What Have You Done for Me Lately
What Have You Done for Me Lately is a song by Janet Jackson from 1986, which was written by her and the duo Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. It appeared on the album Control.
History
What Have You Done for Me Lately is about a bad relationship, in which a man does nothing for his wife. Jackson, in the role of the woman asks him whether he is doing her a favor. Since then, the song Janet Jackson gave his international breakthrough, it is part of every tour. The song was released on 13 January 1986 and in the Netherlands, a number -one hit.
Music Video
The director of the music video led Brian Jones and Piers Ashworth in December 1985. At the beginning of the video Janet Jackson talks to her friend about her boyfriend, then she sings the song. Then her boyfriend shows up, all astonished look in the bar. In the form of a performance Jackson makes him the problems in the relationship clear, after all dance along. The choreographer of the clip was Paula Abdul.