{{Short description|1998 single by Janet Jackson}} {{Distinguish|Going Deep}} {{For|the baseball term|Glossary of baseball (G)}} {{good article}} {{Infobox song | name = Go Deep | cover = Janet Jackson We Go Deep.png | alt = | border = yes | type = single | artist = Janet Jackson | album = The Velvet Rope | released = {{Start date|1998|6|15}} | recorded = | studio = * The Hit Factory (New York City) * Record Plant (Los Angeles) * Flyte Tyme (Edina, Minnesota) | genre = Pop | length = 4:42 | label = Virgin | writer = * Janet Jackson * James Harris III * Terry Lewis * René Elizondo Jr. | producer = * Janet Jackson * Jimmy Jam * Terry Lewis | prev_title = Every Time | prev_year = 1998 | next_title = Luv Me, Luv Me | next_year = 1998 | misc = {{External music video|1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO2-iFjjht4 "Go Deep"] on YouTube}} }}
"'''Go Deep'''" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson from her sixth studio album, ''The Velvet Rope'' (1997). It was written and produced by Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, with Jackson's then-husband René Elizondo Jr collaborating on the lyrics. The song was released as the fourth single from the album on June 15, 1998, by Virgin Records. A pop song, "Go Deep" talks about Jackson having a night out clubbing with her friends, and wanting to meet a man to have sex with him. Official remixes for the song were released, featuring Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott, Teddy Riley and Timbaland.
"Go Deep" received generally positive reviews from music critics, who found the song "irresistible" and "brilliant", and appreciated its party vibe. Commercially, it fared well worldwide, reaching number two in Canada, charting within the top 20 in Iceland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and topping the US Hot Dance Club Play chart. An accompanying music video directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris depicts a teen boy having a daydream with Jackson giving a party in his house while his parents are out of town. The singer performed "Go Deep" on The Velvet Rope Tour (1998–99), Number Ones, Up Close and Personal tour (2011), and on both of her Las Vegas residency shows, Janet Jackson: Metamorphosis (2019), and Janet Jackson: Las Vegas (2024–25).
==Background and composition== In 1997, Jackson released her sixth studio album ''The Velvet Rope''; it chronicled her emotional breakdown, stemming from self-hatred, childhood humiliation, physical abuse, and distorted body image.<ref name="Pond">{{cite journal|last=Pond|first=Steve|title=Janet Jackson|journal=Us|date=January 1998|issn=1529-7497|page=81}}</ref> Its lead single, "Got 'til It's Gone", peaked at number three on the Hot R&B Airplay chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/janet-jackson/biography|title=Janet Jackson Bio|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=November 21, 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226235014/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/janet-jackson/biography|archivedate=December 26, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The following singles "Together Again" and "I Get Lonely" also were commercial successes – both peaking within the top three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/janet-jackson/chart-history/hot-100/ |title=Janet Jackson Chart History (Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=February 6, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016014413/https://www.billboard.com/music/janet-jackson/chart-history/hot-100|archivedate=October 16, 2017}}</ref> "Go Deep" was then promoted as the fourth international single from ''The Velvet Rope''; Virgin Records sent the single to rhythmic contemporary and urban radios in the United States on June 9, 1998, and to contemporary hit radio on June 30.<ref name=urban/><ref name=chr/> It also received a release in the United Kingdom on June 15, followed by a July 13 release in other European countries and Oceania.<ref name=dotmusic/><ref name=fra/><ref name=aus/> Official remixes for the song were released, featuring rappers Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott and Timbaland and musician Teddy Riley.<ref name=bill/> Author Ayanna Dozier writes that by collaborating with Elliott and Timbaland, Jackson was "making conscious decisions to place herself in dialogue with the changing hip-hop landscape".<ref name=dozier/>
{{Listen|filename=Janet Jackson - Go Deep (audio).ogg|pos=left|title="Go Deep"|description=A 27-second sample of the song's chorus, demonstrating Jackson's vocals performed with a "girlish breathiness".<ref name=democrat/><ref name=nyt/>}} "Go Deep" was written and produced by Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, with lyrics co-written by René Elizondo Jr,<ref name=liner/> Jackson's husband at the time, though this fact was kept secret until the couple filed for divorce in 2000.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/secret-hubby-divorces-janet-jackson-205155/ |title=Secret Hubby Divorces Janet Jackson |last=Vineyard |first=Jennifer |date=June 1, 2000 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=February 4, 2023}}</ref> According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by EMI Music Publishing, the song is set in time signature of common time with a moderately slow tempo of 100 beats per minute, in the key of G-flat major, with Jackson's vocals spanning from Gb<sub>3</sub> to Gb<sub>5</sub>.