"And On and On" is a song by American singer

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from her second

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'' Janet Remixed'' (1995). As the B-side to "

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", "And On and On" peaked at number one on the US ''Billboard''

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chart and number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also reached number one as a B-side on the ''

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'' 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

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'' compared "And On and On" to

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". Flick also said he preferred the remix of "And On and On" instead of Jackson's " Throb".

Chart performance

"And On and On" charted both as a B-side to "

" and as a separate single. On ''

'', "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 ''

'' 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

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Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{Authority control 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