Count on Me
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For the Statler Brothers song, see Count on Me (The Statler Brothers song). For the Bruno Mars song, see Count on Me (Bruno Mars song).
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| Single by Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans | ||||||||||||||||||||
| from the album Waiting To Exhale | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | March 4, 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Genre | R&B | |||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 4:26 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Arista | |||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Whitney Houston, Michael Houston | |||||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Babyface | |||||||||||||||||||
| Certification | Gold | |||||||||||||||||||
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"Count on Me" is a duet by American recording artists Whitney Houston and CeCe Winans. It is an uplifting song about leaning on a friend for support when needed. Released in early 1996, the song was the fourth single from the soundtrack album of the motion picture Waiting to Exhale, and the second single by Houston released from that album and its soundtrack. became Winans highest position reached on the US Hot 100 as the single reached the top ten, peaking at number eight. It was certified Gold in the U.S.
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[edit] Music video
The music video for the song features Houston and Winans giving a concert performance, while clips of the Waiting to Exhale feature film are sporadically mixed in. The "Count on Me" music video peaked at number one on music channels BET, MTV, and VH1.
[edit] References in pop culture
On a Valentines Day episode of Sister Sister, the three principal actors: Tia Mowry, Tamera Mowry and Marques Houston, sing the song at a karaoke bar. They sing the first two verses and the chorus.
[edit] Charts
[edit] Chart positions
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| Australia (ARIA) | 87 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] | 28 |
| Germany (Media Control Charts)[2] | 75 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[3] | 34 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ)[4] | 26 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] | 31 |
| U.K (UK Singles Chart)[6] | 12 |
| U.S (Billboard Hot 100)[7] | 8 |
| U.S (Billboard Adult Pop Songs)[8] | 4 |
| U.S (Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks)[8] | 4 |
[edit] Year-end charts
| Chart (1996) | Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] | 48 |
| U.S. R&B Singles[10] | 35 |
[edit] Certifications
| Country (Provider) | Certification |
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| United States (RIAA)[11] | Gold |
[edit] References
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans - Count On Me". austriancharts.at. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston+%26+CeCe+Winans&titel=Count+On+Me&cat=s. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "German Charts - 1997". World Charts. http://www.worldcharts.co.uk/archives/germany/ger95.htm. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans - Count On Me". dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston+%26+CeCe+Winans&titel=Count+On+Me&cat=s. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans - Count On Me". charts.org.nz. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston+%26+CeCe+Winans&titel=Count+On+Me&cat=s. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans - Count On Me". hitparade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston+%26+CeCe+Winans&titel=Count+On+Me&cat=s. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "Whitney Houston | Artist". Official Charts. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/WHITNEY%20HOUSTON/. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100". Billboard.com. 1996-05-04. http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100?chartDate=1996-05-04#/charts/hot-100?chartDate=1996-05-04. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ a b David Lynch Q&A: It's 'Crazy Clown Time' (2011-11-08). "Billboard - News - David Lynch Q&A: It's 'Crazy Clown Time'". M.billboard.com. http://m.billboard.com/artist/whitney-houston/chart-history/4849?f=343&g=Singles&sort=timeon#/song/whitney-houston-cece-winans/count-on-me/1212991. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/851495. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ "Billboard.BIZ". Billboard.BIZ. 1996-12-31. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/851389. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ "Recording Industry Association of America". RIAA. http://www.riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=4&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=whitney%20houston&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2011&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
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