"All for You" is a song by American R&B and pop singer
Janet Jackson from her seventh studio album,
All for You(2001). Released as the album's lead single
in March 2001, the song went on to top the Hot 100 for seven
weeks, and also reached the top five and the top ten of the
majority of the charts. "All for You" remains Jackson's last
Hot 100 number-one single so far.
The song is based upon a sample from Change's 1980 song "The
Glow of Love"—composed by Mauro Malavasi and David Romani, with
lyrics by Wayne Garfield—, which featured lead vocals by Luther
Vandross. It made history by being the first single ever to be
added to every major format of radio on the day of its release.
The song became Jackson's tenth number one on the Hot 100,
staying there for seven weeks, in addition of topping the Hot
R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and Hot Dance Club Play charts. It became
the longest-running number-one single on the Hot 100 of 2001.
To date it is Jackson's latest song to top the charts. The song
was also an international success, reaching number one in
Canada and charting inside the top ten of almost all European
countries and the top five in Australia and New Zealand. The
song won several music awards, including a 2002 Grammy Award
for Best Dance Recording.
Jackson performed the song on the All for You Tour and Rock
Witchu Tour.
"All for You" is set in common time with a key of G major.
Jackson's vocal chords ranges between the tonal nodes of G
3to E
5. The song is in a moderate tempo of 112 beats per
minute with the chord progression being set like
Em–Am–D–Em–Am.
The video, directed by Dave Meyers, takes place in a
colorful two-dimensional world. Released in March 2001, it
revolves around Jackson flirting with a man whom she first
meets on the subway. Jackson and her dancers perform
high-octane choreography throughout the video which also
features a dance break containing samples of a few different
songs: her sister Rebbie Jackson's 1984 song "Centipede",
Jackson's own 1986 hit song "The Pleasure Principle", her 1998
single "Go Deep", and Shannon's 1983 song "Let the Music Play".
The video ends with Jackson spotting the same man near a
nightclub, who smiles at her; she waves at him before turning
to leave.
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. It appears on the DVD edition of
All for You—which also contains an exclusive live
performance of the song from mtvICON—as well as the 2004 DVD
From janet. to Damita Jo: The Videos.