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0026455|title=Digital Sheet Music: Janet Jackson – Go Deep|date=15 December 1999 |accessdate=February 2, 2023|publisher=EMI Music Publishing|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008095752/https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0026455|archivedate=October 8, 2021}}</ref> A pop song,<ref name=bill>{{cite magazine|last=Flick|first=Larry|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YQ4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA23|title=Reviews & Previews: Singles|page=23|magazine=Billboard|date=June 13, 1998|volume=110|issue=24|access-date=December 26, 2017}}</ref><ref name=dailyherald/> "Go Deep" was described by ''Billboard'' as a "danceable track with deep, syncopated beats",<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Reynolds|first=J.R.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BwoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA121|title=Jackson Takes Topical Turn|magazine=Billboard|pages=5, 121|date=September 6, 1997|access-date=December 26, 2017|volume=109|issue=36}}</ref> overlaid by Jackson's vocals which were described by ''The New York Times'' as "girlish breathiness".<ref name=nyt>{{cite news |last=Pareles|first=Jon|author-link=Jon Pareles|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/07/arts/critic-s-choice-pop-cd-s-love-can-get-complicated-ouch.html|title=Love Can Get Complicated (Ouch!) |newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 7, 1997|access-date=December 26, 2017|url-access=subscription|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219190554/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/07/arts/critic-s-choice-pop-cd-s-love-can-get-complicated-ouch.html|archivedate=December 19, 2013}} {{subscription required}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' called the track a "pulsing erotic groover".<ref>{{cite book|first1=Nathan|last1=Brackett|first2=Christian David|last2=Hoard|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide|publisher=Simon & Schuster|date=2004|isbn=978-0743201698}}</ref> Crowd voices and body percussion evoke a party atmosphere.<ref name=dozier>{{cite book|first=Ayanna|last=Dozier|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lUj3DwAAQBAJ|title=Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|access-date=February 2, 2023|date=2020|url-access=limited|isbn=978-1501355035|via=Google Books}}</ref> Rick de Yampert of ''The Tennessean'' observed traces of New jill swing in its composition,<ref>{{cite news|last=Yampert|first=Rick de|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/113438938/|title=A pretty noose of her own making|work=The Tennessean|date=October 27, 1997|accessdate=February 2, 2023|page=50|url-access=subscription}} {{subscription required}}</ref> while ''Austin American-Statesman''{{'}}s Michael Corcoran opined that the track was influenced by Madonna's work.<ref>{{cite news|last=Corcoran|first=Michael|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/356949887/|title=Janet tugs harder on 'Velvet Rope'|work=Austin American-Statesman|date=October 7, 1997|accessdate=February 2, 2023|page=E1-E3|url-access=subscription}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Jeff Hall of ''Courier-Post'' observed the "lean funk backing with an ultra smooth vocal arrangement" on "Go Deep".<ref>{{cite news|last=Hall|first=Jeff|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/183887447/|title=Asserting one self's Janet Jackson theme|work=Courier-Post|date=October 17, 1997|accessdate=February 2, 2023|page=7D|url-access=subscription}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
Lyrically, the song talks about Jackson having a night out with her friends, with the singer asserting on the chorus: "We go deep and we don't get no sleep / Cause we be up all night until the early light".<ref name=democrat>{{cite news|last=Beard|first=Chuck|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/247469357/|title='Velvet Rope' is Jackson's best effort yet|work=Tallahassee Democrat|date=October 24, 1997|accessdate=February 2, 2023|page=270|url-access=subscription}} {{subscription required}}</ref> During the song, Jackson expresses her wish to meet a man in a club and have sex with him;<ref>{{cite news|last=Campbell|first=Chuck|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/766961160/|title=Janet Jackson – The Velvet Rope (Virgin)|work=Evansville Courier and Press|date=October 26, 1997|accessdate=February 2, 2023|page=C6|url-access=subscription}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Jonathan Bernstein of ''The New York Observer'' wrote that the lyrics showed "her desire to cruise a club, snag a stud, drag him home and do him".<ref>{{cite web|last=Bernstein|first=Jonathan|url=https://observer.com/1997/10/janet-jackson-gets-nasty-on-the-velvet-rope/|title=Janet Jackson Gets Nasty On The Velvet Rope|work=The New York Observer|date=October 20, 1997|access-date=December 26, 2017}}</ref><ref name=ew/> Multiple reviewers thought that the lyrics were hedonistic.<ref name=ew/><ref name=tampa/><ref name=usatoday/> Mark Guarino of ''The Daily Herald'' described the lyrics to "Go Deep" as "loose".<ref name=dailyherald>{{cite news|last=Guarino|first=Mark|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/20247250/|title=Janet Jackson laces 'Velvet Rope' with plenty of sex and rhythm|work=The Daily Herald|date=October 24, 1997|accessdate=February 2, 2023|page=8|url-access=subscription}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
