The show actually got cancelled due to legal drama revolving around Jody and Mary's friends threatening her.
I always knew Mary was a hoodlum at heart.
I don't know about you but I was #TeamMary all the way. I even bought her terrible single.
The fact that all the housewives were white for the first two seasons when Vancouver is 50% Asian (and there are a LOT of very very wealthy Asians too)
Janet performed "All Nite (Don't Stop)" on Saturday Night Live, On Air with Ryan Seacrest, Good Morning America, The Tonight Show, Top of the Pops, Italy's Festivalbar, Wango Tango, MSN, Much Music, Video Music Awards Japan, New York's Gay Pride March, 20H10 Pétantes, and CTV's Canada AM. It was also performed at the BET Awards in a medley with the So So Def remix of the song with Elephant Man and "R&B Junkie".
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Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard) 19
"All Nite (Don't Stop)" received positive reviews from critics, receiving praise for its innovation and fusion of multiple genres which are generally not present in mainstream pop music. The song was also called "one of the biggest records this year in several different scenes" despite Jackson's airplay blacklist, attributing its success to "embracing the best elements" of pop music and "not simply dismissing the entire medium as creatively barren."[6]
Billboard commended the song as a "beat-bangin' number" with an "infectious allure", affirming ""This is sick." Janet Jackson's sultry reading of this opening line raises the curtain on her latest single from "Damita Jo." Jackson steps back into her signature groove line with this bass-driven party jam. She further intones: "This rhythm just moves me." And it's no wonder." Furthermore, the number was declared as memorably "relentless" and durable, adding ""All Nite" should have no trouble finding traction on dancefloors. The hook and the rhythmically relentless beat remain embedded in your consciousness long after the last note has sounded. It's also one of the strongest cuts on the album, making one wonder why it wasn't released as the lead single."[7]
Tareck Ghoneim of Contact Music considered it to be both "interesting" and "infectious", saying "This single is an interesting track that has a mix of upbeat samba/dance rhythms and definite funk influence. We are immediately introduced to the bass that sets the president for this tune. The bass is simple and infectious. The beats are on a house tip making this single more of a dance track than an r’n’b number, however it has loads of crossover potential. Janet’s vocals are soft, laying quite a minimal role, and the lyrics repeat in the fashion of house music." Ghoneim also observed the track to fuse elements of samba, dance, house, electro, funk, and latin music, adding "There’s a fair bit going on in this track. Electro samples, latin percussion and some groans and breaths to give it a sexy ambience. It certainly doesn’t strike me as a typical Janet record. It seems she’s still evolving from those ‘Nasty’ days. She’s maintaining that dance-pop influence but making it slightly more cool. Not bad."[1]
"This is sick." Janet Jackson's sultry reading of this opening line raises the curtain on her latest single from "Damita Jo." Jackson steps back into her signature groove line with this bass-driven party jam. She further intones: "This rhythm just moves me." "All Nite" should have no trouble finding traction on dancefloors. The hook and the rhythmically relentless beat remain embedded in your consciousness long after the last note has sounded. It's also one of the strongest cuts on the album, making one wonder why it wasn't released as the lead single." — Billboard [7]
"This single is an interesting track that has a mix of upbeat samba/dance rhythms and definite funk influence. We are immediately introduced to the bass that sets the president for this tune. The bass is simple and infectious. The beats are on a house tip making this single more of a dance track than an r’n’b number, however it has loads of crossover potential. Janet’s vocals are soft, playing quite a minimal role, and the lyrics repeat in the fashion of house music.
There’s a fair bit going on in this track. Electro samples, latin percussion and some groans and breaths to give it a sexy ambience. It certainly doesn’t strike me as a typical Janet record. It seems she’s still evolving from those ‘Nasty’ days. She’s maintaining that dance-pop influence but making it slightly more cool. Not bad." — Contact Music [1]
"Things get a bitch slap with "All Nite (Don't Stop)", a slice of electro funk that at least gets the blood pumping and the booty primed for shaking." — IGN [8]
"Not only inventive, but brilliantly constructed". — The Guardian [9]
"Where the hell was this when we needed it?" "Right from the get-go 'All Nite' hits you with about three different basslines and a bonafide booty-quaker of a beat. Then for good measure, Janet dusts off one of those classic Jackson key-changes for the chorus and before you know it, your neck aches and your neighbours are banging on the walls." "Mission Accomplished we reckon!" — Top of the Pops [10]
"In order for club songs to work (especially mainstream singles), they need to create an atmosphere of actually being there. “All Nite (Don’t Stop”) puts the listener in the middle of the frenzy as the latest club hit plays. The strength is in how it’s paced. It begins fast, then gradually slows down, picks up again, etc., until the end of the song. Instead of trying to tire the listener, the single allows them to stop, take a breath, and enjoy it with the same amount of energy as before.
