The song was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song in 1993 . It also received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 66th Academy Awards , where Jackson performed the song live . " Again " was covered by How to Dress Well and appeared as a bonus track on his 2012 album '' Total Loss '' , which was also inspired by Janet 's " The Velvet Rope " . According to the singer Tom Krell , " What you 're getting is not a report of a feeling , but a sonic presentation of the feeling , " he said about the cover . The song was sampled by Iyaz on his 2010 single " Solo " . According to Leah Greenblatt of '' Entertainment Weekly '' , " it riffs ' Again ' , without directly sampling either the main hook or re-upping the lyrics directly . The song just lifts a substantial chunk of Janet 's lilting melody . " The melody was also used in Stanley Clarke 's song " Lucky Again " on his 1995 album '' At the Movies ''
66th Academy Awards
66th Academy Awards
Again (Janet Jackson song)