Janet Jackson from her sixth studio album,
The Velvet Rope (1997). Produced by Jackson and
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, it was released as the album's second single, and achieved commercial success worldwide. The song was a tribute from Jackson to friends who had recently passed from
AIDS, as stated on album booklet of The Velvet Rope. Originally written as a
ballad, the track was re-arranged as a dance song. The song became Jackson's eighth number one on the
Billboard Hot 100—the only U.S. chart-topper from The Velvet Rope—and peaked at number eight on the
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The single sold nearly six million copies worldwide, and became one of the biggest-selling singles from a female artist in the history of the
UK Singles Chart, where it peaked at number four. The song is Jackson's biggest international single, reaching the top five and the top ten in many countries. This song is dedicated to a friend that fought a LONG & HARD battle with HIV/AIDS for more than 20 years…may his soul rest in peace…Think of him, it makes one realize that you only live once and we have to make the best of life’s moments...Because What really matters @ the end of all of this is that you made the best use of time, and done everything that you needed to do in this lifetime…
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