"Control" is the fourth single from Janet Jackson's third album Control. The song was written by Jackson, James Harris III, and Terry Lewis and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. Its arrangement, built upon complex rhythmic tracks, showcased state-of-the-art production. It is about Jackson who wants to finally take control of her life. Jackson sings "When I was seventeen, I did what people told me." She is an adult who needs to guide herself in the world. The spoken intro of "Control" was sampled on Kylie Minogue's song "Too Much of a Good Thing", from her Let's Get to It album.
In 1988 the song won a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video, beating out her brother Michael, Whitney Houston and Jody Watley.
"Control" is a song released by the post-grunge group Puddle of Mudd. Released in July, 2001 (see 2001 in music), "Control" is about vanity, and was written by Wes Scantlin at a time when his relationship with a woman was not working out. The song was later used as the 2001 WWF Survivor Series theme song, as well as part of movie soundtracks (e.g. The Killer).
"Control" is a song that Poe contributed to the sony PlayStation video game Apocalypse. The song was released as a promotional single to stir up attention for the game. Poe also portrayed two characters in the game, Plague and Mary Magdalene.
It appears on Poe's second full-length album Haunted.
