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"Nothing" is a song by American singer-songwriter Janet Jackson. It was released on March 23, 2010 by A&M Records and So So Def Recordings as the soundtrack single of the film Why Did I Get Married Too?, which starred Jackson. The song was later included on Jackson's compilation album Icon: Number Ones. It was written and produced by Jackson, Bryan-Michael Cox and Jermaine Dupri, with help by Johntá Austin in the writing. Initially titled "Trust in Me", the song was written about the different character's personas and emotions in the film. "Nothing" received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who praised it as "classic pop", and noted it was possibly influenced by her brother Michael Jackson's death. It was not officially released to radio formats for airplay, although the song managed to achieve heavy rotation on adult contemporary and jazz formats despite this. The song was also cited as one of the first motion picture songs of 2010 to be strongly considered for an Oscar nomination for "Best Original Song". A music video for the song was directed by Tim Palen and premiered in April 2010. Jackson performed "Nothing" on ninth season finale of American Idol and on the Essence Music Festival, which Jackson headlined.
