So Emotional
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| Single by Whitney Houston | ||
| from the album Whitney | ||
| Released | November 1987 | |
| Format | CD single Cassette single 7" single |
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| Genre | Pop/Dance | |
| Length | 4:36 | |
| Label | Arista Records | |
| Writer(s) | Billy Steinberg Tom Kelly |
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| Producer(s) | Narada Michael Walden | |
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| Whitney Houston singles chronology | ||
| "Didn't We Almost Have It All" 1987 |
"So Emotional" 1987 |
"Where Do Broken Hearts Go" 1988 |
"So Emotional" is a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston. The song was the third single from her sophomore album Whitney, and was released in November of 1987.
"So Emotional" was written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, who had written Madonna's "Like a Virgin". Originally, the uptempo track was intended to have a Prince-like sound. However, upon hearing Narada Michael Walden's version of song, they felt he took the power and bite of the song. The song centers on Houston loving being in love, saying "I get so emotional/every time I think of you/I get so emotional/Ain't it shocking what love can do".
[edit] Chart information
At this time Houston had had a string of five consecutive number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100. Pressure was on Houston to deliver another number one hit with "So Emotional", so that she could tie for the record of most consecutive number ones (held by The Bee Gees and The Beatles at the time). [citation needed]
The song lived up to expectations, as "So Emotional" reached number one on the Billboard Charts from January 9 to January 15, 1988, the first new number-one of 1988. "So Emotional" reached number two on the Hot 100 Airplay and number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Single Sales for two weeks, eventually receiving gold certification. The single remained in the Top 40 for fourteen weeks, and reached number one on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Internationally, the single returned Houston to the top ten in the United Kingdom, peaking at number five, but did badly elsewhere, reaching only twenty-one in France, twenty-six in Australia, twenty-seven in Germany, and thirty in Switzerland.
[edit] Music video
The music video (directed by Wayne Isham) for "So Emotional" is straightforward, with Houston singing about her experience with love, and how love can do crazy things to people. Parts of it were filmed at a concert Houston gave at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
[edit] Charts
"So Emotional" was ranked sixth on The Billboard Hot 100 year-end charts (1988), and remained in The Billboard Hot 100 for eighteen weeks.
"So Emotional" was Houston's sixth number-one single on The Billboard Hot 100, her fifth on The Billboard Hot 100 Single Sales, and her second on The Billboard Hot Club/Dance Play Charts.
| Chart (1987) | Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles | 8 |
| UK Singles Chart | 5 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 26 |
| Germany Singles Chart | 27 |
| Sweden Top 60 Singles | 30 |
| France Top 50 Singles | 21 |
| 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 |
