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If

1993 single by Janet Jackson
VisualArtwork single Q508237

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
single
Performer
Janet Jackson[7]
Genre
contemporary R&B, new jack swing, trip hop[2][3][4]
Language of work or name
English[10]
Publication date
July 13, 1993[12]
Follows
That's the Way Love Goes[5]
Followed by
Again[6]
Part of
Janet.[9]
Country of origin
United States[11]
Lyricist
Janet Jackson[13]
Record label
Virgin Records[8]
Single taken from the album or EP
Janet.[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en If ja イフ nl If (Janet Jackson) zh 如果
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Archive of Our Own tag
If - Janet Jackson (Music Video)
Freebase ID
/m/05n9mq
MetroLyrics ID
if-lyrics-janet-jackson
MusicBrainz release group ID
72d0f197-8199-3727-a89f-d0059a9cae75
MusicBrainz work ID
91145770-c512-4b58-b955-6758e3b6ff44

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🔗 Connections
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Janet Jackson, Janet Jackson, Terry Lewis, Terry Lewis, Jimmy Jam, Jimmy Jam, Jackey Beavers, Jackey Beavers
Country of origin 1
United States
Followed by 1
Again
Followed by (predecessor) 1
Again
Follows 1
That's the Way Love Goes
Genre 1
contemporary R&B
Instance of 1
single
Language of work or name 1
English
Lyricist 1
Janet Jackson
Part of 1
Janet.
Performer 1
Janet Jackson
Preceded by (successor) 1
That's the Way Love Goes
Record label 1
Virgin Records
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Summary

If is a single[1].

Related Entities

Janet Jackson United States Virgin Records

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · ~2026-56484-29 · 2026-10-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'es', 'fr', 'he', 'hu', 'it', 'ja', 'nl', 'pt', 'ro', 'ru', 'tr', 'vi', '
    Genre → contemporary R&B, new jack swing, trip hop
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Genre: new jack swing"
  2. 8w ago · ~2026-48248-27 · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Genre → contemporary R&B, new jack swing, trip hop
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Genre: new jack swing"
  3. 14w ago · ערן · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Performer → Janet Jackson
    Record label → Virgin Records
    Genre → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Part of: Janet., ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/harvesttemplates/de089f9af340|details]])"
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