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| Label = Virgin | Writer = | Producer = | Certification = | Chronology = Janet Jackson singles | Last single = "Twenty Foreplay" (1996) | This single = "Got 'til It's Gone" (1997) | Next single = "Together Again" (1997) }} "Got 'til It's Gone" is a song by Janet Jackson, featuring rapper Q-Tip and folk singer Joni Mitchell. It was released as the lead single from Jackson's sixth studio album, ''The Velvet Rope'' on September 22, 1997. Written by Jackson, Jam and Lewis, with additional writing by René Elizondo, Jr., Mitchell, and Kamaal Ibn Fareed,〔Janet Jackson - The Velvet Rope (CD liner notes). Virgin Records America, Inc. 7243 8 44762 2 9〕 "Got 'til It's Gone" was considered a departure from Jackson's mainstream pop appeal, striving for a less polished and more authentic alternative hip hop and trip hop-influenced sound. Its lyrics speak of a great lesson Jackson learned — appreciate what you have while you have it. "Got 'til It's Gone" was met with mostly positive reviews from music critics, who praised its fusion of Jackson's pop style with "harder-edged hip-hop." Adversely, the song was also labeled "disappointing" with an "incongruous" appearance from Mitchell. "Got 'til It's Gone" was not released as a commercial single, making it ineligible to appear on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. However, the song peaked at number 36 on pop formats and reached number three on urban radio. Internationally, "Got 'til It's Gone" reached the top twenty in most European markets, including France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. The music video for "Got 'til It's Gone," directed by Mark Romanek, portrays Jackson as a lounge singer during the time of apartheid in South Africa. It was called a "masterpiece" by critics, winning a Grammy Award for "Best Short Form Music Video." ==Background== "Got 'til It's Gone" was released as the lead single from Jackson's sixth album ''The Velvet Rope'', which chronicled Jackson's struggle with depression and intimacy. In an interview for MTV, she discussed how the depression had made her frequently sad and caused her to take breaks from her music career. She felt this was heightened by her estrangement from the rest of the Jackson family. Jimmy Jam was aware of Jackson's depression during the writing of the album, noticing how she would spontaneously cancel recording sessions, appearing constantly troubled. Jackson discussed "Got 'til It's Gone" and ''The Velvet Rope'' album during an interview with ''Rolling Stone'', saying "Singing these songs has meant digging up pain that I buried a long time ago. It's been hard and sometimes confusing. But I've had to do it. I've been burying pain my whole life. It's like kicking dirt under the carpet. At some point there's so much dirt that you start to choke. Well, I've been choking. My therapy came in writing these songs. Then I had to find the courage to sing them or else suffer the consequences - a permanent case of the blues."〔Rolling Stone, "Janet Fights Back". October 1, 1998〕 The song's music video and promotional photos were the first glimpse of the new image Jackson developed for ''The Velvet Rope'' campaign, which combined elements from Gothic and African cultures and consisted of red hair, nasal and body piercings, and various tattoos.〔Us Magazine, January 1998. Page 91〕 "Got 'til It's Gone" was serviced to multiple airplay formats, including Pop, Urban, Rhythmic, and Adult Contemporary/Jazz, in early September, 1997. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Got 'til It's Gone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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