My Love Is Your Love (song)
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| Single by Whitney Houston | ||||||||||||||||
| from the album My Love Is Your Love | ||||||||||||||||
| Released | July 3, 1999 (US) August 29, 1999 (U.K.) |
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| Format | CD single | |||||||||||||||
| Genre | R&B | |||||||||||||||
| Length | 4:20 | |||||||||||||||
| Label | Arista | |||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis | |||||||||||||||
| Producer | Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis | |||||||||||||||
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"My Love Is Your Love" is a 1999 song by American R&B singer Whitney Houston. Released as the fourth single off Houston's album of the same name, it peaked at #4 in the U.S., #2 on the U.S. R&B chart, and #2 in the U.K. It was later certified platinum by the RIAA.
Along with the original mid-tempo reggae-influenced version that was produced by Wyclef Jean, a dance remixed version by Jonathan Peters was also released, and notably appeared on the compilation album Totally Hits 2.
The single was extremely successful worldwide, hitting the Top Ten in nearly two dozen international markets. At over three million units sold globally, it stands as Houston's third most successful single, after "I Will Always Love You" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)".[citation needed]
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[edit] Reception
[edit] Chart performances
"My Love Is Your Love" was the fourth single from Houston's 1998 album, My Love Is Your Love. It was a massive hit worldwide, becoming another one of Houston's signature songs. The single was released in each country of Europe from June 1999, prior to the Unite States. Upon release, the song was popular immediately across Europe and became a bigger hit during her European leg of My Love Is Your Love World Tour. On June 27, 1999, the single went straight to its peak position, number two, in the United Kingdom for the week ending date of July 3, 1999.[1] According to The Official Charts Company, it has sold 525,000 copies there, becoming Britain's 22nd best-selling single of 1999.[2][3] In Germany, it was also very successful. The single entered Media Control Top 100 Singles Chart at number 39, the week dated June 14, 1999, and three weeks later reached a peak of two, spending consecutive 15 weeks within the top 10 on the chart.[4][5][6] It was certified Platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) for shipments of 500,000 copies of the single.[7] The song also reached the number two in countries such as Austria,[8] Ireland,[9] the Netherlands,[10] Sweden,[11] and Switzerland.[12] It went to top five in Belgium (Flandres),[13] Denmark,[14] and Norway,[15] and reached the top ten on the singles charts in Belgium,[16] Canada,[17] and France.[18] Eventually, the single topped the European Hot 100 Singles Chart for a week, becoming her fourth number one single on the chart and was positioned at number six in the Europe's Top Singles list of 1999.[19][20] In New Zealand, it peaked at number one for a week, making it Houston's third number-one single in the country after 1987's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and 1992's "I Will Always Love You."[21]
Likewise, "My Love Is Your Love" was a big hit in the United States. The song debuted at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the issue dated September 4, 1999, without a retail release.[22] With its official single in two weeks, it shot up on the chart and reached the top ten in the next three weeks, the issue date of October 9, 1999, becoming her 22nd Hot 100 top ten hit.[23][24] On January 1, 2000, the single peaked at number four, staying within the top ten of the chart for 17 weeks.[25] It also reached the number two position on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart (formerly "Hot R&B Singles & Tracks"), the issue date of September 25, 1999, spending a total of 29 weeks on the chart, and topped Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play, making it Houston's eighth number-one song of the chart.[26][27] The single was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of 1,000,000 copies on December 14, 1999.[28] According to Nielsen SoundScan, it has sold 1,100,000 copies in the U.S. alone. Worldwide, it sold 3 million copies or more and became her third best-selling single ever, behind "I Will Always Love You" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)," with 12 million and 4.2 million copies sold, respectively.[29][30][31]
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| Preceded by "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys |
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles Chart number-one single July 10–16, 1999 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "Wild Wild West" Will Smith Featuring Dru Hill & Kool Moe Dee |
| Preceded by "If Ya Gettin' Down" by Five |
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart number-one single August 29 – September 4, 1999 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "When You Say Nothing at All" by Ronan Keating |
| Preceded by "Bailamos" by Enrique Iglesias |
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play number-one single August 28 – September 4, 1999 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "Canned Heat" by Jamiroquai |
[edit] Certifications and sales
| Region | Provider | Certification (sales thresholds) |
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| Austria | IFPI | Platinum[62] | |
| France | SNEP | Silver[63] | |
| Germany | BVMI | Platinum[64] | 500,000 |
| Netherlands | NVPI | Gold[65] | 10,000 |
| New Zealand | RIANZ | Gold[66] | |
| Sweden | IFPI | Platinum[67] | 80,000 |
| Switzerland | Platinum[68] | 50,000 | |
| United Kingdom | BPI | Gold | 525,000[2] |
| United States | RIAA | Platinum[28] | 1,100,000 |
| Worldwide | 3,000,000+[29] | ||
[edit] See also
- List of European number-one hits of 1999
- List of number-one singles in 1999 (New Zealand)
- List of number-one dance singles of 1999 (U.S.)
[edit] References
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- 1999 singles
- Whitney Houston songs
- European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles
- Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs number-one singles
- Songs written by Wyclef Jean
- Songs written by Jerry Duplessis
- Singles certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America
- Songs produced by Jerry Duplessis
- Singles certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie