I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)

I Wanna Dance with Somebody ( Who Loves Me) is a song by Whitney Houston in 1987, which was written by the members of the duo Boy Meets Girl and produced by Narada Michael Walden. Due to its success, this hit is considered a milestone for Houston's career. The single sold over 4 million copies and was on their cover version of Dolly Parton 's classic I Will Always Love You her second most successful song.

History and success

I Wanna Dance with Somebody ( Who Loves Me) was released as the first single from the album Whitney and published on May 2, 1987 worldwide. The single was a number -one hit, including in Germany, Great Britain and the United States in 14 countries. On the B - side was the song Moment of Truth.

Originally the song in country music style should be played, but because of Houston's style they decided to make a dance-pop number from it. 1988 won the song at the Grammy Awards in the category " Best Female Vocal Performance - Pop ", also he also won in the category " Favorite Pop / Rock Single" the American Music Awards.

Music Video

In the music video was done by Brian Grant Director, it includes color and black and white photographs. At the beginning of the video leaves Houston a stage where spectators applaud her, and she goes behind the stage. At the beginning everything is black and white, but later, the scenes are in color. Then the meaning of the text is adjusted, dances in the Houston and in the clip several men. On MTV, VH1 and Black Entertainment Television, it was one of the most played videos.

Cover versions

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