Barry Michael Cooper of '' Spin '' said " My Prerogative " " sounds like gin-drenched , Roaring Twenties swing " . Arion Berger of '' Rolling Stone '' called it " a grumpy and undeniably adult dance hit " . " My Prerogative " was nominated for at the 30th Annual Grammy Awards in the category of Best R&B Urban Contemporary Single by a Male , but lost to Michael Jackson 's " Man in the Mirror " . The following year , '' Spin '' listed the song at number 72 on the " 100 Greatest Singles of All Time " list . It ranked at number 98 on VH1 's " 100 Greatest Songs of the 80 's " . The track is often referred to as Brown 's signature song
30th Annual Grammy Awards
30th Annual Grammy Awards
My Prerogative