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About This Track
“Escapade” is the third single from American R&B-pop singer Janet Jackson’s fourth studio album, Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation 1814 (1989).
Song information
“Escapade” was inspired by the Martha & the Vandellas 1965 single “Nowhere to Run”, which Jackson originally intended to remake, but instead choose to record a new song with a similar feel after a suggestion from producer Jimmy Jam.
Written by Jackson, James Harris III, and Terry Lewis, the song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in early March 1990, becoming Jackson’s third number-one single. It also topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Dance Club Play charts, and was certified gold by the RIAA.
Jackson has performed the song on all of her tours, including the Rhythm Nation 1814 Tour, janet. Tour, The Velvet Rope Tour, All for You Tour, and Rock Witchu Tour.
The music video for the song, directed by Peter Smillie, takes place at a Mardi Gras-like carnival. On April 27, 2007, the video was made available on the iTunes Store.
The song was also featured on a Japan Airlines commercial in 1990.
Composition:
“Escapade” is set in common time with a key of A♭ major. Jackson’s vocal chords ranges between the tonal nodes of high-tone Ab3 to low-tone Eb5. The song is in a medium dance groove tempo of 120 beats per minute with the chord progression being set like Am–E–Gb.
Song information
“Escapade” was inspired by the Martha & the Vandellas 1965 single “Nowhere to Run”, which Jackson originally intended to remake, but instead choose to record a new song with a similar feel after a suggestion from producer Jimmy Jam.
Written by Jackson, James Harris III, and Terry Lewis, the song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks in early March 1990, becoming Jackson’s third number-one single. It also topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Dance Club Play charts, and was certified gold by the RIAA.
Jackson has performed the song on all of her tours, including the Rhythm Nation 1814 Tour, janet. Tour, The Velvet Rope Tour, All for You Tour, and Rock Witchu Tour.
The music video for the song, directed by Peter Smillie, takes place at a Mardi Gras-like carnival. On April 27, 2007, the video was made available on the iTunes Store.
The song was also featured on a Japan Airlines commercial in 1990.
Composition:
“Escapade” is set in common time with a key of A♭ major. Jackson’s vocal chords ranges between the tonal nodes of high-tone Ab3 to low-tone Eb5. The song is in a medium dance groove tempo of 120 beats per minute with the chord progression being set like Am–E–Gb.
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Shouts
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jasminder82 wrote:
God bless Janet
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mssmith2012 wrote:
let's go on escapade yeah, lol!
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MJRocker1987 wrote:
Just haaaave a good tiiiiiime. Yeah.
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The_Beatz wrote:
My favorite from Rhtyhm Nation 1814 <3 It makes you feel happy.
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chriss3008 wrote:
ES CA PADE
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MizzBooDestiny1 wrote:
♥ This Jam Was AMAZING to see Live & Meeting her afterwards was Unforgettable...A True Legend & Super Sweet!!! :) The Vegas Anthem 4-22-11♥
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LikeACarillon wrote:
This song is so fun, summer song of 80s <3 [2] -- this is a somewhat erroneous statement. The RN1814 album came out in Sept. of 1989, but "Escapade" as a song didn't hit big as a Billboard #1 hit until March 1990 [the single was released Jan. 18, 1990]. I remember seeing this on heavy rotation on MTV in the spring/summer of 1990, not '89. RN1814 was the best selling album on Billboard in 1990, so it's very much a very early 1990s record -- as most of its chart success, club play and popularity was in the year 1990. [Sorry for being longwinded, it's just not an "'80s song" -- to call it that is somewhat misleading and erroneous given the release of the single and its chart history]
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pink2blue wrote:
So classic!! Can't hate on Janet!
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Megawarrior345 wrote:
Gawd...what a flawless era of Janet.
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talicia_k wrote:
one of the best of 5
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viniluis wrote:
Let's go!... ES-CA-PADE [2]
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GreenleeDuPres wrote:
This song is so fun, summer song of 80s <3 [2]
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rianpopkid wrote:
This song is so fun, summer song of 80s <3
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Zariah_Lanae wrote:
E*S*C*A*P*A*D*E <3
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gendervariant wrote:
The dance break in this song is just EPIC! [2]
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Cure1980 wrote:
She got it
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newjillswing wrote:
c'mon baby,let's get away!
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linkntinks wrote:
makes me wanna go ski-ing or somethen lol!!! I love this song from Janet J.
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IndigoSpark wrote:
Let's go!... ES-CA-PADE
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NickyNacker wrote:
classic
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