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"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" received mixed reviews from critics upon its release in 1987. [11] Vince Aletti of Rolling Stone magazine, in a review of the album Whitney, criticized the song, commenting that "not taking any chances, the songwriters [Merill Griffith and Shannon Rubicam] have simply come up with a clever anagram of their original hit [How Will I Know], and [Narada ...
Commercially, it peaked at number five in the UK and number one on the Billboard Hot 100, where it became her sixth consecutive number one, and a dance chart hit. It would become the sixth best-charting song of 1988, and was the fourth most played song on the club charts; it is her sixth biggest hit on the Hot 100 chart. [2]
Boy Meets Girl is an American pop-music duo consisting of keyboardist and vocalist George Merrill and singer Shannon Rubicam.They are perhaps best known for their hit song "Waiting for a Star to Fall" from 1988 and for writing two of Whitney Houston's number one hits: "How Will I Know" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)".
At the 30th Grammy Awards, it received three nominations including Album of the Year, with Houston winning Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female for "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)". On October 28, 2020, the album was certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America , for sales of over 10 million copies in the United ...
[2] [3] The singer composed the track in the style of Whitney Houston's hit, "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" in an effort to win the confidence of Pete Waterman, who was a huge fan of Houston's song.
After recording a love song with Jermaine Jackson, they start a sexual relationship, angering Robyn. They fight and Whitney ends their romantic relationship, but they remain close. In 1987, Whitney releases her second album and the single, "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)", making her a crossover success. This attracts criticism for ...
The recorded performance was also televised along with her performance of "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards on September 11. At the 30th Annual Grammy Awards , it received a nomination for the Song of the Year .
George Merrill is an American singer and songwriter whose songs have been recorded by Whitney Houston, Bette Midler, Graham Nash, Dolly Parton and Smokey Robinson, among others. He co-wrote " How Will I Know ", which was a hit for Whitney Houston in 1986, as well as Houston's 1987 hit " I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) " [1] .