The thresholds were 1,000,000 units (gold) and 2,000,000 units (platinum), reflecting a decrease in sales of singles. It was released as the album's lead single on May 2, 1987 by Arista Records. In 2000, Houston performed the song as a similar version to that of her '99 tour at Arista Records 25th Anniversary Celebration, recorded at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on April 10, and broadcast on May 15 on NBC. Oh I wanna dance with somebody I wanna feel the heat with somebody Yeah wanna dance with somebody With somebody who loves me Oh I wanna dance with somebody I wanna feel the heat with somebody Yeah wanna dance with somebody With somebody who loves me. 119. 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[29] The single was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on August 1, 1987, for shipments of 400,000 copies. 71. [46] During her European promotion for a new album from April–May 1987, Houston performed the song on various television series such as Domenica In (an Italian entertainment programme), the Montreux Golden Rose Rock Festival: IM&MC Gala (May 15, 1987), and Top of the Pops (May 21, 1987), where she sang live, unlike some other performers who lip-synched on the programme. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" was also performed during The Bodyguard World Tour (1993–94). I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) 3B. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" won the award for "Favorite Pop/Rock Single" at the 15th American Music Awards on January 25, 1988. It became Houston's second number-one single on the Australian Kent Music Report chart, staying at the top for five weeks. She was known for her soulful dramatic mezzo-soprano voice, vocal power, range and melismatic skill. 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In the US, it became her fourth consecutive number one single and sold over one million copies, making it her first platinum single in the US; and her biggest hit in that country at the time.[1]. "[2] He said of it, [It] reminded me of a rodeo song with Olivia Newton-John singing. ", "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" is the first single from Whitney Houston's second studio album, Whitney. 2021-03-13T18:58:11Z Comment by Brett Clement. Towards the end of the song she manhandles a guy, who has a mixture of a look of shock and surprise asking him "Don't you wanna dance say you wanna dance". 87. Whitney Houston is one of pop music's best-selling music artists of all-time, with more than 200 million combined albums, singles, and videos sold worldwide. [25] It was ranked second on the RPM Year-End Top 100 Singles chart for 1987. So we sent our demo version off to Clive Davis and he loved it.[2]. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" is a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston for her second studio album, Whitney. I've been in love and lost my senses Spinning through the town Sooner or later the fever ends And I wind up feeling down I need a … Browse our 16 arrangements of "I Wanna Dance With Somebody." She performed it without back-up dancers on the North American leg (1987), and with four dancers on the European leg of the tour (1988). F G I need a man who'll take a chance, C F on a love that burns hot enough to last. I wanna dance with somebody I wanna feel the heat Yeah! Whitney Houston. I Wanna Dance With Somebody Lyrics: Huh / Yeah / Woo / Hey yeah / Ooh / Yeah / I want to dance / Clock strikes upon the hour / And the sun begins to … We can't show you this lyrics snippet right now. On March 17, she sang the song live on That's What Friends Are For: Arista Records 15th Anniversary AIDS Benefit Concert, televised on CBS on April 17, 1990. Don't matter who you are, just love me the way I are I just wanna dance with somebody I just wanna dance with somebody Submit Corrections. I need a man who'll take a chance On a love that burns hot enough to last So when the night falls My lonely heart calls. [Verse 2] C# D#m I've been in love and lost my senses, spinning through the town, C# D#m soon or later the fever ends, and I wind up feeling down. 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It was released on May 2, 1987 by Arista Records. It has over 250 million views as of February 2021 on YouTube. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 30th Grammy Awards. 2021-03-04T23:43:24Z Comment by Royal_ J. i always listen to her when I'm in the showet. A new version of Last.fm is available, to keep everything running smoothly, please reload the site. The single was a commercial success, topping the charts in 13 countries including Australia, Italy, Germany and the UK. About I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" is the first single from Whitney Houston's second studio album, Whitney. I slept, dreaming about it, woke up in the morning thinking about it, wondering what am I gonna do with this dance song. It was released as the album's lead single on May 2, 1987 by Arista Records. [13] In 2015 the song was voted by the British public as the nation's fifth favourite 1980s number one in a poll for ITV.[14]. Oh I wanna dance with somebody. The song failed to impress producer Narada Michael Walden, who had produced "How Will I Know. [31] The single also topped the singles chart in Belgium for three weeks,[32] the Netherlands for four weeks,[33] Germany for five weeks,[34] Italy for a week,[35] Norway for seven weeks,[36] Sweden for six weeks[37] and Switzerland for six weeks,[38] and peaked inside top five in Austria[39] and Ireland. [43] After her death, the single returned to the Billboard Hot 100 debuting at number 35 the same week "I Will Always Love You" re-entered at number 7, giving Houston two posthumous Top 40 hits. [3], "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" received mixed reviews from critics. [16] It remained there for two weeks, spent nine weeks in the top ten (more than any other song that year) and spent 18 weeks on the chart. In Rosie, from the fifth season episode "Miss Whitney Comes To Town" (1988), the two songs "How Do I Know" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" were heard, when Abby Laura Priscinda comes to join for the duo of singing. Share the best GIFs now >>> [28] Two weeks later, it reached number one on the chart, the week ending June 6, 1987, becoming her second UK number-one single. https://www.last.fm/.../_/I+Wanna+Dance+with+Somebody+(Who+Loves+Me) "[2] Later on, Rubicam explained the idea behind the song: I pictured somebody single wishing that they could find that special person for themselves. The single also peaked at number one on the Hot Adult Contemporary and the remixed dance / club version by Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero became Houston's first chart-topper on the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play Songs, staying on the top position of the charts for three weeks and two weeks, respectively. [54], "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" was included in the set-list on two regional tours, The Pacific Rim Tour (1997) and The European Tour (1998). [20] It remained at that position for two weeks, behind "I Feel Good All Over" by Stephanie Mills (which never made the Hot 100), and spent 15 weeks on the R&B chart. [41] The song also peaked at number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart and remained there for four weeks, making it Houston's first number-one single in the country. oh! [citation needed]. [2] Undeterred by this minor setback, the pair continued working on finding a song that would be ideal for Houston and was inspired to come up with "I Wanna Dance with Somebody. [2] The duo sent it to Arista Records, but they passed on it citing it was not suitable for Houston. With Naomi Ackie. “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” is pure formula. It was produced by Narada Michael Walden, and written by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, of the band Boy Meets Girl, who had previously written the number-one Whitney Houston hit "How Will I Know. In 1991, Houston opened her I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour with "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)". I wanna dance with somebody, F Dm G Am with somebody who loves me. One performance of the song on the tour was recorded in Sopot, Poland and broadcast live on Polish channel TVP1 on August 22, 1999. Originally the song that gave Merrill and Rubicam their US/UK top ten success as Boy Meets Girl, "Waiting For a Star to Fall" was intended by the duo to be a song for Houston.