"Fast Girls" is a song by

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and is the second and final single released from ''

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''. It peaked at #40 on the R&B charts. The song was written and produced by fellow A&M artist Jesse Johnson. The single had two different

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. The first B-side was "Love and My Best Friend", taken from her debut album ''

'', while the second B-Side was the French Blue medley of "Fast Girls" and "Pretty Boy", which, like "Fast Girls", was also written and produced by Jesse Johnson. The album version of "Fast Girls" was later released as the B-side of both her US singles "

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" and " The Pleasure Principle". Jesse Johnson's own version of "Fast Girls" was released shortly after as the B-side to his "I Want My Girl" single in 1985. To date, Jackson has never performed the song live.

Official versions

* Album version – 3:21 * Seven-inch version° – 3:36 * Special remixed version° – 6:59 Exclusive twelve-inch B-side > "French Blue" – 6:22
"French Blue" is not a new song, as it is a mashup remix produced by Jesse Johnson of two songs originally produced by him: "Fast Girls" and "Pretty Boy". °Unavailable on CD

Charts

References

1984 singles Janet Jackson songs 1984 songs A&M Records singles Songs written by Jesse Johnson (musician) {{1980s-pop-song-stub