You Want This

Album

janet.

Label

Virgin Records

Genre

New jack swing

Media Type

45s

Duration

4:46

Composer(s)

Janet Jackson;James Harris III;Terry Lewis;Claydes Smith;Dennis "D.T." Thomas;Donald Boyce;George Brown;Richard Westfield;Robert "Kool" Bell;Robert "Spike" Mickens;Ronald Bell;Richard Dean Taylor;Frank Wilson;Pam Sawyer;Henry Cosby;Deke Richards

Entered Chart

Oct 22, 1994

Peak Date

Dec 24, 1994

Released

October 11, 1994

Recorded

Unknown

Catalog #

Virgin S7-18307

B-Side

70's Love Groove*

"You Want This" is a song by American singer-songwriter Janet Jackson from her fifth studio album, Janet (1993). Released as the album's seventh single (sixth and final in the US) in October 1994 by Virgin Records, the track was written and produced by Jackson and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. The single version, also used in the accompanying music video directed by Keir McFarlane, featured an additional rap verse from MC Lyte. The song was listed in the book Rock Song Index: The 7500 Most Important Songs for the Rock and Roll Era (2005) by Bruce Pollock

You know you want me

My girls
Been goin 'round talkin'
They say that you been
Watchin' me, boy
I know
By the way you're talkin'
That you're really tryin'
To get to me, boy

Not anyone I'll just let in my heart
You have to be hungry for me
Girls may have been easy
But you have to please me
What makes me think that I can say this to you?
I know how bad you want this

If you want my future then
You better work it, boy
No, it won't come easy, no
I know you want this
By the time I'm through with you
You'll be beggin' me for more

I know
Your whole story
Because you're fine and
And you know it
You think
That you can have me
Just listen closely
No, it ain't so easy
Every word
You've said, I have heard before

Girls may have been easy
But you have to please me
One thing I've been told
Nothin' else compares
To this lovin' body

If you want my future then
You better work it, boy
No, it won't come easy, no
I know you want this
By the time I'm through with you
You'll be beggin' me for more
So you want my lovin', huh?
I know you want this

If you want my future then
You better work it, boy
No, it won't come easy, no
I know you want this
By the time I'm through with you
You'll be beggin' me for more

You want this?
Don't you
You want this?
Say it

You want this
You know it's true (you know it's true)
You want this
You know it
You want this
You know it's true (you know it's true)
You want this
You know it

You want this?
You want this?
Can you handle this?
Well, come here then

Early in the mornin'
(You want this)
Late in the evenin'
(You want this)
Just about around midnight
(You want this)
'Cause you know I'll do it right, baby
(You want this)

Oh, what's my name, boy?
(You want this)
'Cause you gotta say my name, boy
(You want this)
Just a little bit louder now
(You want this)
Just a little bit softer now
(You want this)
I am nice and easy

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, you want this
Ooh, you want this
Ooh, you want this