==Critical reception== [[File:Marvin Gaye (1965).png|thumb|right|180px|Marvin Gaye (''pictured'') was identified by ''Renowned for Sound'' as an inspiration for the song.<ref name=renowned/>]] "Go Deep" received generally positive reviews from music critics. Larry Flick from ''Billboard'' called the song "infectious" and "irresistible", while praising the singer's choice for the artists featured on the remixes, saying that she deserved "props for having good taste in friends", although he noted that it was "a risky move that could alienate longtime mainstream listeners".<ref name=bill /> Sarah Davis of ''Dotmusic'' wrote that the track was a "finely-tuned piece designed for late-night dancefloor business – and classic radio", classifying it as "brilliant".<ref name=dotmusic>{{cite web|last=Davis|first=Sarah|url=https://www.dotmusic.com/artists/JanetJackson/reviews/June1998/reviews11084.asp|title=Janet Jackson – Go Deep (Virgin)|date=June 1, 1998|accessdate=February 2, 2023|work=Dotmusic|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817004500/https://www.dotmusic.com/artists/JanetJackson/reviews/June1998/reviews11084.asp|archivedate=August 17, 2000|url-status=dead}}</ref> Daryl Easlea from the BBC Music found the song "sleek, slippery",<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/pnhf/ |title=Janet Jackson – The Velvet Rope |first=Daryl |last=Easlea |publisher=BBC Music |access-date=February 2, 2023|archive-date=May 26, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170526084718/https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/pnhf/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while Patrick Higgs of ''Evansville Courier and Press'' thought it was "particularly appealing".<ref>{{cite news|last=Higgs|first=Patrick|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/762983647/|title=Club opens with new name, style|date=October 24, 1997|accessdate=February 2, 2023|work=Evansville Courier and Press|page=B5|url-access=subscription}} {{subscription required}}</ref> For Mark Guarino of ''The Daily Herald'', "Go Deep" has a "party girl vibe about club hopping which is purely joyful".<ref name=dailyherald/> Erika D. Peterman from ''Tampa Bay Times'' opined that the track continued the party vibe of the album with "an irresistible chorus and a borderline hedonistic vibe."<ref name=tampa>{{cite news|last=Peterman|first=Erika D.|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/327048183/|title=Public glimpses of the private Janet|date=October 12, 1997|accessdate=February 2, 2023|work=Tampa Bay Times|page=6F|url-access=subscription}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Similarly, Steve Jones, writing for ''USA Today'', considered it a "hedonistic romp over banging dance grooves".<ref name=usatoday>{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Steve|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/245333531/|title=Janet Jackson digs deep to regain control|date=October 8, 1997|accessdate=February 2, 2023|work=The Desert Sun|page=C3|url-access=subscription}} {{subscription required}}</ref> According to Richard Torres from ''Newsday'', "Go Deep" was one of the "sheer sample-happy delights" on ''The Velvet Rope''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Torres|first=Richard|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/707463733/|title=Janet's Sexy, Danceable Side|date=October 12, 1997|accessdate=February 2, 2023|work=Newsday|page=D33|url-access=subscription}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Curtis Ross of ''The Tampa Tribune'' considered the song a "dance floor sure-shot" with its "rubbery bass line".<ref>{{cite news|last=Ross|first=Curtis|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/340665314/|title=Music|date=October 17, 1997|accessdate=February 2, 2023|work=The Tampa Tribune|page=19|url-access=subscription}} {{subscription required}}</ref> According to ''New York Daily News''{{'s}} Jim Farber, Jackson's voice was "a special effect, a gimmick that clicks".<ref>{{cite web|last=Farber|first=Jim|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/janet-velvet-touch-brilliantly-produced-jackson-latest-rope-hits-article-1.778128|title=Janet's 'Velvet' touch brilliantly produced, Jackson's latest should 'rope' in the hits|date=October 5, 1997|accessdate=February 2, 2023|work=New York Daily News|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124162721/https://www.nydailynews.com/janet-velvet-touch-brilliantly-produced-jackson-latest-rope-hits-article-1.778128|archivedate=November 24, 2020}}</ref>
