Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)

"Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)"
Single by Janet Jackson with Carly Simon featuring Missy Elliott
from the album All for You
Released	November 6, 2001 (2001-11-06)
Recorded	2000–2001
Studio	Flyte Tyme (Edina, Minnesota) Record One (Los Angeles)
Genre	Pop hip hop R&B
Length	5:56 (album version) 4:14 (Flyte Tyme radio edit)
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Janet Jackson James Harris III, Terry Lewis Carly Simon
Producer(s)	Janet Jackson Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Janet Jackson singles chronology
"Someone to Call My Lover" (2001) "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)" (2001) "Feel It Boy" (2002)
Carly Simon singles chronology
"Love of My Life" (1992) "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)" (2001) "Let It Snow" (2005)
Missy Elliott singles chronology
"Take Away" (2001) "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)" (2001) "Oops (Oh My)" (2002)
Music video
"Son Of A Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)" on YouTube

"Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)" is a song by American singer-songwriter Janet Jackson with Carly Simon from Jackson's seventh studio album, All for You (2001). It was written and produced by Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, with additional lyrics by Simon. The R&B and hip hop song is built around a sample of 1972's "You're So Vain" by Simon, who also added some new spoken parts into the song; it talks about an unidentified man who attempted to extort money from Jackson. A remix featuring Missy Elliott was released as the third and final single from the album on November 6, 2001, by Virgin Records.

The album version of "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)" received mixed reviews from music critics, with some calling it a highlight from the album, and others criticizing Simon's rapping; the remix version received a similarly mixed reaction from reviewers. It was also met with weak charting positions worldwide due to Virgin abruptly ending the promotional campaign for All For You due to the company's financial difficulties; in Jackson's native United States, the song reached a peak of number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100, her first single in the country to miss the top ten in over a decade, as well as her lowest-charting single since 1983. The song's accompanying music video directed by Francis Lawrence – which depicts Jackson stalking a man at Los Angeles' Millennium Biltmore Hotel – received positive reviews, and inspired such acts as Britney Spears.^[1] "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)" was performed on the 2001–2002 All for You Tour.