"Any Time, Any Place" is a song by American singer-songwriter

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from her fifth

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, ''

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'' (1993). It was written and produced by Jackson along with production duo

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, and released as the album's fifth

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on May 11, 1994, by

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. A remix produced by R. Kelly was also released. "Any Time, Any Place" reached number two on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and became another R&B chart-topper for Jackson. The accompanying music video was directed by Keir McFarlane and received a nomination at the 1994 ''Billboard'' Music Video Awards. Jackson has performed the song on several of her tours.

Composition

"Any Time, Any Place" was co-written and co-produced by Jackson and

. It is an R&B ballad. According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com, "Any Time, Any Place" is in common time with a slow

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. It is set in the key of

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with Jackson's voice spanning from B♭³ to D♭⁵. Lyrically, the song is based on

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, similar to the music of

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and

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. Jackson sings about herself and her lover having

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. It also features

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and fingersnaps, with additional sounds of rain and thunder. The chorus of the song depicts Jackson singing "I don't care who's around" during her public lovemaking. According to Sputnikmusic, the song "oozes with the longing to be touched". American singer R. Kelly made a

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of the song, which along with the CJ's 12" Mix, appeared on Jackson's 1995 remix compilation album '' Janet Remixed''.

Critical reception

"Any Time, Any Place" received positive reviews from

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. Jose F. Promis of

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called the song "superb" and "subtle, sophisticated, syncopated, and jazzy". He also described the R. Kelly remix as a "meandering but ultimately sexy and engaging take", and "more straightforward pop and radio-friendly but doesn't relinquish its urban groove".

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from ''

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'' magazine stated that the "grinding R&B ballad" benefits greatly of R. Kelly's remix, adding, "He prunes the seven-plus minute album version down to an accessible length, shining a flattering light on Jackson's writhing vocal and the song's oh-so-sexy lyrical context." Another ''Billboard'' editor, Andrew Hampp, while reviewing the album on its twentieth anniversary, called it "a stone-cold classic". Troy J. Augusto from ''

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'' wrote, "Exactly one year after the release of the ''janet'' album comes the issue of one of its best tracks, this burning, down-tempo grinder. The single release prunes the original 7-minute song down to a tidy and most attractive 4 1/2-minute winner." ''

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''s Chuck Arnold called the song a "delicate, aching ballad", which "warmly climaxes the carnality with a cooing vow of insatiability".

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from the ''

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'' Dance Update named it a "dreamy sweet warbler" in his weekly dance column. Sal Cinquemani from ''

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'' noted that the song "provides a genuine

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: It's an oozing, slow-paced romp".

Chart performance

The song held the number-one position on the US ''

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for ten weeks and became Jackson's biggest hit on the chart; it also peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 while it saw limited success in Europe and Australia.

Music video

The music video for "Any Time, Any Place" was directed by Keir McFarlane. At the end of the video, the screen fades to black, and a message fades in: "any time, any place ......be responsible". It was nominated for Best Clip of the Year in the category for R&B/Urban at the 1994 ''

'' Music Video Awards. A remix video featuring the "R. Kelly Mix" was also released. Both versions of the video are featured on the 1994 VHS ''

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'', while the original appears on the DVD edition of 2001's '' All for You'', and on the 2004 DVD '' From Janet to Damita Jo: The Videos''.

Live performances

Jackson performed "Any Time, Any Place" on ''

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'' along with " Throb". During the performance of "Any Time, Any Place" on the

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which occurred through 1993 and 1995, Jackson selected a man from the audience to the stage, and sat on his thigh. An instrumental interlude of the song was included on

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in 1998 right before the performance of "Rope Burn", where Jackson picks an unsuspecting member of the audience onto stage and teases them with her performance which included a

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. The performance of the song at the October 11, 1998, show in

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, at the

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, was broadcast during a special titled ''The Velvet Rope: Live in Madison Square Garden'' by

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. It was also added to the setlist at its DVD release, '' the Velvet Rope Tour – Live in Concert'' in 1999. Due to censorship laws, "Rope Burn" and "Any Time, Any Place" were left out of the release in

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, where the video was issued as a 17 track double

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. It was later included on the 2008

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, as an interlude for the performance of "Discipline", on which she and her dancers pull up a male audience member and strap him into a harness; he was then suspended midair as Jackson teased him with a highly suggestive set of moves and the breathy soft-core porn of the track. She repeated the performance during the 2010

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. Additionally, an interlude of the song was included on the 2011 ''

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''. It was also included on her 2015–16 Unbreakable World Tour, sampling

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's "

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". It was later added to her performances at the 2018 and 2022

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in 2018. It was also included on the setlist of her 2019 Las Vegas residency Janet Jackson: Metamorphosis, sampling Lamar's "Poetic Justice" and

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's "

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"; during the performance, a male fan was brought onstage and was sat strapped to a chair. Jackson also included the song on her 2023

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Legacy and samples

Hip-hop artist Da Deputy sampled "Any Time, Any Place" in 2012 with "Private Resort". Fellow rappers

and

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would later heavily sample the song for their hit single "

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'') on the same year, which was titled after the film ''

'', which starred Jackson herself and

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. The song's producer

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recalled several artists wanting the song based on the Jackson sample, including rapper

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, before he ended up giving it to Lamar. Although Kendrick asked Jackson to appear in the music video, saying it would be "a blessing" and he was "a young boy that looked up to you for years", she did not make an appearance. Jackson would later sample "Poetic Justice" during her performances of "Any Time, Any Place" on the Unbreakable Tour. A

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over the song's instrumental was recorded and released by American rappers

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and

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on December 21, 2012, where the two pay homage to the singer. A gospel version of the song was featured in the pilot episode of

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''The Choir''.

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recorded a cover version of the song with a few lyrics changed in 2015.

Track listings and formats

* US 12-inch single (Y-38435) # R. Kelly mix – 5:12 # Jam & Lewis remix – 4:30 # "Throb" (David Morales Legendary dub) – 7:27 # "Throb" – 4:48 * UK 12-inch single (VST 1501) * Dutch CD maxi single (892 565 2) # CJ's 12-inch mix – 8:17 # "Throb" (David Morales Legendary club mix) – 9:05 # D&D house mix – 7:34 * UK CD maxi single (7243 8 38435 2 7) * US CD maxi single (V25H-38435) # R. Kelly mix – 5:13 # D&D House mix – 7:34 # LP version – 7:10 # "Throb" – 4:36 # " And On and On" – 4:48

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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