Jackson is at her most sensual and commanding as she sings. The sexuality is not forced. Instead, it’s subtle, despite the orgasm heard at the end and left to the imagination. For once, she is playful and flirty. Finally, she has gotten back to what she does best: releasing fun, dance-pop without the bitter undertones that marred “All For You.”[11]
Live Nation noted it to be "popular club hit", with Chuck Arnold of People Magazine described it as a "hypnotic house number".[12][13] The New York Times gave the song acclaim for its "clubby, big-room beats", examining it as "strictly machine-made, with Jackson's sweetheart voice protected by layers of effects" and having "bossy" lyrics "spoken by a demanding choreographer or a bullying boyfriend", concluding "The lyrics to All Nite (Don't Stop) switch between 1-900 confessionalism—So intoxicated/ I'm so stimulated/ Feel so X-rated/ I could dance all night—and drill-sergeant attitude."[14] Digital Spy considered it "suitably lewd", with it also qualified as "criminally overlooked" and "an absolute banger".[15][16][17]
IGN (Imagine Games Network) exclaimed "things get a bitch slap with "All Nite (Don't Stop)", a slice of electro funk that at least gets the blood pumping and the booty primed for shaking."[8] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian said the song has an "impossibly lithe bassline" and is "not only inventive, but brilliantly constructed".[9] Slant Magazine called it a "pulsating club track which wouldn't sound out of place on Britney Spears's In The Zone."[18] The San Francisco Chronicle wrote "The best song on "Damita Jo" is called "All Nite," where Jackson whispers "This is sick" just before a crazy Chic rhythm kicks in and the whole thing just blows up into the best dance song since "Bizarre Love Triangle." MusicOMH declared "the opening words “this is sick” ups the ante a bit, with a funky bass guitar underpinning the track", with HMV saying "The intoxicating Cuban-like rhythm will make this a hit on the dance floor and the charts. As the next single being released, great remixes and a classic Janet dance video are definitely on the horizon." Hour.ca called the song "bootylicious" and said it "should pack disco dance floors all summer long."
MTV, which is owned by Viacom and was made to blacklist Jackson's videos along with many other music channels and radio formats following her infamous Super Bowl incident, called the song a "classic '00s earworm" despite being unable to air the video.[19] The Times praised the song as "superb", whimsically adding "the girl can’t even go clubbing without getting X-rated over the vibrations of the bass."
Chris Ott of Pitchfork called it "genius" and rated the song three and a half out of four stars, saying "The mashup craze that ushered in this naught decade was no coincidence: Pop producers in the digital age combine past hits like Legos, dreaming up new, ear-catching juxtapositions to dazzle radio. Whether MP3s are to thank for the culture-crash that's led to Miss E, Beyonce's "Crazy in Love", and Eminem pitting Zeppelin against The Human League ("Lose Yourself"), since the late 1990s—thanks in no small part to Timbaland—mainstream ears have been wide open." "All Nite" is a notable standout from the latter class, snatching the breathy beats Timbaland built for Timberlake and setting them against two improbable counterweights: Samples from Herbie Hancock's funk masterpiece "Hang Up Your Hang-Ups" and early-90s ambient-techno keyboards instantly recognizable to anyone familiar with Moby or Future Sound of London." Ott also praised the track's "borderline dancehall/Latin club rhythms", adding it's strength and innovation was "setting her alongside Britney's recent best ["Toxic"]."[3]
BBC UK's Top of the Pops website also gave the song a notably positive review, saying "Where the hell was this when we needed it?" "Right from the get-go 'All Nite' hits you with about three different basslines and a bonafide booty-quaker of a beat. Then for good measure, Janet dusts off one of those classic Jackson key-changes for the chorus and before you know it, your neck aches and your neighbours are banging on the walls. It's so good it doesn't even need a b-side, let alone a by the numbers R&B groove like 'I Want You'. Mission Accomplished we reckon!" BBC UK also considered it to be a suitable choice for the album's lead single, exclaiming "You could have heard the cries of "Why wasn't THIS the first single!" from space when people first slapped Damita Jo in their music players."[10]
