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| Single by Whitney Houston | ||||
| from the album Whitney | ||||
| Released | November 12, 1987 | |||
| Format | CD single, Cassette single, 7" single | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | R&B, dance-pop | |||
| Length | 4:36 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Writer(s) | Billy Steinberg, Tom Kelly | |||
| Producer | Narada Michael Walden | |||
| Whitney Houston singles chronology | ||||
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"So Emotional" is a song recorded by American pop/ R&B singer Whitney Houston. The song was the third single from her second album Whitney, and was released on November 12, 1987.
"So Emotional" was written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, who also penned Madonna's "Like a Virgin", Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors", Heart's "Alone", and The Bangles "Eternal Flame", all of which reached #1 on the charts. The song centers on Houston loving being in love, singing "I get so emotional baby / Every time I think of you / I get so emotional / Ain't it shocking what love can do".
The song didn't impress critics, receiving mixed reviews. Commercially, it also failed to achieve the success of her predecesors, peaking outside the top ten in most countries; it did however reach number five in the UK and number one in the Billboard Hot 100, where it became her sixth consecutive number one, and its dance chart. It would go and finish as the sixth best selling song of the year and the fourth most played in clubs; it is her sixth biggest hit on the Hot 100 chart.[1]
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[edit] Chart performance
At this time Houston already had a string of five consecutive number-one hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. "So Emotional" went to the #1 position as well, giving her six consecutive number-one singles; putting her in a three-way tie with The Beatles and The Bee Gees. It became the first number-one of 1988, eventually receiving gold certification. The single remained in the Top 40 for 14 weeks, and also reached number one on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart."So Emotional" was ranked sixth on The Billboard Hot 100 year-end charts (1988).
In the United Kingdom the song was remixed by Shep Pettibone when released as a single and peaked at #5 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1987, remaining in the chart for 11 weeks. Elsewhere the single performed moderately well reaching 21 in France, 26 in Australia and 30 in Switzerland.
[edit] Music video
The music video for "So Emotional" (directed by Wayne Isham) features Houston on tour and preparing for the night's concert. Footage is from the concert she performed at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
[edit] In pop culture
In a 1988, episode of Kids Incorporated called "The Picks Up", "So Emotional" was sung by Stacy Ferguson, who would later be a member of Wild Orchid and, as Fergie, The Black Eyed Peas.
The song was used in the 1993 "The Tangled Web" episode of Melrose Place.
[edit] Track listings and formats
- UK 7" single
- "So Emotional" (edited remix) – 4:20
- "For the Love of You" – 4:32
- UK CD single
- "So Emotional" (extended remix) – 7:51
- "Didn't We Almost Have It All" (live) – 6:28
- "For the Love of You" – 4:32
[edit] Charts and certifications
[edit] Chart positions
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[edit] Year-end charts
[edit] Certifications
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[edit] Chart procession and succession
| Preceded by "Faith" by George Michael |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single January 9, 1988 |
Succeeded by "Got My Mind Set on You" by George Harrison |
| Preceded by "Pump Up the Volume" by M|A|R|R|S |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single December 26, 1987 – January 2, 1988 |
Succeeded by "I'm Beggin' You" by Supertramp |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Whitney Houston's Biggest Billboard Hits: A Look at Her Legendary Chart Career
- ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.0919&type=2&interval=24&PHPSESSID=9cvp3eo6c6t70dvkgmtc6th3t4
- ^ http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston&titel=So+Emotional&cat=s
- ^ http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=5
- ^ http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston&titel=So+Emotional&cat=s
- ^ http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston&titel=So+Emotional&cat=s
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 684. ISBN 8480486392.
- ^ http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston&titel=So+Emotional&cat=s
- ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/WHITNEY%20HOUSTON/
- ^ a b c d "So Emotional - Whitney Houston". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/#/song/whitney-houston/so-emotional/1210721. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
- ^ "Year-end Charts – Top Black Singles of 1988". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 31, 1988. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/854927. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "Year-end Charts – Top Dance/Club-Play Singles of 1988". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 31, 1988. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/854923. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "Year-end Charts – Top Pop Singles of 1988". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 31, 1988. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/854918. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
- ^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum - Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=3&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 August 13, 2011.
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