Andrew Le from ''Renowned for Sound'' described the song as "the album's 'Escapade', possibly even a prequel to Janet's 'single life' follow-up 'All For You{{'"}}. He went on the say that "it is a welcome distraction from the personal issues explored on the album and a infectiously catchy, slinky soundtrack for going out". Its party vibe and lyrical rhyming was seen as a tribute to Marvin Gaye.<ref name=renowned>{{cite web|last=Le|first=Andrew|url=https://renownedforsound.com/record-rewind-janet-jackson-the-velvet-rope/|title=Record Rewind: Janet Jackson – The Velvet Rope|date=|accessdate=February 2, 2023|work=Renowned for Sound|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216224430/https://renownedforsound.com/record-rewind-janet-jackson-the-velvet-rope/|archivedate=February 16, 2020}}</ref> Chuck Arnold of ''Entertainment Weekly'' agreed, commenting that "bringing some levity to the heavier themes of the album, 'Go Deep' is the only real party song on ''The Velvet Rope''", and it also "captures the fun spirit of camaraderie Jackson has always shared with her dancers".<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Arnold|first=Chuck|url=https://ew.com/music/2017/10/07/janet-jackson-velvet-rope-ranking/|title=Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope: Ranking the songs|date=|accessdate=February 2, 2023|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516195617/https://ew.com/music/2017/10/07/janet-jackson-velvet-rope-ranking/|archivedate=May 16, 2022}}</ref> J.D. Considine, writing for the same magazine, stated, "However much 'Go Deep' may read like a hymn to hedonism, what it sounds like is a song of pride in which Jackson and crew celebrate not sex but the confidence that allows them to act sexual when they feel the urge".<ref name=ew>{{cite magazine|last=Considine|first=J. D.|author-link=J. D. Considine|url=https://ew.com/article/1997/10/10/music-review-velvet-rope/|title=Music Review: 'The Velvet Rope'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=October 10, 1997|access-date=February 2, 2023|archive-date=August 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220819111702/https://ew.com/article/1997/10/10/music-review-velvet-rope/|url-status=live}}</ref> Brian McCollum from ''The Bellingham Herald'' considered "Go Deep" a "jeep thumper with a tough, taut chorus".<ref>{{cite news|last=McCollum|first=Brian|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/770986762/|title=Songs tied with a 'Velvet Rope'|date=October 16, 1997|accessdate=February 2, 2023|work=The Bellingham Herald|page=6|url-access=subscription}} {{subscription required}}</ref> Offering a more negative review, ''Tallahassee Democrat''{{'}}s Chuck Beard thought that the first eight seconds of the song sound promising, until the "obnoxious chorus kicks in".<ref name=democrat/> Richard Harrington from ''The Washington Post'' considered the track "a little stiff".<ref>{{cite news|last=Harrington|first=Richard|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1997/10/08/straight-eros/25b97b71-cfdf-45c1-bb70-a056a7596fc2/|title=Straight eros|date=October 8, 1997|accessdate=February 2, 2023|newspaper=The Washington Post|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230202220008/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1997/10/08/straight-eros/25b97b71-cfdf-45c1-bb70-a056a7596fc2/|archivedate=February 2, 2023}}</ref> Carl Wolf of ''The Star Press'' criticized the song's lyrics, writing, "This isn't the sexual liberation of a woman or a man, but the enslavement of our relationships to shallow pleasures and temporary situations."<ref>{{cite news|last=Wolf|first=Carl|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/253384954/|title=Agents of good roots just another DMB|date=August 31, 1998|accessdate=February 2, 2023|work=The Star Press|page=21|url-access=subscription}} {{subscription required}}</ref>
==Commercial performance== In the United States, "Go Deep" was not released as a physical single, thus not charting on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 due to chart rules at the time. However, the song peaked at number 28 on the Radio Songs chart, and reached the summit of the Hot Dance Club Play chart.<ref name=radiosongs/><ref name=danceclub/> Additionally, it reached the top 10 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s Rhythmic Top 40 and the top 20 on the Mainstream Top 40 and Hot R&B Airplay charts.<ref name=rhythmic/><ref name=popsongs/><ref name=hiphopairplay/> In Canada, the track debuted at number 96 on the ''RPM'' 100 Hit Tracks chart and reached number two on the week dated September 21, 1998.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=2295&|title=Top RPM Singles: Issue 2295|work=RPM|date=17 July 2013 |publisher=Library and Archives Canada|accessdate=February 3, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202212853/https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3615&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3615.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3615|archivedate=February 2, 2023}}</ref><ref name=can/> It also reached number three on the Urban Top 30 chart.<ref name=candance/> In the United Kingdom, "Go Deep" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 13 on the week ending June 27, 1998, and spent five weeks on the chart.<ref name=uk/><ref>{{cite web|access-date=February 3, 2023|archivedate=January 16, 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116174020/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/42628/janet-jackson/|publisher=Official Charts Company|title=Janet Jackson|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/42628/janet-jackson/}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> In April 2021, it was revealed by the Official Charts Company that the single was Jackson's 34th most downloaded track in the region.<ref>{{cite web|last=White|first=Jack|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/janet-jacksons-official-top-40-most-downloaded-songs__10662|title=Janet Jackson's Official Top 40 most downloaded songs|date=April 19, 2021|accessdate=July 13, 2023|publisher=Official Charts Company}}</ref> Across Europe, the song attained moderate success; it reached number 15 in Belgium, as well as the Top 40 in France, the Netherlands and Scotland.<ref name=fra/><ref name=dut/><ref name=sco/> Its commercial performance in the European countries helped it attain a peak of number 28 on the European Hot 100 Singles chart, on the issue dated July 4, 1998.<ref name=euro/> In Australia, "Go Deep" debuted at number 43 on August 16, 1998. The next weeks it peaked at number 39, and was present for a total of eight weeks on the chart.<ref name=aus/> In New Zealand, it was more successful, by debuting at number 19 and peaking at number 13 for two consecutive weeks.<ref name=nz/>
