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When I Think of You

original song written and composed by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q1049431
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When I Think of You

Summary

When I Think of You is a musical work/composition[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (598 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • When I Think of You's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • When I Think of You's composer is recorded as Jimmy Jam[4].
  • When I Think of You's composer is recorded as Terry Lewis[5].
  • When I Think of You's genre is dance-pop[6].
  • When I Think of You followed Nasty[7].
  • When I Think of You was followed by Control[8].
  • When I Think of You was performed by Janet Jackson[9].
  • When I Think of You's record label is recorded as A&M Records[10].
  • When I Think of You is part of Control[11].
  • When I Think of You's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • When I Think of You was published on 1986[13].
  • When I Think of You's lyricist is recorded as Jimmy Jam[14].
  • When I Think of You's lyricist is recorded as Terry Lewis[15].
  • When I Think of You's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'When I Think of You'}[16].
  • When I Think of You's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+235'}[17].
  • When I Think of You's form of creative work is recorded as song[18].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7428f6eb-b945-42c8-98b1-15c54421cd1f[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on When I Think of You was Janet Jackson[9].

Publication

When I Think of You was published on 1986[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Its genre is dance-pop[6]. It is part of Control[11].

Adaptations and Inspiration

When I Think of You followed Nasty[7]. It was followed by Control[8].

Why It Matters

When I Think of You ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (598 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

Related Entities

A&M Records Janet Jackson

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Language of work or name → English
    Performer → Janet Jackson
    Part of → Control
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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