Sources : My personal research, Wikipedia, Janet Jackson, For The Record by Chris Cadman & Craig Halstead.
ERA
RECORDING DATE
September 1992-March 1993.
Originally an experimental sound Jam and Lewis was considering for the album, they did not give the song serious contemplation until the film producers from Poetic Justice requested a ballad for the soundtrack.
STUDIO(S)
Flyte Tyme Studios (Agoura Hills)
The Cadillac Castle (Century City)
MusicTone LLC (Hollywood)
TBhits (Grand Hills, Los Angeles)
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach
SONGWRITER(S)
Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
PRODUCER(S)
Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
RELEASE DATE :
May 18, 1993 (Janet)
October 12, 1993 (Again single)
LABEL
Virgin Records
LENGTH
3:47
ALTERNATE VERSIONS RECORDED BY MJ (covers and remixes by other artists are not included)
Again (French Version) aka Amoureuse de toi aka Encore : Recorded in 1993. Released in 1993 (Janet Limited edition bonus disc).
The song was also included as the closing song to the 1993 film Poetic Justice.
MUSICIANS
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SHORT FILM
Directed by : Rene Elizondo Jr
Date of shooting : June 1993
Date of premiere : October 1993
Official release : On VHS in 1994 (Janet The Videos). On DVD in 2004 (From Janet to Damita Jo). Not on Janet’s You Tube official page.
LIVE PERFORMANCES ON TV SHOWS
November 11, 1993 : BBC UK airs Janet performance of ”Again” on Top Of The Pops (taped in Los Angeles).
March 21, 1994 : Janet & Rene attend the 66th Annual Academy Awards at Dorothy Chandler Pavillion in Los Angeles, where “Again” is nominated for Best Song For A Film. Janet performs the song live but she does not win.
May 26, 2010 : Live on FOX from the Nokia Theatre in L.A, Janet gives a surprise performance of “Nothing” and “Nasty” on the season finale of American Idol. Prior to her walking on the stage, several of the contestants perform a few lines of “Again” and Janet joins in with them before she begins singing the other songs.
LIVE PERFORMANCES IN CONCERTS
Janet. World Tour (1993–1995)
The Velvet Rope Tour (1998–1999)
All for You Tour (2001–2002)
Rock Witchu Tour (2008)
Number Ones, Up Close and Personal World Tour (2011)
Unbreakable World Tour (2015–2016)
State of the World Tour (2017–2019)
Janet Jackson: A Special 30th Anniversary Celebration of Rhythm Nation (2019)
Together Again Tour (2023–2024)
Jackson Dynasty 