What Have You Done for Me Lately

"What Have You Done for Me Lately" is a 1986 song by Janet Jackson and is the leading single from her third studio album Control. It went to number 4 in the United States, number 3 in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, number 1 in Zimbabwe, number 27 in New Zealand, number 6 in Canada and Australia and number 10 in Ireland.

"What Have You Done for Me Lately"
Single by Janet Jackson
from Control"
B-side
Released1986
RecordedSeptember 1985
StudioFlyte Tyme, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Genre
Length4:59
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Janet Jackson singles chronology
""Dream Street"
(1984)
What Have You Done for Me Lately ""Nasty"
(1986)
"What Have You Done for Me Lately" on YouTube

Track listings

  • Australian / US and Canadian 7-inch single[1][2]
A. "What Have You Done for Me Lately" – 4:59
B. "He Doesn't Know I'm Alive" – 3:30
  • Australian / Canadian / US and European 12-inch single[3][4][5][6]
A1. "What Have You Done for Me Lately" (Extended Mix) – 7:00
B1. "What Have You Done for Me Lately" (Dub Version) – 6:35
B2. "What Have You Done for Me Lately" (A Cappella Version) – 2:19
  • Canadian 12-inch single[7]
A1. "What Have You Done for Me Lately" (Extended Mix) – 7:00
A2. "Nasty" (Extended) – 6:00
B1. "Nasty" (Instrumental) – 4:00
B2. "Nasty" (A Cappella) – 2:55

  • UK 7-inch single[8]
A. "What Have You Done for Me Lately" (Single Version) – 3:28
B. "Young Love" – 4:56
  • UK 12-inch single[9]
A1. "What Have You Done for Me Lately" (Extended Mix) – 7:00
B1 "What Have You Done for Me Lately" (Dub Version) – 6:35
B2. "Young Love" – 4:56
  • European 7-inch single[10]
A. "What Have You Done for Me Lately" (Single Version) – 3:28
B. "He Doesn't Know I'm Alive" – 3:30

What Have You Done For Me Lately Media

References

  1. What Have You Done for Me Lately (US and Canadian 7-inch Single liner notes). Janet Jackson. A&M Records. 1986. AM-2812. 
  2. What Have You Done for Me Lately (Australian 7-inch Single liner notes). Janet Jackson. A&M Records. 1986. K 9954. 
  3. What Have You Done for Me Lately (US 12-inch Single liner notes). Janet Jackson. A&M Records. 1986. SP-12167. 
  4. What Have You Done for Me Lately (European 12-inch Single liner notes). Janet Jackson. A&M Records. 1986. 392 079-1. 
  5. What Have You Done for Me Lately (Canadian 12-inch Promo Single liner notes). Janet Jackson. A&M Records. 1986. SP-12167. 
  6. What Have You Done for Me Lately (Australian 12-inch Single liner notes). Janet Jackson. A&M Records. 1986. X 13245. 
  7. What Have You Done for Me Lately (Canadian 12-inch Single liner notes). Janet Jackson. A&M Records. 1986. SP-12167. 
  8. What Have You Done for Me Lately (UK 7-inch Single liner notes). Janet Jackson. A&M Records. 1986. AM 308. 
  9. What Have You Done for Me Lately (UK 12-inch Single liner notes). Janet Jackson. A&M Records. 1986. AMY 308. 
  10. What Have You Done for Me Lately (European 7-inch Single liner notes). Janet Jackson. A&M Records. 1986. 390 079-7.