I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)

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"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" is a 1987 upbeat pop and dance anthem by Whitney Houston that became one of her signature hits and a global chart-topping classic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Whitney Houston song
dance-pop song
pop song
single
song
album Whitney Houston
surface form: Whitney
artist Whitney Houston
bpm 119
chartPositionARIALustralianSinglesChart 1
chartPositionCanadianRPMTop100 1
chartPositionDutchTop40 1
chartPositionIrishSinglesChart 1
chartPositionNewZealandSinglesChart 1
chartPositionNorwegianSinglesChart 1
chartPositionSwedishSinglesChart 1
chartPositionSwissSinglesChart 1
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 1
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalStatus 1980s pop classic
dancefloor anthem
followedBySingle Didn't We Almost Have It All
format 12-inch single
7-inch single
CD single
cassette single
genre R&B
dance-pop
pop
grammyAward Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
grammyAwardYear 1988
hasMusicVideo yes
isSignatureSongOf Whitney Houston
key G major
label Arista Records
language English
length 4:52
musicVideoDirector Brian Grant
notableUsage frequently used in films and television soundtracks
performer Whitney Houston
precededBySingle Greatest Love of All
producer Narada Michael Walden
recordingPeriod 1986
releaseDate 1987-05-02
releaseYear 1987
shortTitle I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) self-linksurface differs
surface form: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
songwriter George Merrill
Shannon Rubicam
theme desire for love and companionship
timeSignature 4/4
title I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) self-link
trackNumberOnAlbum 1
vocalType female vocals

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Whitney Houston notableWork I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) title I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) self-link
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) shortTitle I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Brian Grant notableWork I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Brian Grant directorOf I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Didn't We Almost Have It All precededBySingle I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Shannon Rubicam coWriterOf I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Shannon Rubicam notableSongWrittenFor I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
George Merrill notableWork I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
George Merrill coWriterOf I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Whitney: The Greatest Hits hasPart I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Whitney: The Greatest Hits hasPart I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
this entity surface form: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) (remix)
I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston hasPart I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Whitney hasTrack I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Whitney hasSingle I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Whitney hasBillboardHot100NumberOneSingle I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Kasi Lemmons notableWork I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
this entity surface form: Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
George Merrill (divorced) notableWork I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
subject surface form: George Merrill
George Merrill (divorced) coWrote I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
subject surface form: George Merrill
Whitney Houston discography includesSingle I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Whitney Houston and George Michael notableWork I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
subject surface form: Whitney Houston