Don't Stand Another Chance
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{{Infobox song
| name = Don't Stand Another Chance
| cover = Janet Jackson Don't Stand Another Chance.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Janet Jackson
| album = Dream Street
| B-side = Rock N Roll
| released = {{Start date|1984|8|13}}
| recorded = 1984
| studio = Soundcastle Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Can-Am Recorders (Los Angeles, California)
| genre =
| length = 4:18
| label = A&M
| writer = {{hlist|Marlon Jackson|John Barnes}}
| producer = Marlon Jackson
| prev_title = Don't Mess Up This Good Thing
| prev_year = 1983
| next_title = Two to the Power of Love
| next_year = 1984
}}
"Don't Stand Another Chance" is a song by American recording artist Janet Jackson, included on her second studio album, Dream Street (1984). It was written by Marlon Jackson and John Barnes. Marlon also produced it, and provided backing vocals along with his brothers Michael, Jermaine, Tito, and Jackie. "Don't Stand Another Chance" was released as the lead single from Dream Street on August 13, 1984, by A&M Records.
"Don't Stand Another Chance" received generally positive reviews from critics. Although it did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, the song managed to reach number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles. "Don't Stand Another Chance" became Jackson's second single to enter the top ten of the Hot R&B Songs chart, reaching number nine. In order to promote Dream Street and the single, Jackson performed the song on American Bandstand. She later included the song on her 2008 Rock Witchu Tour and her performance at the 2010 Essence Music Festival.
Background
Jackson had initially desired to become a horse racing jockey or entertainment lawyer, with plans to support herself through acting. Despite this, she was anticipated to pursue a career in entertainment, and considered the idea after recording herself in the studio. At age seven, Jackson performed at the Las Vegas Strip at the MGM Casino and began acting in the variety show The Jacksons in 1976. The year after, she was selected to have a starring role as Penny Gordon Woods in the sitcom Good Times. She later starred in A New Kind of Family before joining the cast of Diff'rent Strokes, portraying Charlene Duprey for two years. Jackson also played the recurring role of Cleo Hewitt during the fourth season of Fame, but expressed indifference towards the series.{{Citation|last=Fox|first=Norman|title=Indian Summer|publisher=tv.com|url=http://www.tv.com/fame/indian-summer/episode/77620/summary.html|access-date=September 3, 2008|archive-date=November 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108042131/http://www.tv.com/fame/indian-summer/episode/77620/summary.html|url-status=dead}}{{Citation |last=Saunders |first=Michael |title=THE 3 DIVAS Janet Jackson turns her focus inward |date=1997-10-03 |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8454075.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081428/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8454075.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2018-01-16 |newspaper=The Boston Globe |pages=13 |publisher=Affiliated Publications |access-date=2018-01-15 |url-access=subscription}} When Jackson was sixteen, she was arranged a contract with A&M Records and released her self-titled debut album in 1982.{{Citation|last=Cornwell|first=Jane|title=Janet Jackson|publisher=Carlton Books|year=2002|pages=2, 10, 24|isbn=1-84222-464-6}} She stated, "On my first album the songs were sort of teenage like. I wanted to make a change for my second album. The first album introduces you. The second one sets your image. I couldn't stay like that. People would still look at me as a little girl and I'd never grow".{{cite journal|last=Collier|first=Aldore|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=57ADAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA62|title=Janet Jackson: New look, new TV show|date=July 23, 1984|access-date=August 22, 2014|journal=Jet|issn=0021-5996|page=62}}
Although the single was initially slated for a mid-July release, "Don't Stand Another Chance" was released on August 13, 1984.
