game", although he noted that the song's breakdown was "pure Janet".<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sawdey|first1=Evan|title=Janet Jackson: Unbreakable|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/janet-jackson-unbreakable/|accessdate=October 12, 2015|publisher=PopMatters|date=October 5, 2015}}</ref> [[Michael Arceneaux]] of ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' opined that he was more partial to songs like "Dammn Baby", "Dream Maker/Euphoria", "No Sleeep" and "Night".<ref name=Arceneaux>{{cite news|last1=Arceneaux|first1=Michael|title=Janet Jackson Is Self-Assured and Reflective on 'Unbreakable'|url=http://www.complex.com/music/2015/10/review-janet-jackson-unbreakable|accessdate=October 13, 2015|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|date=October 2, 2015}}</ref> In a more balanced review, [[AllMusic]]'s Andy Kellman noted that the song's "probing synthesizers, booming bass, and relatively detached vocal" came across as "conscious concessions to commercial radio".<ref name="allmusic">{{cite news|first=Andy|last=Kellman|title=Janet Jackson - Unbreakable|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/unbreakable-mw0002873678|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|date=October 2, 2015|accessdate=October 2, 2015}}</ref> In a separate review, Emannuel Elone from PopMatters website was critical of "I Get Lonely"'s interpolation, saying the idea was "cute", but not enough to "lift this song up quality-wise to where it should be".<ref name="steady"/> ==Chart performance== "Dammn Baby" debuted on the US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Adult R&B Songs]] chart at number 20 and later peaked at number eight, becoming the album's third consecutive top ten single on the chart, after "[[No Sleeep]]" and "[[Unbreakable (Janet Jackson song)|Unbreakable]]".<ref name=adult/> ==Music video== An accompanying [[music video]] for "Dammn Baby" was directed by [[Dave Meyers (director)|Dave Meyers]] and choreographed by [[Gil Duldulao]], Jackson's longtime choreographer, [[Luther Brown]] and Denzel Chisolm in a location outside Los Angeles, California.<ref name="rvideo"/> It was released through her [[Twitter]] page, at the midnight of May 4, 2016,<ref name="radio"/> amid reports that she was expecting her first child and after teasing [[GIF]] images of a new video on social media.<ref name="fader">{{cite web|last=Dandridge-Lemco|first=Ben|url=http://www.thefader.com/2016/05/05/anet-jacksons-dammn-baby-video-gifs-unbreakable|title=Watch Janet Jackson’s “Dammn Baby” Video|date=May 5, 2016|accessdate=September 10, 2017|work=[[The Fader]]}}</ref> The [[black-and-white]] video shows Jackson and her dancers in a choreography routine.<ref>{{cite web|first=Candy|last=Lang|title=Janet Jackson Drops ‘Dammn Baby’ Music Video Amid Pregnancy Rumors|url=http://time.com/4319382/janet-jackson-dammn-baby-music-video-pregnancy-rumors/|work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|date=May 4, 2016|accessdate=May 27, 2016}}</ref> According to [[MTV]], the singer is "decked out in a latex and leather getup complete with flared combat boots like she's ready to hop onboard the ''[[Serenity (Firefly vessel)|Serenity]]'' at any moment". ''[[The Fader]]''{{'}}s Ben Dandridge-Lemco commented that the video "features classic group choreography, some more abstract solo steps from Jackson during the breakdown, and interesting uses of lighting all around".<ref name="fader"/> Carey O'Donnell from ''[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]'' deemed it "a doozy of a video", while also noting that the "icon busts some seriously stellar dance moves, and shows us her prowess is utterly timeless".<ref>{{cite web|last=O'Donnell|first=Carey|url=http://www.papermag.com/janet-jackson-serves-up-dammn-baby-1778385386.html|title=Janet Jackson Serves Up 90s Janet Realness In New Video For "Dammn Baby"|date=May 5, 2016|accessdate=September 10, 2017|work=[[Paper (magazine)|Paper]]}}</ref> ''[[i-D]]'' magazine said the video was "classic Janet -- breathy percussion, whispered lyrics and body popping video".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_au/article/kz8jd9/dammn-baby-janet-jackson-drops-new-single-and-video|title=dammn baby! janet jackson drops new single and video|date=May 5, 2016|accessdate=September 10, 2017|work=[[i-D]]}}</ref> ''[[Hot Press]]'' noted that it had a "true [[Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)|Single Ladies]] vibe".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/Janet-Jackson/news/WATCH-Janet-Jacksons-Dammn-Baby/17224456.html|title=WATCH: Janet Jackson's 'Dammn Baby'|date=May 5, 2016|accessdate=September 10, 2017|work=[[Hot Press]]}}</ref> Rachel Sonis from [[Idolator (website)|Idolator]] said that the black-and-white feel of the video was "very reminiscent of the visual for her 1989 hit '[[Rhythm Nation]]'",<ref>{{cite web|last=Sonis|first=Rachel|url=http://www.idolator.com/7632466/janet-jackson-releases-steamy-dammn-baby-video-watch|title=Janet Jackson Releases Steamy “Dammn Baby” Video: Watch|date=May 5, 2016|accessdate=September 10, 2017|publisher=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]}}</ref> while Hayden Wright from [[Radio.com]] website noted that the video "takes a monochromatic cue from past videos like '[[Scream/Childhood|Scream]]' (which she shot with her late brother Michael) and 'Rhythm Nation'".<ref name="radio">{{cite web|last=Wright|first=Hayden|url=http://radio.com/2016/05/05/janet-jackson-drops-video-for-dammn-baby/|title=Janet Jackson Drops Video for ‘Dammn Baby’|date=May 5, 2016|accessdate=September 10, 2017|publisher=[[Radio.com]]}}</ref> ==Live performance== Jackson performed "Dammn Baby" on her 2017 [[State of the World Tour]], later transitioning to the song it interpolates, "I Get Lonely".<ref>{{cite web|last=Nied|first=Mike|url=http://www.idolator.com/7668445/janet-jackson-state-world-tour-setlist|title=Hits & Choreography: Janet Jackson’s ‘State Of The World Tour’ Kicks Off|date=September 8, 2017|accessdate=September 10, 2017|publisher=Idolator}}</ref> ==Charts== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |- !scope="col"|Chart (2016) !scope="col"|Peak<br>position |- {{singlechart|Billboardadultrandbsongs|8|artist=Janet Jackson|accessdate=May 27, 2016|rowheader=true|refname=adult}} |} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Janet Jackson singles}} [[Category:2016 singles]] [[Category:2016 songs]] [[Category:Janet Jackson songs]] [[Category:Song recordings produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis]] [[Category:Songs written by Janet Jackson]] [[Category:Songs written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis]]'