"I Learned from the Best" is a 1999 single from American R&B/Pop singer Whitney Houston; the fifth and final single from Houston's multi-platinum 1998 album My Love Is Your Love. The ballad became a moderate hit, peaking at number twenty-seven on the US Hot 100. Dance remixes of the song by Hex Hector and Junior Vasquez topped the U.S. dance chart for three weeks. (Whitney's record label released the single well after the song had become a smash in the dance clubs, had the song been released before the song became such a huge hit, the song would have charted higher). Houston gained another top 20 hit on the UK Singles Chart with this song, where it peaked at number 19. The song was written by Diane Warren.
[edit] Music video
The music video, directed by Kevin Bray, features Houston giving a concert performance of the song to a small intimate audience, as a man - presumably the ex-lover referenced in the song - watches with regret. It was filmed in Cologne, Germany[1], and was featured in the first season of MTV's Making The Video.
[edit] Formats and track listings
- "I Learned from the Best" (radio edit) – 3:55
- "I Will Always Love You" (Hex Hector Club Mix) – 9:52
- "It's Not Right, But It's Okay" (Thunderpuss Radio Mix) – 4:26
- "I Learned from the Best" (album version) – 4:20
- "I Learned from the Best" (HQ2 Uptempo Radio Mix) – 4:23
- "I Learned from the Best" (Jr. Vasquez UK Club Mix) – 9:07
- "I Learned from the Best" (HQ2 Club Mix) – 10:37
- "I Learned from the Best" (Junior Vasquez USA Millennium Mix) – 11:37
- "I Learned from the Best" (HQ2 Dub) – 8:56
- "I Learned from the Best" (Jr. Vasquez Disco Club Mix) – 9:21
- Note: The Jr. Vasquez Disco mix is unique in that Houston re-recorded her vocals for this version.[2]
[edit] Charts
[edit] Chart positions
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[edit] Year-end charts
| Chart (2000) |
Position |
| U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop Singles[16] |
82 |
[edit] Decade-end charts
| Chart (2000–09) |
Position |
| U.S. Dance/Club Play Songs[17] |
24 |
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[edit] Chart procession and succession
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Billboard
- ^ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1430165/whitney-phones-it-enrique-duet-remix-new-single.jhtml
- ^ "Finnishcharts.com – Whitney Houston – I Learned From The Best". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Whitney Houston – I Learned From The Best" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ^ http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=1
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Whitney Houston search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.
- ^ Hits of the World: Spanish AFYVE Singles Chart for "I Learned from the Best". Billboard. January 22, 1999. http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=sA0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=PA69#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Whitney Houston – I Learned From The Best". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Whitney Houston – I Learned From The Best – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Whitney Houston Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Whitney Houston. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "Whitney Houston Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play for Whitney Houston. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "Whitney Houston Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Whitney Houston. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ "Whitney Houston Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs for Whitney Houston. Prometheus Global Media.
- ^ http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/1114806
- ^ "Decade End Charts – Dance/Club-Play Songs". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-decade-end/dance-club-play-songs?year=2009&begin=21&order=position. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
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