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"That's the Way Love Goes" is a song by American recording artist Janet Jackson from her fifth studio album, ''janet.''. It was written and produced by Jackson and Jam & Lewis. The single saw Jackson transitioning to sensual territory and themes of romantic lust, considered a shocking contrast among critics and the public. The song's slow tempo fused pop, R&B, and funk with flourishes of downtempo music. It received positive reception from contemporary music critics, who praised it as "iconic," "hypnotic," and an "extravaganza" for its production and vocals. The song became Jackson's biggest hit to date in the United States and was one of the longest-reigning hits of the year, peaking atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for eight weeks, also reaching number one on the Hot 100 Airplay for ten weeks and multiple weeks on ''Billboard''s component charts. The song became the first and only single in history to debut at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart. Internationally, it placed at number one in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Hungary, South Africa, Japan, and Europe's Hot 100 Singles chart. It is the seventeenth biggest hit of the nineties and the biggest selling single by a female artist in South Africa. "That's the Way Love Goes" received a Grammy Award for Best R&B song in addition to Billboard Awards, BMI Pop Award for Most Played Song, BPI Sales Awards, American Music Awards, and Soul Train Awards. Its accompanying music video received several nominations at the MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Female Video. It has sold over three million copies worldwide. "That's the Way Love Goes" has been covered by artists such as Bruno Mars and 'N Sync, cited as an influence by Britney Spears and Nelly Furtado, and inspired or been sampled in songs by Alicia Keys, Destiny's Child, and Utada Hikaru. The song's music video has influenced several videos, including releases from Ciara and Prince. It is considered one of Jackson's signature songs. ==Background== In 1991, Jackson fulfilled her contract with A&M Records, signing a multimillion-dollar contract with Virgin Records estimated between thirty-two to fifty million dollars, making her the highest paid recording artist at the time. "That's the Way Love Goes"' first composition had a lovelorn tone which Jackson revised, contacting producer Jimmy Jam to say she was taking an alternate direction. Jackson was initially indifferent upon hearing its instrumental, prompting her to request a tape to listen to as she embarked on a brief vacation. Upon returning, Jackson replied "You know that track you did? I love it. It's absolutely the bomb," adding "I wasn’t hearing it, but now I totally hear it. We've gotta do that track! Oh my God, we played it non-stop!"〔〔 Jackson wished to write and record the song immediately, and quickly devised its title.〔 Jam commented that "That's the Way Love Goes" was the perfect introduction into what the album was going to be. At one point in the recording, they took a two-week break for the holidays and Jackson went to Anguilla. She requested Jam to make a cassette of tracks they were already working on to take with her on the trip. Two weeks later, she was excited about the track, requesting her producers to put the track on the album and elaborating she played it non-stop while she was traveling.〔 The producer recalled, "At about one in the morning, the intercom went off in my bedroom. She goes, 'Jimmy? Are you awake?' I said, 'I am now'. She said, 'I've got the concept. It's going to be called 'That's the Way Love Goes'.' Throughout the whole project, it was our favourite record. () there was something about that song that we just thought was so different and really captured that part of her life". In retrospect, Jackson called the song "relaxed and carefree", being "easy and fun, soft and seductive." When Virgin heads went to Minneapolis, Jackson and her producers played a rough cut for "If" for them. The executives felt it would be the first release from the album, and Jackson shared this feeling. However, Jam and Lewis, still wanted the label to release "That's the Way Love Goes" first. Jam recalled,
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