All for You is a song by the American singer Janet Jackson from her seventh music album All for You (2001). The song was released as the first single from the album and released on March 6, 2001. In the US , the song became a number one hit, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for seven consecutive weeks, as well as the top 5 and top 10 positions worldwide. To date, All for You is Jackson's tenth and final number one hit in the US.
The song is based on a sample from Changes The Glow of Love (1980). The song made history as it was the world's first single to be released on the radio and in stores that same day. Previous songs were only played on the radio after they were released. With All for You, on the other hand, both releases fell on one day. The song won all music awards, including the Grammy for the best "dance recording" at the 2002 Grammy Awards . Jackson sang the song on their All for You and Rock Witchu, as well as on their Number Ones: Up Close and Personal tours. The song reached number 65 in the American charts of the decades (2000-09).
composition
All for You was composed in the G clef. Jackson's vocal range in the song ranges from G 3 to E 5 . The song contains 112 beats per minute .
Music video
The music video was directed by Dave Meyers and the video was choreographed by Shawnette Heard, who she created especially for the music video in early February 2001. In March 2001 the music video was released. The music video takes place in a colorful two-dimensional world, which was animated , only Janet Jackson and the dancers were later inserted into the animated video as real people. In the music video, Jackson flirts with a man (played by Ellis Lee Jackson) whom she first met on the subway. During the music video, scenes are shown again and again of Jackson and her dancers dancing the choreographies. The choreography is briefly stopped at one scene and you can hear small excerpts from the songs: her sister Rebbie Jackson's Centipede (1984), Jackson's own The Pleasure Principle (1986), Escapade (1990), Go Deep (1998) and Shannon's Let the Music Play (1983). At the end of the music video, Jackson says goodbye to the same man near a nightclub, he smiles at her and she waves back and leaves the scene. The video was nominated for Video of the Year, Best Female Video, Best Dance Video and Best Choreography at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards . The music video appeared on Jackson's 2004 DVD edition of All for You and on her video album From janet. to Damita Jo: The Videos .