Control by Janet Jackson is featured in Hold on to Sixteen, the eighth episode of Season Three. It is sung by the New Directions.
The song is sung by the New Directions at Sectionals 2011 as the second number of their Jackson Medley. Quinn opens the number, while Artie and Blaine lead the rest of the song with the New Directions as backup. It is preceded by ABC and followed by Man in the Mirror, ending the setlist.
Lyrics[]
Quinn:
This is a story about control
My control
Control of what I say
Control of what I do
And this time I'm gonna do it my way
I hope you enjoyed this as much as I do
Are you ready?
I am
'Cause it's all about control
And I've got lots of it
Blaine:
When I was seventeen, I did what people told me, uh
I did what my father said, and let my mother mold me
But that was a long ago
I'm in
Quinn with New Directions:
Control (Artie: Never gonna stop)
Control (Blaine: To get what I want)
Control (Artie: I've got to have a lot)
Control (Blaine: And now I'm all grown up)
Artie:
First time I fell in love
I didn't know what hit me
Artie with New Directions:
So young and so naive
I thought it would be easy
Artie:
But now I know I've got to take
Quinn with New Directions:
Control (Blaine: Now I've got a lot, ow)
Control (Artie: To get what I want, uh)
Control (Blaine: And never gonna stop)
Control (Artie: And now I'm all grown up)
Artie and Blaine with New Directions:
Jam, wooh wooh
Artie:
Rebel, that's right
I'm on my own, I'll call my own shots
Thank you
Blaine:
Got my own mind
I wanna make my own (with Artie and New Directions: decisions)
When it has to do with (with New Directions: my life, my life)
Artie:
I wanna be the one in control
So let me take you by the hand
And lead you on this dance, ah
Blaine:
'Cause what I got is because I took a chance
Artie with New Directions:
I don't wanna rule the world
Just wanna run my life
New Directions:
Ooh
Blaine:
So make your life a little easier
When you get the chance just take
Blaine with New Directions:
Control, ooh ooh (Artie: Now I've got a lot)
(with Artie: Ooh)
Quinn with New Directions:
Control (Blaine: To get what I want, ow)
Control (Artie: I'm never gonna stop)
Control
Artie and Blaine:
Now I'm all grown up, wooh (New Directions: Uh)
Artie and Blaine with New Directions:
Free-ee at last
Blaine:
Out here on my own
Artie:
Ooh, ooh, ooh, yeah
Artie and Blaine with New Directons:
Hee
Artie and Blaine:
Now control this
Blaine:
Uh
Artie:
'Cause I've got my own mind
Artie and Blaine with New Directions:
Gonna make my own decisions
Artie:
When it has to do with my life
Blaine:
I wanna be the one in control
Artie and Blaine with New Directions:
I'm in control (Artie and Blaine: Uh)
I'm in control (Artie and Blaine: Ah)
I'm in control (Artie and Blaine: Uh)
I'm in control (Artie: Ah)
Trivia[]
- This is the first New Directions' competition song on which Blaine has a solo.
- This is also the first group number in which Blaine sings a solo in.
Mistakes[]
- When Blaine is singing at the beginning his jacket goes from being unbuttoned to buttoned back to being unbuttoned, all in the span of about 15 seconds.
- A cameraman can be seen during the performance.