"And On and On" is a song by American singer
Janet Jackson from her second
remix album
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Janet Remixed
''Janet Remixed'' (stylized as ''janet. Remixed'') is the second remix album by American singer Janet Jackson. Released on March 13, 1995, it featured two non-album B-sides, including the radio hit " And On and On" and "70's Love Groove", as wel ...
'' (1995). As the B-side to "
Any Time, Any Place", "And On and On" peaked at number one on the US ''Billboard''
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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chart and number two on the
''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also reached number one as a B-side on the ''
Cash Box'' chart in the summer of 1994.
Release
"And On and On" was released in May 1994 as an unreleased track on the cassette and CD singles of "Any Time, Any Place".
Reception
Larry Flick of ''
Billboard'' compared "And On and On" to
Grace Jones's "
Pull Up to the Bumper
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" and
Sly and the Family Stone
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's "
Family Affair
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". Flick also said he preferred the remix of "And On and On" instead of Jackson's "
Throb
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".
Chart performance
"And On and On" charted both as a B-side to "
Any Time, Any Place" and as a separate single. On ''
Billboard'', "Any Time, Any Place" / "And On and On" peaked at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number two on the Hot 100. As a separate single, "And On and On" reached number 12 on the ''Billboard'' R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and number 17 on ''Billboard''s Rhythmic chart. At the end of 1994, "And On and On" reached number 53 on the year-end Hot R&B Singles Airplay chart.
Similarly, "And On and On" peaked at number one on ''
Cash Box'' as a B-side. With "Any Time, Any Place", the song peaked on the Top 100 R&B singles in June 1994 and the Top 100 Pop singles in July 1994.
Awards and nominations
"And On and On" was nominated for R&B/Soul Song of the Year alongside "Any Time, Any Place" at the 1995
Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards
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.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
See also
*
List of Cash Box Top 100 number-one singles of 1994
References
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1993 songs
1994 singles
Janet Jackson songs
Song recordings produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Songs written by Janet Jackson
Songs written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Virgin Records singles