==Music video== thumb|left|Jackson (''pictured''), covered in foam, about to kiss Hodges' character in the video. The accompanying music video for "Go Deep" was directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris.<ref name=dozier/> American actor Ty Hodges portrays a teen boy whose parents have left town for the weekend. Japanese-American singer Ai, who at the time was just a teenager before the start of her career, also appears in the music video as a backup dancer.<ref name=boombox/><ref>{{cite web|last=Whittle|first=James|url=https://www.scmp.com/article/676560/j-pop-diva-back-bang|title=J-pop diva is back with a bang|date=April 11, 2009|accessdate=February 2, 2023|work=South China Morning Post|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508223627/https://www.scmp.com/article/676560/j-pop-diva-back-bang|archivedate=May 8, 2021}}</ref> Many of the shots use a Snorricam camera extended out from Hodges' body and aimed back at him. Two years earlier, Dayton and Faris had employed some Snorricam shots in their video for "1979" by the Smashing Pumpkins.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://the-avocado.org/2017/12/18/video-director-spotlight-jonathan-dayton-and-valerie-faris/ |title=Video Director Spotlight: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris |author=Staff |date=December 18, 2017 |work=The Avocado |access-date=February 4, 2023}}</ref> Dozier wrote that Jackson, Dayton, and Faris likely chose the Snorricam and similar close-up point-of-view shots as a "creative aesthetic to bring her [Jackson's] body closer to her fans", and one of the "key examples of her creating possibilities for fan interconnectivity and intimacy."<ref name=dozier/>
The video begins with Hodges' parents leaving the house for a few days. Hodges orders a pizza and watches Jackson's music videos in his room before dozing off, then the doorbell rings and it turns out to be Jackson and her friends asking to come in. They invite more friends over and a large house party ensues. A foam party erupts because the washing machine is pouring out soapsuds. Jackson and Hodges end up in his room, with him on the bed and her leaning in to kiss him, but a pizza deliveryman rings the doorbell and awakens Hodges, showing that the whole party was an elaborate dream with the singer.<ref name=dozier/>
Candace McDuffie from ''Glamour'' commented that the video contained a "vibrant and playful energy" that exemplified ''The Velvet Rope'' era.<ref>{{cite web|last=McDuffie|first=Candace|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/janet-jackson-music-videos-a-history|title=Janet Jackson's Music Videos: A History|date=January 28, 2022|accessdate=February 2, 2023|work=Glamour|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318175751/https://www.glamour.com/story/janet-jackson-music-videos-a-history|archivedate=March 18, 2022}}</ref> Patrick Demarco of ''Philadelphia'' ranked it as the singer's ninth best, and said it "didn't have the huge budget of her previous work, but indeed much more effective because of it", and observed it was "one of her most underrated videos, but iconic for quite a few fabulous reasons."<ref>{{cite web|last=Demarco|first=Patrick|url=https://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/06/16/janet-jackson-sexiest-videos/|title=Janet Jackson's Top 10 Sexiest Dance Videos|date=June 16, 2015|accessdate=February 2, 2023|work=Philadelphia|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127210036/https://www.phillymag.com/news/2015/06/16/janet-jackson-sexiest-videos/|archivedate=November 27, 2021}}</ref> For ''The Boombox''{{'s}} Jacinta Howard, the clip was Jackson's 19th "most iconic" music video. She stated, "It's a fun, party video that matches the song's breezy, dance vibe".<ref name=boombox>{{cite web|last=Howard|first=Jacinta|url=https://theboombox.com/janet-jackson-iconic-videos/|title=The 25 Most Iconic Janet Jackson Videos|date=July 20, 2018|accessdate=February 2, 2023|work=The Boombox|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222102115/https://theboombox.com/janet-jackson-iconic-videos/|archivedate=December 22, 2022}}</ref> It was ranked number 50 on ''Complex''{{'s}} "The 50 Best R&B Videos of the '90s" list; Ernest Baker wrote that the plot was "still a model example of how to have a good time in the '90s".