Nasty (Janet Jackson song)

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"Nasty"
Janet Jackson Nasty.png
US and European cover
Single by Janet Jackson
from the album Control
B-side "You'll Never Find (A Love Like Mine)"
ReleasedApril 15, 1986 (1986-04-15)
RecordedSeptember 1985 [1]
Studio Flyte Tyme, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Genre
Length4:03
Label A&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Janet Jackson singles chronology
"What Have You Done for Me Lately"
(1986)
"Nasty"
(1986)
"When I Think of You"
(1986)
Audio sample

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [76] Gold50,000^
United States (RIAA) [77] Platinum1,000,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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