美國歌壇天后［珍娜傑克森］宣傳單曲──New jack Swing──［State of the World／世界狀況］

Five AM, rise and shine
To feed the baby before he starts to cry
No rest, no time to play
Fifteen, the mother is a runaway
No time for dreams or goals
Pressure is so strong
Her body, she has sold, so her child can eat

What is happening to this world we live in
In our home and other lands

Drugs and crime spreadin on the street
People cant find enough to eat
Now our kids cant go out and play
Thats the state of the world today
State of the world, ooh baby

Little Johnny, all alone
His only friend, the doll he carries with him
Goes to school each and every day
To be teased because he has no place to stay
This young and homeless boy feels his life is worthless
Instead of suicide, he cries himself to sleep

And its happenin to this world we live in
Theres got to be a better way, ooh

Drugs and crime spreadin on the street
People cant find enough to eat
Now our kids cant go out and play
Thats the state of the world today

State of the world, ooh
Ooh
Da-do, da-do, da-do, da-do
Nation

Cant give up hope now
Lets weather the storm together

Drugs and crime spreadin on the street
People cant find enough to eat
Now our kids cant go out and play
Thats the state of the world today

Drugs and crime spreadin on the street (ah)
People cant find enough to eat (ah)
Now our kids cant go out and play (ah)
Thats the state of the world today (ah)

Drugs and crime spreadin on the street
People cant find enough to eat (starving people)
Now our kids cant go out and play (they cant even walk the streets)
Thats the state of the world today (dont give up, state of the world today)
Hey, hey, hey

Thats the state of the world today
Thats the state
Thats the state of the world today

１９８６年　美國歌壇傑克森家族的小妹珍娜傑克森（Janet Jackson）以第三張大碟［Control］大賣四百多萬張　躍升一線歌手

１９８９年９月  珍娜推出第四張大碟［Rhythm Nation 1814／節奏國度］（A&M唱片）

仍舊由Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis掌舵, 這回傑克森也晉升主製作人

這張概念專輯內容探討許多社會議題　獲得樂評高度讚賞　被譽為珍娜事業最佳大碟之一

［Rhythm Nation 1814］讓傑克森二度登上美國Billboard專輯榜冠軍　名列１９９０年終專輯冠軍　並拿到年度藝人獎

至今在美銷售近８００萬張（雖只認證６白金）, 全球賣出１０００多萬張

［Rhythm Nation 1814］也是Billboard史上首張推出７首Top５單曲的大碟

這張專輯讓珍娜獲葛萊美七項提名（一項獲獎）（１９８９／１９９０年）

以及七項美國音樂獎

國際表現不差：英國榜＃４（白金唱片）　加拿大＃５（白金唱片）　日本＃８（金唱片）　澳洲冠軍（２白金）　德國＃３９

１９９１年２月, 珍妮推出第八主打［State of the World／世界狀況］

但只在加拿大　澳大利亞限地發行，美國只當作宣傳單曲，無實體單曲推出，

此曲由製作人James Harris III ＆Terry Lewis＆傑克森三人合寫, 探討無家可歸的人,

James Harris III ＆Terry Lewis製作，傑克森聯合製作（co-produced）成一首New jack Swing,　節拍強勁有力．

由於沒推出實體　只在電台宣傳，［State of the World］並未打入Billboard單曲榜和R&B單曲榜

只拿到副榜──電台播放榜＃５　舞曲榜＃９

另登上加拿大單曲榜＃１４　澳大利亞＃９４

［State of the World／世界狀況］的推出讓［Rhythm Nation 1814］大碟繼續在排行榜盤桓一段時日．

Audio

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siERUGvN1vc

Rhythm Nation Tour

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2igkRqAwN8

(United Nations 7")

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-DHrhmCQDo

(United Nations 12")

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M72pf-Bon1o

(World Dance Mix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJns9nJUBO8

(Parts 1 & 2) (Ultimix Version)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sip2MXl3QpQ

(Daz Hype Mix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhLFHnhrv1U