On the tour, five different performances of the song were recorded and televised; four were on the South American leg of the tour in 1994 ― Brazil, Chile, Argentina and Venezuela ― and one was in Johannesburg, South Africa, broadcast live via satellite on HBO on November 12, 1994, the concert itself entitled The Concert for a New South Africa. It …, Whitney Houston (born on August 9, 1963 in Newark, New Jersey, death announced February 11, 2012 in Los Angeles, California) was a Grammy and Emmy Award winning American R&B/pop singer, actress, former fashion model, record and movie producer. oh! Browse our 16 arrangements of "I Wanna Dance With Somebody." ", The song received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Houston's vocal performance but critiqued musical arrangement comparing it to her own "How Will I Know" and Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Want to Have Fun." [10][11] The music video for the song was nominated for "Best Music Video" at the 2nd Soul Train Music Awards on March 30, 1988. “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)” is pure formula. [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. [Verse 2] D Em I've been in love and lost my senses, spinning through the town, D Em soon or later the fever ends, and I wind up feeling down. BPM . 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. 87. [12] Houston won the award for "Best Music Video" for the video at the 1st Garden State Music Awards. "[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 joyous, emotional and heart-breaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. [42], "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" the single sold 4.2 million copies worldwide. I wanna dance with somebody With somebody who loves me. It was released as the album's lead single on May 2, 1987 by Arista Records. During the My Love Is Your Love World Tour of 1999, the remix version of the song was performed as a part of '1980s Dance Medley' along with "How Will I Know". [44], The video for "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" was directed by Brian Grant and choreographed by Arlene Phillips, who also worked with Houston on the music video for "How Will I Know". [9] Additionally, Houston won the Grammy award for "Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female" with the song at its 30th ceremony on March 2, 1988, where she received a total of three nominations. All Keyboards, Programming, Mixed by Barry Harris. The thresholds were 1,000,000 units (gold) and 2,000,000 units (platinum), reflecting a decrease in sales of singles. [18][19] In addition, it reached a peak of two on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart (formerly "Hot Black Singles"), the issue date of July 4, 1987. Javascript is required to view shouts on this page. Oh I wanna dance with somebody. 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Sheet music is available for Piano, Voice, Guitar and 13 others with 9 scorings and 2 notations in 9 genres. "[8] However, the song begins in G-flat major and changes key by a whole step, not a half-step, to A-flat major just after the final bridge. 2021-03-13T18:05:36Z Comment by Brett Clement. 119. 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. Danceability . https://www.last.fm/.../_/I+Wanna+Dance+with+Somebody+(Who+Loves+Me) Popularity . It has over 250 million views as of February 2021 on YouTube. [30] According to The Official Charts Company, it has sold 760,000 copies in the United Kingdom. Canadian folk musician Rose Cousins released the song as a single on Valentine's Day 2021.[56]. It was guaranteed airplay but exceeded even the sky-high expectations that came with it - the single sold 3 million copies in America while the album moved 9 million. "[6] In 2006, Slant Magazine ranked the song at #88 in their 100 Greatest Dance Songs, commenting that "with its parenthetical title, gummy bassline, schmaltzy horns, tinkling keyboards, and half-step key changes,[7] [the song] is definitive '80s dance-pop. On March 2, 1988, Houston opened the night of the 30th Annual Grammy Awards singing the song. Watch the video for I Wanna Dance with Somebody from Whitney Houston's The Essential Whitney Houston for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. It became Houston's second number-one single on the Australian Kent Music Report chart, staying at the top for five weeks. I wanna dance with somebody, F Dm G Am with somebody who loves me. "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" was the lead single from her second album, Whitney. 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Tailgating season is upon us, and everyone knows this is the best time of the year! It was released on May 2, 1987 by Arista Records. It was released on May 2, 1987 by Arista Records. 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. Directed by Stella Meghie. [49] During the European leg of the tour, she participated in the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Concert and performed the song in front of about 72,000 people at Wembley Stadium on June 11, 1988. Internet Explorer is no longer supported on Last.fm. Thanks to Enrico Efendi for correcting these lyrics. In April 2020, it was announced the first authorized biopic on Houston would be titled after the 1987 single. It was, 'I wanna do that dance of life with somebody.' In his review of Whitney, Jon Pareles of The New York Times gave a negative comment, writing that listening to "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and "You're Still My Man," another track on the album was like "watching television while someone fiddles with color controls. 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. G#m C# F#/A# B I need a man who'll take a chance, on a love that burns hot enough to last. Em Yeah! Classic Whitney: Live from Washington, D.C. 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. [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. I just wanna dance with somebody It could be anybody, tell me, are you that somebody? "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" redirects here. BPM . 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 man who'll take a chance On a love that burns hot enough to last So when the night falls My lonely heart calls. With Tenor, maker of GIF Keyboard, add popular I Wanna Dance With Somebody animated GIFs to your conversations. The film Isn't It Romantic also featured the song in an extended comedic karaoke scene. Yeah! love. I wanna dance with somebody, I wanna feel the heat with somebody. It is set for release in theaters around Thanksgiving 2022. We can't show you this lyrics snippet right now. 82. 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). wanna dance with somebody i wanna feel the heat with somebody yeah! "[2] He took a little more persuading with regard to the song's potential, and at first was not too keen on having Houston record it, as he felt it was too "country and western sounding. [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]. It was released as the album's lead single on May 2, 1987 by Arista Records. werk. [48] The second was taken from one night of nine sold-out Wembley Arena concerts, aired by Italian channel Rai Uno on a special program for her in 1988. love . Comment by Brett Clement. 71. I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) Lyrics: Huh / Yeah / Woo! I slept, dreaming about it, woke up in the morning thinking about it, wondering what am I gonna do with this dance song. Energy . 2021-02-26T08:44:46Z Comment by chloee I LOVE YOU WHITNEY. [26] The single was later certified Gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) on February 29, 1988. [45], Houston performed the song on almost all of her world and regional tours. [25] It was ranked second on the RPM Year-End Top 100 Singles chart for 1987. 82. 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. Connect your Spotify account to your Last.fm account and scrobble everything you listen to, from any Spotify app on any device or platform. The track was covered by Matt Alber as a single in 2012. That was the thought behind the song. [52] This performance was included in the 2014 CD/DVD release, Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances.[53].