UKMix called it a "stand-out track" which "has "hit" written all over it", while Music-critic.com declared it to be "a bright spot" for the climate of pop music which "has a certain funk/jazz energy to it that works".[4][20] MusicOMH described it as "funky and quite grimy, introduced by Janet muttering "this is sick", also noting its "bass line is impressive but the vocals are so understated that the track could be one long hook."[2] The Baltimore Sun labeled it a "get-on-up dance cut", which effectively "rides a looping funk guitar line".[21] Keya Modessa of TheSituation.co.uk exclaimed Jackson's true persona is revealed on the track, "where Janet’s vocal talents sound real smooth and consistent".[22] Asian LGBT entertainment outlet Fridae qualified it as "chart-friendly" and "bass-line driven". Additionally, Gashaus.com considered it "burning from the explicit references."[23][24] Tracy E. Hopkins of Barnes & Noble called the song "frenetic", adding it effectively captures Jackson in displaying the contrasting moods and persona's on Damita Jo by portraying her, in this case, "enjoying leisure time at the club".[25]
Entertainment Scene 360 considered it a remedy to "anyone who doubted Janet, saying "they need not look beyond this streamlined, funky jam. The video had some fantastic choreography, the music keeps you involved and the song has a beat that won’t quit."[26] Tom Moon of The Philadelphia Inquirer considered it a moment "when everything clicks", adding "the music has that primal quality that gets people moving before they can even process the message describing the track", also saying it "which juxtaposes Jackson's ethereal yearning against agitated synthesizers".[27] The Sunday Herald qualifying it as "really fantastic" and a "tight, funky production, loaded with sharp samples" and "built from chopped up loops."[28] E! Online exclaimed it to be "every bit as explicitly delicious" as the title suggests, The Scotsman considered the song's composition to be a "school of male fantasy suggestiveness", also labeled as "downright dirty" by Metro Weekly.[29][30] The Guardian called it "a nervy tune" with "guest production by Swedish pop architects Murlyn" that masks some of its lyrics.[31]
Another review called it "fabulous" and heralded it as a "moment of euphoria" and her "best single since 1997", also deciphering the lyrics, saying "Steamy and high-spirited, the single is only about dancing at the club. Sampling Herbie Hancock’s “Hang Up Your Hang-Ups,” it begins with the phrase “Attention. Time to dance.” The chorus then starts, with her singing similes such as “work it/like you’re working the pole/shake it/’til you’re shaking the floor.” Like the experienced clubber she is, she rejoices and dances harder when her favorite mix is played. Then, once the mix slows down, she grabs the guy she’s had her eye on and dances with him. (“I’m delirious/so oblivious/I could dance all night/with you”) It’s a moment of euphoria in the single. It’s as though she has had one too many shots and the drunkenness has begun to take over."
Extensive praise was given for the song's consuming atmosphere, adding "In order for club songs to work (especially mainstream singles), they need to create an atmosphere of actually being there. “All Nite (Don’t Stop”) puts the listener in the middle of the frenzy as the latest club hit plays. The strength is in how it’s paced. It begins fast, then gradually slows down, picks up again, etc., until the end of the song. Instead of trying to tire the listener, the single allows them to stop, take a breath, and enjoy it with the same amount of energy as before. Jackson is at her most sensual and commanding as she sings. The sexuality is not forced. Instead, it’s subtle, despite the orgasm heard at the end and left to the imagination. For once, she is playful and flirty. Finally, she has gotten back to what she does best: releasing fun, dance-pop without the bitter undertones that marred “All For You.”[11]
Richard Croft also wrote an anecdote about the song, considering it "by far the best song on Damita Jo and one of the best Janet Jackson singles" following All For You. “This is sick” Janet whispers at the start, signalling for the shaky, infectious beat to launch itself. The beat snakes it’s way around the barely-there vocals with occasional kick just for the chorus. “Drop it like ya droppin’ a blow, work it like ya working a whale, pop it like ya poppin’ a Coke” – it really doesn’t matter what Janet is mumbling, the music is the most important thing about ‘All Nite’. It was seemingly created with the sole purpose of accompanying awesome choreography. Which it did, unsurprisingly, in the video. As always, Janet’s group of video friends are there. Wherever she is, no matter what song, Janet is always surrounded by hot young dancing people. They make you think “wow, I wish I had hot dancer friends that I could dance in a warehouse with instead of sitting here writing this blog”, but more importantly the actual dancing is world class, and Janet can still kick it", concluding by labeling it a "dance classic."[32] An additional review exclaimed it to be one of Jackson's "most shining moments", challenging the listener to "Try not to dance your ass off to it. I dare you. If you say you didn't, you're a liar."[33]