<ref>{{cite web|last=Baker|first=Ernest|url=https://www.complex.com/music/the-best-90s-r-and-b-videos/|title=The Best R&B Videos of the '90s|date=November 9, 2017|accessdate=February 2, 2023|work=Complex|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509162859/https://www.complex.com/music/the-best-90s-r-and-b-videos/|archivedate=May 9, 2021}}</ref> The music video for "Go Deep" appears on the DVD edition of 2001's ''All for You'' as well as the 2004 video compilation ''From Janet to Damita Jo: The Videos''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quickflix.com.au/Catalogue/Title/JanetJacksonFromJanetDamitaJoVideos/20352?catalogueFunction=32|title=Janet Jackson-From Janet To Damita Jo: The Videos (2004)|publisher=Quickflix|access-date=May 22, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140525233741/http://www.quickflix.com.au/Catalogue/Title/JanetJacksonFromJanetDamitaJoVideos/20352?catalogueFunction=32|archivedate=May 25, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Janet Jackson: All For You – Limited Edition CD/DVD (2001)|url=http://www.dvdmg.com/allforyou.shtml|access-date=February 13, 2014|publisher=DVD MG|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817094752/http://www.dvdmg.com/allforyou.shtml|archivedate=August 17, 2022}}</ref> The blouse Jackson wears in the video was auctioned for US$3,840 in May 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.julienslive.com/lot-details/index/catalog/378/lot/154753|title=Janet Jackson Outfits From Go Deep Music Video|accessdate=February 2, 2023|publisher=Julien's Auctions|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230203010030/https://www.julienslive.com/lot-details/index/catalog/378/lot/154753|archivedate=February 3, 2023}}</ref>
==Live performances== Jackson sang the song during the encore of her 1998–99 The Velvet Rope Tour, on a stage decorated with chandeliers.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/live-report-janet-jackson-94514/|title=Live Report: Janet Jackson|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Daly|first=Steve|date=July 10, 1999|access-date=December 26, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220713141711/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/live-report-janet-jackson-94514/|archivedate=July 13, 2022}}</ref> Natasha Kassulke from ''Wisconsin State Journal'' complimented the performance, saying it "came off as an electric dance groove echoing some trip hop talents".<ref>{{cite news|last=Kassulke|first=Natasha|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/404526844/|title=Janet Jackson, both serious and playful|work=Wisconsin State Journal|page=7D|date=July 29, 1998|accessdate=February 3, 2023|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The performance of the song at the October 11, 1998, show in New York City, at the Madison Square Garden, was broadcast during a special titled ''The Velvet Rope: Live in Madison Square Garden'' by HBO,<ref>{{cite news|last=Zuckerman|first=Faye B.|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/747385831/|title=Cable calls|work=Daily Press|page=D6|date=October 10, 1998|accessdate=February 3, 2023|url-access=subscription}}</ref> and it was included on the concert's VHS home video release, ''The Velvet Rope Tour: Live in Concert'' (1999).<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=The Velvet Rope Tour: Live in Concert |others=Janet Jackson|year=1999|type=VHS liner notes|id=ERE 039|publisher=Eagle Rock Entertainment}}</ref> Jackson performed the Timbaland remix version on her 2019 Janet Jackson: Metamorphosis Las Vegas residency<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Mitchell|first=Gail|title=Janet Jackson Draws Queen Latifah, Eve & More to ''Metamorphosis'' Residency Opening in Las Vegas|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/janet-jackson-metamorphosis-las-vegas-residency-opening-review-8512088/|magazine=Billboard|access-date=September 17, 2019 |date=May 18, 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130010154/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/janet-jackson-metamorphosis-las-vegas-residency-opening-review-8512088/|archive-date=November 30, 2022}}</ref> and was also added to her 2024-2025 Las Vegas residency titled Janet Jackson: Las Vegas.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Janet Jackson Setlist at Resorts World Theatre, Las Vegas |url=https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/janet-jackson/2024/resorts-world-theatre-las-vegas-nv-1b5299a0.html |access-date=2025-01-04 |website=setlist.fm |language=en}}</ref>
==Track listings== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} '''UK CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Go Deep|others=Janet Jackson|year=1998|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Virgin Records|id=7243 8 95152 2 0}}</ref> # "Go Deep" (Jam & Lewis radio edit) – 3:30 # "Go Deep" (Jam & Lewis extended mix) – 5:32
'''US 12-inch promo single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Go Deep|others=Janet Jackson|year=1998|type=US 12-inch promo single liner notes|publisher=Virgin Records|id=7087-6-13172-1-3}}</ref> # "Go Deep" (Timbaland/Missy remix) – 5:33 # "Go Deep" (Missy edit) – 4:03 # "Go Deep" (Teddy Riley Nation remix) – 5:43 # "Go Deep" (T.R. Funk mix) – 5:39 {{col-2}} '''Canadian, European, Japanese and UK CD single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Go Deep|others=Janet Jackson|year=1998|type=Canadian CD single liner notes|publisher=Virgin Records|id=7243 8 95151 2 1}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Go Deep|others=Janet Jackson|year=1998|type=European CD single liner notes|publisher=Virgin Records|id=7243 8 95151 2 1}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Go Deep|others=Janet Jackson|year=1998|type=Japanese CD single liner notes|publisher=Virgin Records|id=VJCP-12103}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Go Deep|others=Janet Jackson|year=1998|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Virgin Records|id=VSCDT 1680}}</ref> # "Go Deep" (album version) – 4:42 # "Go Deep" (T.R. Funk mix) – 5:40 # "Go Deep" (Roni Size remix) – 7:25 # "Go Deep" (Masters at Work alternative mix) – 8:32 # "Go Deep" (Masters at Work downtempo mix) – 5:20
