Discipline

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Discipline is the tenth studio album by American recording artist Janet Jackson, released by Island Records on February 26, 2008. It is her only album released on Island Record, after her five-album deal with Virgin Records was fulfilled with the release of 20 Y.O.. Jackson worked with producers such as Darkchild, Ne-Yo, Shea Taylor, Stargate, Johntá Austin, Jermaine Dupri, Tricky Stewart, and The-Dream on the album. Jackson's long-time producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewi, did not contribute to the project. The album was executive produced by Island Urban president Dupri and Jackson. The album experimented with the electropop, house, and dance-pop genres before the style became popular in the mainstream the following years after its release, and also contained R&B and hip-hop orientated track. Four singles were released from the album; the first, "Feedback", was released as a digital download in December 2007. The song reached number nineteen on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming Jackson's best-charting single since 2001's "Someone to Call My Lover". The album's later singles did not share the success of "Feedback". The deluxe version of Discipline contained a DVD documenting the production and promotion of the album and music video. The album's first single "Feedback", was released as a digital download in December 2007. In the US, the song reached number nineteen on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, number thirty-nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and number twenty-three on the Pop 100, becoming Jackson's best-charting single since "Someone to Call My Lover" in 2001. The song was also successful in Canada, where it peaked at number three. Due to a rushed release and no international promotion, the song failed to chart highly in European countrie, peaking at number thirty-six in France. Subsequent singles were promoted and released primarily in the US. "Rock with U", the second single, was released on February 5, 2008. A music video was released, with the song peaking at number twenty on the Billboard Dance Club Play Singles chart and at number 4 on the UK R&B chart. Following Jackson's departure from Island Records two more promotional single, "Luv" and "Can't B Good", were issued to select radio format. "Luv", the first promotional single, was released on February 11, 2008. It was not accompanied by a music video or promoted and peaked at number thirty-four on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. A second promotional single, "Can't B Good", was released March 18, 2008 to urban format. The song "2nite" was featured on the second part of the soundtrack to the film Sex and the City, titled Sex and the City, Vol. 2: More Music. .

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