2300 Jackson Street (song)

1989 single by The Jacksons

"2300 Jackson Street"

Single by The Jacksons

from the album 2300 Jackson Street

B-side

"When I Look at You"

Released

April 16, 1989 (1989-04-16)^[1]

Recorded

1989^[2]

Studio

Westlake Recording Studios (studio D) (Los Angeles, California)^[2]

Genre

Length

5:05

Label

Epic

Songwriter(s)

Jermaine Jackson^[1]
Jackie Jackson^[1]
Tito Jackson^[1]
Randall Jackson^[1]
Aaron Hall^[1]

Producer(s)

The Jacksons
Teddy Riley

The Jacksons singles chronology

"Nothin' (That Compares 2 U)"
(1989)

"2300 Jackson Street"
(1989)

"Art of Madness"
(1989)

Music video

"2300 Jackson Street" on YouTube

"2300 Jackson Street" is a 1989 single released by the Jacksons from their album of the same name.^[3]^[4] It is the only song on the album featuring Michael and Marlon Jackson, as they had left the group before further recording sessions. The song also features two of the Jackson sisters: Rebbie and Janet. "2300 Jackson Street" is about the Jackson family's childhood home on 2300 Jackson Street in Gary, Indiana.^[5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Greg Gold and produced by Phil Rose.^[2] The video features most of the Jackson family members. La Toya is not featured in the music video nor the song, as she was estranged from the family at the time. Marlon, while he sang on the track, also did not appear in the video. Some scenes include the Jackson family playing pool and Jermaine, Tito, Randy and Jackie playing football. It also shows some members of the Jackson family singing the song together. The video was shot in March 1989^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10] in Hayvenhurst, Encino, Los Angeles.^[2]

Featured in the video

Charts

Chart performance for "2300 Jackson Street"
Chart (1989)	Peak position
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[11]	39
UK Singles (OCC)^[12]	76
US Billboard Hot Black Singles^[13]	9

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Allard, François; Lecocq, Richard (October 4, 2018). Michael Jackson: All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. Octopus Books. ISBN 9781788401234. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lecocq, Richard; Allard, François (2018). "Bad". Michael Jackson All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track. London, England: Cassell. pp. 461–63. ISBN 9781788400572.
^ Kennedy, Gerrick D. (July 21, 2012). "For fans, will the Jackson 4 add up?" – via LA Times.
^ "2300 Jackson Street - The Jacksons - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
^ Ime Ekpo (October 29, 2017). "Janet and Randy Jackson Visit Childhood Home, 2300 Jackson St". The Source. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
^ Company, Johnson Publishing (September 25, 1989). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ Company, Johnson Publishing (August 21, 1989). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ Company, Johnson Publishing (June 30, 2003). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ Jackson, Jermaine (August 14, 2012). You Are Not Alone: Michael: Through a Brother's Eyes. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781451651584 – via Google Books.
^ Company, Johnson Publishing (February 20, 1989). "Jet". Johnson Publishing Company – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^ "The Jacksons – 2300 Jackson Street" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
^ "The Jacksons Chart History: Hot Black Singles". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2019.

The Jackson 5 / The Jacksons singles

Singles on Steeltown Records

"Big Boy"

Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5 (1969)

"I Want You Back"

ABC (1970)

"ABC"
"The Love You Save"
"Never Had a Dream Come True"
"Don't Know Why I Love You"
" La La (Means I Love You)"

Third Album (1970)

"I'll Be There"
"Mama's Pearl"
"The Love I Saw in You Was Just a Mirage"

Jackson 5 Christmas Album (1970)

Maybe Tomorrow (1971)

"Never Can Say Goodbye"
"Maybe Tomorrow"
"16 Candles"

Greatest Hits (1971)

"Sugar Daddy"

Lookin' Through the Windows (1972)

"Little Bitty Pretty One"
"Lookin' Through the Windows"
"Doctor, My Eyes"

Skywriter (1973)

"Skywriter"

G.I.T.: Get It Together (1973)

"Get It Together"
"Dancing Machine"

Dancing Machine (1974)

"Dancing Machine"
"I Am Love"

Moving Violation (1975)

The Jacksons (1976)

"Enjoy Yourself"
"Show You the Way to Go"

Destiny (1978)

"Blame It on the Boogie"
"Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"

Triumph (1980)

"Lovely One"
"This Place Hotel"
"Can You Feel It"
"Walk Right Now"

Victory (1984)

"State of Shock"
"Torture"

2300 Jackson Street (1989)

"Nothin' (That Compares 2 U)"
"2300 Jackson Street"