'''UK 12-inch single'''<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Go Deep|others=Janet Jackson|year=1998|type=UK 12-inch single liner notes|publisher=Virgin Records|id=7243 8 95152 6 8}}</ref> # "Go Deep" (Masters at Work Thunder mix) – 9:05 # "Go Deep" (Jam & Lewis extended album mix) – 5:32 # "Go Deep" (Timbaland/Missy remix) – 5:33 {{col-end}}
==Credits and personnel== Credits adapted from ''The Velvet Rope'' liner notes.<ref name=liner>{{cite AV media notes|title=The Velvet Rope|others=Janet Jackson|id=7243 8 44762 2 9|type=CD liner notes|publisher=Virgin Records}}</ref> {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} * Janet Jackson – lead and backing vocals, songwriter, producer, rhythm and vocal arrangement * James Harris III – songwriter, producer, all instruments, rhythm and vocal arrangement * Terry Lewis – songwriter, producer, all instruments, rhythm and vocal arrangement * René Elizondo Jr. – songwriter * Kelly Konno – crowd vocals * Shawnette Heard – crowd vocals * Tina Landon – crowd vocals {{col-2}} * Alex Richbourg – drum programming * Mike Scott – guitar * Steve Hodge – vocal recording, engineering, mixing * Michael McCoy – assistant recording * Tim Lauber – assistant engineer * Xavier Smith – assistant engineer {{col-end}}
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- |+Weekly chart performance for "Go Deep" !scope="col"|Chart (1998) !scope="col"|Peak<br>position |- {{single chart|Australia|39|artist=Janet Jackson|song=Go Deep|access-date=October 13, 2017|rowheader=true|refname=aus}} |- {{single chart|Flanders Tip|15|artist=Janet Jackson|song=Go Deep|rowheader=true|access-date=October 13, 2017}} |- !scope="row"|Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref name="Lwin">{{cite book|last=Lwin|first=Nanda|author-link=Nanda Lwin|date=2000|title=Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide|publisher=Music Data Canada|page=140|isbn=1-896594-13-1}}</ref> |align="center"|9 |- {{single chart|Canadatopsingles|2|chartid=7931|rowheader=true|access-date=February 12, 2019|refname=can}} |- {{single chart|Canadadance|3|chartid=7948|rowheader=true|access-date=February 12, 2019|refname=candance}} |- !scope="row"|Canada Contemporary Hit Radio (BDS)<ref name="Lwin"/> |align="center"|2 |- !scope="row"|Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)<ref name=euro>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1998/MM-1998-07-04.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|date=July 4, 1998|access-date=April 6, 2019|page=10|volume=15|issue=27}}</ref> |28 |- {{single chart|France|22|artist=Janet Jackson|song=Go Deep|access-date=October 13, 2017|rowheader=true|refname=fra}} |- {{single chart|Germany|72|artist=Janet Jackson|song=Go Deep|songid=40361|access-date=October 17, 2018|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timarit.is/files/12739282.pdf|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (NR. 280 Vikuna 09.7–16.7 1998) (DV Fokus 10 July 1998)|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=11|date=10 July 1998|access-date=October 6, 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509071652/https://timarit.is/page/2971496|archivedate=May 9, 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref> |10 |- {{single chart|Dutch40|38|year=1998|week=26|access-date=February 12, 2019|rowheader=true|refname=dut}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|54|artist=Janet Jackson|song=Go Deep|access-date=June 12, 2018|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|New Zealand|13|artist=Janet Jackson|song=Go Deep|access-date=October 13, 2017|rowheader=true|refname=nz}} |- {{single chart|Scotland|25|date=19980627|access-date=October 13, 2017|rowheader=true|refname=sco}} |- {{single chart|UK|13|date=19980627|access-date=February 12, 2019|rowheader=true|refname=uk}} |- {{single chart|UKdance|5|date=19980627|access-date=February 12, 2019|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|UKrandb|3|date=19980621|access-date=October 13, 2017|rowheader=true}} |- !scope="row"|UK Airplay (''Music Week'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1998/Music-Week-1998-07-04.pdf|title=The Official UK Airplay Chart Top 50|magazine=Music Week|date=June 28, 1998|access-date=April 29, 2023}}</ref> |28 |- {{single chart|Billboardradiosongs|28|artist=Janet Jackson|access-date=October 13, 2017|rowheader=true|refname=radiosongs}} |- {{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|1|artist=Janet Jackson|access-date=October 13, 2017|rowheader=true|refname=danceclub}} |- {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|12|artist=Janet Jackson|access-date=October 13, 2017|rowheader=true|refname=popsongs}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphopairplay|11|artist=Janet Jackson|access-date=October 13, 2017|rowheader=true|refname=hiphopairplay}} |- {{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|8|artist=Janet Jackson|access-date=October 13, 2017|rowheader=true|refname=rhythmic}} |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |- |+Yearly chart performance for "Go Deep" !scope="col"|Chart (1998) !scope="col"|Position |- !scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume+68-No.