Reception
"Don't Stand Another Chance" received generally positive reviews from critics. Ed Hogan from AllMusic did not provide a review of the album version of "Don't Stand Another Chance", but commented that "the extended 12" mix rocks, showcasing outstanding synth work by John Barnes".{{cite web|last=Hogan|first=Ed|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/dream-street-mw0000190415|title=Janet Jackson – Dream Street|access-date=August 22, 2014|publisher=AllMusic. All Media Network}} A writer for Broadcast Engineering magazine stated "Though Janet Jackson does not have an outstanding voice, she handles herself with real sophistication on Dream Street", in songs like "Don't Stand Another Chance".{{citation|title=Audio|newspaper=Broadcast Engineering|page=128|date= 1985}} Phil Hardy wrote in the book The Da Capo Companion to 20th-century Popular Music that "Don't Stand Another Chance" was not "much better than dance club ready-songs".{{citation|last=Hardy|first=Phil|title=The Da Capo Companion to 20th-century Popular Music|publisher=Da Capo Press|year=1995|pages=460|isbn=978-0-306-80640-7}}
Although "Don't Stand Another Chance" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, it managed to reach number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.{{cite web|url=https://top40weekly.com/bubbling-under/|title=Bubbling Under Hot 100|publisher=Top40Weekly |date=2019 |access-date=July 15, 2019}} The song also became Jackson's second single to enter the top ten of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, reaching number nine, and additionally it reached number 23 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Live performances
In order to promote Dream Street and the single, Jackson performed the song on American Bandstand along with "Dream Street". According to Jason Lipshutz from Billboard, the Jackson's appearance was among the ten classic moments with TV host Dick Clark on the show.{{cite magazine|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/493109/watch-10-classic-dick-clark-moments-on-american-bandstand|title=Watch 10 Classic Dick Clark Moments on 'American Bandstand'|date=April 18, 2012|access-date=August 22, 2014|magazine=Billboard}} Several years later, Jackson included "Don't Stand Another Chance" on her 2008 Rock Witchu Tour in the "Pre-Control Medley" section of the show.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/janet-jackson-opens-rock-witchu-tour-with-three-decades-of-hits-video-duets-and-pyro-20080911|title=Janet Jackson Opens 2008 Rock Witchu Tour in Vancouver|date=September 11, 2008|access-date=June 17, 2014|last=Sheppard|first=Denise|magazine=Rolling Stone}} The song was later added to her performance at the 2010 Essence Music Festival, which she headlined.{{cite news|last=Rawls|first=Alex|url=https://www.spin.com/2010/07/janet-jackson-performs-first-time-year/|title=Janet Jackson Performs for the First Time in a Year|work=Spin|date=July 6, 2010|access-date=June 17, 2014}} The song is also used during the DJ intermission on the 2017-2019 State of the World Tour.
Track listings
A. "Don't Stand Another Chance" (Marlon Jackson/John Barnes) – 4:18
B. "Rock 'N' Roll" (Marlon Jackson) – 4:10
A1. "Don't Stand Another Chance (Specially Remixed Version)" – 6:52
B1. "Don't Stand Another Chance (Dub Version)" – 6:52
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Dream Street album liner notes.{{cite AV media notes|title=Dream Street|others=Janet Jackson|id=CD 4962|type=CD liner notes|publisher=A&M Records|date=September 1984}}
- Janet Jackson – vocals
- John Barnes – producer, rhythm arrangement, keyboards, Moog synthesizer, Fairlight programming, drum programming
- Jonathan Moffat – drums
- Dino Espinosa, Jackie Jackson, Michael Jackson, Jermaine Jackson, Tito Jackson – backing vocals
- Marlon Jackson – producer, rhythm arrangement
- Bill Bottrell – engineer, mixing
- John McClain – mixing
Charts
| class="wikitable"
!Chart (1984) !align="center"|Peak |
| align="left"|South Africa (RISA){{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.ws/sa_divas/singles.html |title= South African Divas Singles |work=Geo Cities |access-date=April 11, 2019}}
|align="center"|40 |
| align="left"|US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
|align="center"|1 |
| align="left"|US Hot R&B Songs
|align="center"|9 |
| align="left"|US Hot Dance Club Play{{cite web|last=Hogan|first=Ed|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/dream-street-mw0000190415/awards|title=Janet Jackson – Dream Street – Awards|access-date=August 22, 2014|publisher=AllMusic. All Media Network}}
|align="center"|23 |
References
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