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Make Me
November 14, 2009 12:00 ET
Janet Jackson gave her late brother, Michael, two gifts in September. First, the singer paid tribute by performing their "Scream" duet at the MTV Video Music Awards; then she premiered the "Off the Wall"-inspired dance track "Make Me," now a single on her "Number Ones" album due Nov. 17. Her most appealing and high-energy track since the 2001 "All for You," the song thumps aggressively, with a funky guitar lick driving the rhythm. Its nonstop vamp recalls "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough," as Jackson puts a new twist on that classic disco number's chorus. "Don't stop it baby, don't stop til you get it up . . . Ain't nobody else like you/Only you got the moves you do." "Make Me" isn't just Jackson's best dance song in years—it's a hit that would make her brother proud. —Michael Menachem
Make Me
November 14, 2009 12:00 ET
Janet Jackson gave her late brother, Michael, two gifts in September. First, the singer paid tribute by performing their "Scream" duet at the MTV Video Music Awards; then she premiered the "Off the Wall"-inspired dance track "Make Me," now a single on her "Number Ones" album due Nov. 17. Her most appealing and high-energy track since the 2001 "All for You," the song thumps aggressively, with a funky guitar lick driving the rhythm. Its nonstop vamp recalls "Don't Stop Til You Get Enough," as Jackson puts a new twist on that classic disco number's chorus. "Don't stop it baby, don't stop til you get it up . . . Ain't nobody else like you/Only you got the moves you do." "Make Me" isn't just Jackson's best dance song in years—it's a hit that would make her brother proud. —Michael Menachem
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The Billboard Hot 100
Issue Date: 2009-11-28
This Week Last Week Title, Artist
Imprint | Catalog No. | Distributing Label 		Peak
Position 		Weeks
on
Chart
1 2 Empire State Of Mind, Jay-Z + Alicia Keys 
Roc Nation 522671* | 		1 10
2 1 Fireflies, Owl City 
Universal Republic DIGTIAL | 		1 13
3 3 Whatcha Say, Jason DeRulo 
Beluga Heights DIGITAL | Warner Bros. | 		1 14
4 4 Replay, Iyaz 
Time Is Money/Beluga Heights DIGITAL | Reprise | 		4 13
5 22 Need You Now, Lady Antebellum 
Capitol Nashville DIGITAL | 		5 14
Source: Billboard View Full Chart »
 


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