Notable collaborations and album tracks

Category

v t e Michael Jackson songs
Singles Songs Unreleased songs
1970s	"Got to Be There" "Ain't No Sunshine" "I Wanna Be Where You Are" "Rockin' Robin" "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" "You've Got a Friend" "Ben" "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" "My Girl" "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" "We've Got a Good Thing Going" "With a Child's Heart" "Morning Glow" "All the Things You Are" "Happy" "Too Young" "Music and Me" "We're Almost There" "Just a Little Bit of You" "You Can't Win" "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" "Rock with You" "Working Day and Night" "It's the Falling in Love"
1980s	"Off the Wall" "Girlfriend" "She's Out of My Life" "One Day in Your Life" "The Girl Is Mine" "Billie Jean" "Beat It" "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" "Human Nature" "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" "Thriller" "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" "Lonely Teardrops" "That's What Love Is Made Of" "Farewell My Summer Love" "Girl You're So Together" "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" "Bad" "The Way You Make Me Feel" "Speed Demon" "Liberian Girl" "Just Good Friends" "Another Part of Me" "Man in the Mirror" "Dirty Diana" "Smooth Criminal" "Leave Me Alone" "Twenty-Five Miles"
1990s	"Black or White" "Jam" "In the Closet" "Remember the Time" "Heal the World" "Who Is It" "Give In to Me" "Will You Be There" "Gone Too Soon" "Dangerous" "Come Together" "Scream" "Childhood" "They Don't Care About Us" "Stranger in Moscow" "This Time Around" "Earth Song" "D.S." "You Are Not Alone" "Tabloid Junkie" "HIStory" "Smile" "Blood on the Dance Floor" "Ghosts" "Is It Scary" "On the Line"
2000s	"Speechless" "You Rock My World" "Heaven Can Wait" "Butterflies" "Cry" "One More Chance" "Cheater" "(I Like) The Way You Love Me" "Fall Again" "This Is It"
2010s	"Hold My Hand" "Hollywood Tonight" "(I Can't Make It) Another Day" "Behind the Mask" "Don't Be Messin' 'Round" "I'm So Blue" "Price of Fame" "Love Never Felt So Good" "Chicago" "Loving You" "A Place with No Name" "Slave to the Rhythm" "Blue Gangsta"
2020s	"She's Trouble"
Other	"We Are the World" "Mind Is the Magic" "What More Can I Give" "We Are the World 25 for Haiti" "Blood on the Dance Floor x Dangerous" "Diamonds Are Invincible"
Featured	"A Brand New Day" "Ease on Down the Road" "Who's Right, Who's Wrong" "Night Time Lover" "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" "State of Independence" "Muscles" "Say Say Say" "Somebody's Watching Me" "Don't Stand Another Chance" "Centipede" "Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)" "Eaten Alive" "Get It" "2300 Jackson Street" "Do the Bartman" "Whatzupwitu" "Why" "I Need You" "We Be Ballin'" "Girls, Girls, Girls" "All in Your Name" "There Must Be More to Life Than This" "Low" "Don't Matter to Me"
Category

v t e Janet Jackson singles
Albums discography Singles discography Videography Awards and nominations
Janet Jackson	"Young Love" "Come Give Your Love to Me" "Say You Do"
Dream Street	"Don't Stand Another Chance" "Two to the Power of Love" "Fast Girls" "Dream Street"
Control	"What Have You Done for Me Lately" "Nasty" "When I Think of You" "Control" "Let's Wait Awhile" "The Pleasure Principle" "Funny How Time Flies (When You're Having Fun)"
Rhythm Nation 1814	"Miss You Much" "Rhythm Nation" "Escapade" "Alright" "Come Back to Me" "Black Cat" "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" "State of the World"
Janet	"That's the Way Love Goes" "If" "Again" "Because of Love" "Any Time, Any Place" "Throb" "You Want This" "Whoops Now"/"What'll I Do"
The Velvet Rope	"Got 'til It's Gone" "Together Again" "I Get Lonely" "Go Deep" "You" "Every Time"
All for You	"Doesn't Really Matter" "All for You" "Someone to Call My Lover" "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)" "Come On Get Up"
Damita Jo	"Just a Little While" "I Want You" "All Nite (Don't Stop)" "R&B Junkie"
20 Y.O.	"Call on Me" "So Excited" "With U"
Discipline	"Feedback" "Rock with U" "Luv" "Can't B Good"
Unbreakable	"No Sleeep" "Burnitup!" "Unbreakable" "Dammn Baby"
Other songs	"And On and On" "Scream" "Runaway" "Twenty Foreplay" "Ask for More" "Megamix 04" "Make Me" "Nothing" "Made for Now"
As featured artist	"Diamonds" "Making Love in the Rain" "2300 Jackson Street" "The Best Things in Life Are Free" "Luv Me, Luv Me" "What's It Gonna Be?!" "Girlfriend/Boyfriend" "Feel It Boy" "Don't Worry" "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"
Category

v t e 3T
Taj Jackson Taryll Jackson T. J. Jackson
Studio albums	Brotherhood Identity Chapter III
Singles	"Anything" "Tease Me" "24/7" "Why" (featuring Michael Jackson) "I Need You" "Gotta Be You" (featuring Herbie Crichlow) "Stuck on You"
Guest appearances	"2300 Jackson Street" "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"
Related articles	Jackson family Michael Jackson