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"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" received mixed reviews from critics upon its release in 1987. [10] 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 ...
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) (Remix) 14 Top Adult Contemporary Singles [179] "Didn't We Almost Have It All" 7 "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" 9 Top Adult Contemporary Artists [157] three charted singles 4 Top Hot Crossover Singles [156] "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" 4 "Didn't We Almost Have It All" 16
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (The Movie: Whitney New, Classic and Reimagined) is the soundtrack album to the biographical film, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody, based on the life of American singer and actress Whitney Houston. The soundtrack was released by RCA Records on December 16, 2022, a week before the film's theatrical ...
Shannon Rubicam is an American singer and songwriter whose songs have been recorded by Whitney Houston, Bette Midler, Dolly Parton and Smokey Robinson, among others.She 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)".
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)".
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody grossed $23.7 million in the United States and Canada, and $36.1 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $59.8 million. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In the United States and Canada, I Wanna Dance With Somebody was released alongside Babylon , and was initially projected to gross $20–25 million from ...
In January 2023, the song was certified platinum for sales of one million copies. [8] The single remained in the top 40 for 14 weeks, and also reached number one on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart. "So Emotional" was ranked sixth on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end charts (1988). The song has sold more than 1.7 million copies worldwide.
[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.