Music Video
The video for "I Want You" was directed by Dave Meyers from March 21-24, 2004. It takes place at night and shows Jackson taking a bus and walking through the town to meet her beau Jermaine Dupri at a recreational center. Child actor Bobb'e J. Thompson makes a cameo appearance in the video waving at Janet. After the Super Bowl incident, MTV refused to air Jackson's new videos including "I Want You". The video could only be seen on MTV Hits and MTV Jams, and also aired regularly on BET and VH1 and their digital outlets. It was included on the enhanced version of the CD single and on the 2004 video compilation From janet. to Damita Jo: The Videos.
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