"Nasty" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson from her third studio album, Control (1986).

The line "My first name ain't baby, it's Janet – Miss Jackson if you're nasty" has been used in pop culture in various forms.

[6] Jackson was initially reluctant to begin a recording career, explaining, "I was coming off of a TV show that I absolutely hated doing, Fame.

"[7] Joseph Jackson resented John McClain for what he saw as an underhanded attempt to steal his daughter's career out from under him.

"[10] He subsequently introduced her to the songwriting and production duo James "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Lewis, and Jackson and the duo started working on a third studio album for Jackson, titled Control, in Minneapolis.

[14][15] The following year, Elliott's close friend Aaliyah was added to the track, however due to undisclosed reasons the record was never released.

[19] Billboard's reviewer Steven Ivory called "Nasty" a "hard-funk" song, along with other tracks from Control.

[20] Rob Hoerburger from Rolling Stone remarked that "on cuts such as 'Nasty' and the single 'What Have You Done for Me Lately' Janet makes the message clear: She's still basically a nice girl but ready to kick some butt if you try to put her on a pedestal".

[22] Website Scene 360° commented that it was a confident, sassy song and influenced pop music in the following years of its release.

[18] The accompanying music video for "Nasty" was directed by Mary Lambert and choreographed by Paula Abdul,[23] who also made a cameo.

Jackson sang "Nasty" live at the 1987 Grammy Awards, wearing an all-black outfit, along with Jam and Lewis and dancers.

[25] On the Janet World Tour which happened in 1993 and continued throughout the two following years, the song was the second to be performed along with "Nasty", with the singer wearing gold jewelry.

[26] The song was performed during a "frenzied" medley with "What Have You Done for Me Lately" and "The Pleasure Principle" on The Velvet Rope Tour in 1998.

[29] The February 16, 2002 final date of the tour at the Aloha Stadium in Hawaii, was broadcast by HBO, and included a performance of it.

[32] A few days later, the singer performed on Today's Toyota Concert Series in Rockefeller Center, in New York City, to promote 20 Y.O.

John Soeder from Cleveland.com commented, "Yet the emphasis was on high-energy dance numbers, including 'Miss You Much,' 'Nasty,' 'When I Think of You' and other infectious blasts from the past, complete with pneumatic grooves and icy synthesizers.

Spears' official site said she was "stopping the song à la Janet Jackson to say, "I like this part.

"[43] After Donald Trump referred to Hillary Clinton as "such a nasty woman" during the third Presidential debate of the 2016 US election cycle,[44][45] the song rose up 250% as reported by streaming platform Spotify.