+12-December+14%2C+1998.pdf|title=RPM's Top 100 Hit Tracks of '98|magazine=RPM|publisher=Library and Archives Canada|volume=63|issue=12|page=20|date=December 14, 1998|access-date=March 23, 2019|archive-date=March 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327091139/http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume+68-No.+12-December+14%2C+1998.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> |29 |- !scope="row"|Canada Urban (''RPM'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6991&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6991.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6991|title=RPM's Top 50 Urban Tracks of '98|magazine=RPM|publisher=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=February 12, 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115020339/http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6991&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6991.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6991|archivedate=November 15, 2017}}</ref> |33 |- !scope="row"|Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>{{cite web |title=Singles: Year-end Top 100 |url=http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/SINGLES_1998.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000817201211/http://jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/SINGLES_1998.html|archive-date=17 August 2000 |url-status=dead |publisher=Jam!|access-date=November 21, 2023}}</ref> |41 |- !scope="row"|US Hot 100 Airplay (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1998/BB-1998-12-26.pdf|title=Hot 100 Singles Airplay|date=December 26, 1998|access-date=January 22, 2024|magazine=Billboard|page=YE-46|volume=110|issue=52}}</ref> |align="center"|64 |- !scope="row"|US Dance Club Play (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1998/BB-1998-12-26.pdf|title=Hot Dance Club-Play Singles|date=December 26, 1998|access-date=January 22, 2024|magazine=Billboard|page=YE-54|volume=110|issue=52}}</ref> |align="center"|42 |- !scope="row"|US Hot R&B Airplay (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/90s/1998/BB-1998-12-26.pdf|title=Hot R&B Singles Airplay|date=December 26, 1998|access-date=February 2, 2023|magazine=Billboard|page=YE-53|volume=110|issue=52}}</ref> |align="center"|72 |- !scope="row"|US Mainstream Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/Billboard-Airplay/1998/Billboard-Rock-Airplay-Monitor-1998-12-25.pdf|title=Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 1998|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=6|issue=52|page=45|date=December 25, 1998|access-date=June 24, 2020|archive-date=January 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122200333/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/Billboard-Airplay/1998/Billboard-Rock-Airplay-Monitor-1998-12-25.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> |align="center"|42 |- !scope="row"|US Rhythmic Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/Billboard-Airplay/1998/Billboard-Rock-Airplay-Monitor-1998-12-25.pdf|title=Most Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 1998|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=6|issue=52|page=46|date=December 25, 1998|access-date=June 24, 2020|archive-date=January 22, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240122200333/https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/Billboard-Airplay/1998/Billboard-Rock-Airplay-Monitor-1998-12-25.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> |align="center"|37 |} {{col-end}}
==Release history== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" !scope="col"|Region !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Format(s) !scope="col"|Label(s) !scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- !scope="row"|United States |{{start date|1998|6|9}} |{{hlist|Rhythmic contemporary|urban radio}} |rowspan="2"|Virgin |<ref name=urban>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/1990s/1998/RR-1998-06-05.pdf|title=New Releases / ADDvance Notice|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1251|pages=45, 51|date=June 5, 1998|accessdate=February 2, 2023}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|United Kingdom |{{start date|1998|6|15}} |{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}} |<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1998/Music-Week-1998-06-13.pdf|title=Janet – Go Deep|page=1|magazine=Music Week|date=June 13, 1998|accessdate=February 2, 2023}}</ref> |- !scope="row"| Japan |{{start date|1998|6|27}} |Maxi single |EMI Music Japan |<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/85328/products/296683/1/|title=ゴー・ディープ|trans-title=Go Deep|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese|access-date=March 26, 2023}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|United States |{{start date|1998|6|30}} |Contemporary hit radio |rowspan="3"|Virgin |<ref name=chr>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/1990s/1998/RR-1998-06-26.pdf|title=New Releases|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1254|page=39|date=June 26, 1998|accessdate=February 2, 2023}}</ref> |- !scope="row"|France |rowspan="2"|{{start date|1998|7|13}} |rowspan="2"|Maxi single |<ref name=fra/> |- !scope="row"|Australia |<ref name=aus/> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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