Directed by Dominic Sena and premiered on June 1, 1987, the music video is arguably more famous than the song itself.
: The lyrics include a nod to Joni Mitchell’s "Big Yellow Taxi," a connection Jackson would later revisit by sampling Mitchell in her 1997 hit "Got 'til It's Gone". Janet Jackson - The Pleasure Principle
Uniquely for the Control album, this was the only track not produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Instead, it was written and produced by , a keyboardist for the Minneapolis funk group The Time. Directed by Dominic Sena and premiered on June