Released: October 11, 1994

Featuring: MC Lyte

Songwriter: Janet Jackson MC Lyte Jimmy Jam Terry Lewis

Producer: Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis Janet Jackson

[Intro: Janet Jackson]
You better, you better work it
You better, you better work it
You better, you better work it
You better, you better work it, boy
You better, you better work it
You better, you better work it
You better, you better work it
You better, you better work it, boy
You better, you better work it
You better, you better work it
You better, you bеtter work it
You better, you bеtter work it, boy
You better, you better work it
You better, you better work it
You better, you better work it
You better, you better work it, boy

[Verse 1: Janet Jackson]
My girls
Been goin 'round talkin
They say that you been
Watchin' me, boy
I know
By the way you're talkin'
That you're really tryin'
To get to me, boy
Not anyone I'll just let in my heart
You have to be hungry for me

[Pre-Chorus: Janet Jackson]
Girls may have been easy
But you have to please me
What makes me think that I can say this to you
I know how bad you want this

[Chorus: Janet Jackson]
If you want my future then
You better work it, boy
No, it won't come easy, no
I know you want this
By the time I'm through with you
You'll be beggin' me for more
So you want my lovin', no
I know you want this

[Post-Chorus: Janet Jackson]
You want this, you know it's true
You want this (I know you, I know you want)
You want this, you know it's true
You want this (I know you, I know you want)
Ooh, ooh (I know you want)
Ooh, ooh (I know you want)
Ooh, ooh (I know you want)
Ooh, ooh (I know you want)

[Verse 2: Janet Jackson]
I know
Your whole story
Because you're fine and
And you know it
You think
That you can have me
Just listen closely
No, it ain't so easy
Every word
You've said I have heard before

[Pre-Chorus: Janet Jackson]
Girls may have been easy
But you have to please me
One thing I've been told
Nothin' else compares
To this lovin' body

[Chorus: Janet Jackson]
If you want my future then
You better work it, boy
No, it won't come easy, no
I know you want this
By the time I'm through with you
You'll be beggin' me for more
So you want my lovin', no
I know you want this

[Post-Chorus: Janet Jackson]
Ooh, ooh (I know you want)
Ooh, ooh (I know you want)
Ooh, ooh (I know you want)
Ooh, ooh (I know you want)

[Verse 3: MC Lyte & Janet Jackson]
Yo, Janet, now I'm about to kick this
You want this, but do ya really think you can get this?
At first you dissed this, now you wanna kiss this
Tell 'em, girl (Can you handle this?)
'Cause we need a man that's swift, quick and clever
Ready at the drop of a dime to whatever
Not tryin' to front or fake or save face
'Cause I'm with that there any time, any place
Tell 'em, J

[Pre-Chorus: Janet Jackson]
Girls may have been easy
But you have to please me
What makes me think that I can say this to you
I know how bad you want this

[Chorus: Janet Jackson]
If you want my future then
You better work it, boy
No, it won't come easy, no
I know you want this
By the time I'm through with you
You'll be beggin' me for more
So you want my lovin', no
I know you want this

[Outro: Janet Jackson]
You want this
(Early in the morning)
You want this
(Late in the evening)
You want this
(Just about around mdnight)
You want this
('Cause you know I'll do it right, baby)
You want this
(Oh, what's my name, boy)
You know it's true, you want this, you know it
(Just a little bit louder now)
You want this

Janet Jackson

Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an iconic R&B/pop artist who has sold over 100 million records worldwide and has amassed a number of awards in her illustrious music career.

Born in Gary, Indiana on May 16, 1966, Janet is the youngest of the Jackson family, who rose to prominence a few years after her birth when they signed with Motown Records. Janet joined the family business when she appeared on The Jacksons variety show in 1976, leading to her role as Penny Gordon in Season 5 of the CBS sitcom Good Times. She released two overlooked albums in the early 1980s—Janet Jackson (1982) and Dream Street (1984)—and continued to act during this time, appearing in Diff'rent Strokes and Fame.

The legend of Janet was created after she connected with the legendary Minneapolis production duo Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis to work on her seminal third album, Control. Control and her following album, 1989’s Rhythm Nation 1814, featured several #1 pop hits and made her a worldwide superstar. The trio would go on work on Janet’s subsequent hit albums, including janet., The Velvet Rope, as well as her 2015 comeback album, Unbreakable.