I Have Nothing

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"I Have Nothing"

Single by Whitney Houston
from the album The Bodyguard Soundtrack
Released	February 20, 1993 (USA)
Format	CD Single Cassette Single 7" Single 12" Maxi Single
Genre	Pop/R&B
Length	4:45
Label	Arista Records
Writer(s)	David Foster Linda Thompson
Producer(s)	David Foster
Certification	Gold
Chart positions
#3 (UK) #4 (USA) #23 (Germany) #28 (Australia) #39 (Switzerland)
Whitney Houston singles chronology
"I'm Every Woman" (1993)	"I Have Nothing" (1993)	"Run to You" (1993)

"I Have Nothing" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston and is the third single released from the The Bodyguard soundtrack album.

1 Song Information
2 Chart Information
3 Awards
4 Single Track Listing
5 Music video
6 Comprehensive Charts

[edit] Song Information

Written by David Foster and Linda Thompson, the song is a power ballad about deep love and commitment to one's lover, through lines such as "I don't wanna go where you don't follow" and "Stay in my arms if you dare/ or must I imagine you there/ Don't walk away from me/ I have nothing, nothing, if I don't have you".

The song has been a popular choice on the reality television series American Idol. In fact, [Jordin Sparks]]' performance of this song on AI has now made it the most performed song on American Idol (six times in total). In addition to Jones, Trenyce, Jennifer Hudson, Leah LaBelle, Vonzell Solomon, and Katherine McPhee have also performed the song on American Idol. This broke the tie with Phil Collins' "Against All Odds", performed five times-both "I Have Nothing" and "Against All Odds" were performed by McPhee.

[edit] Chart Information

After the back to back successes of "I Will Always Love You" and "I'm Every Woman," The Bodyguard soundtrack album had become a siminal success and Houston was at a commercial peak; "I Have Nothing" became yet another hit—peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song peaked at a #7 on the Hot 100 Single Sales and stayed at #1 on the Hot 100 Airplay for 6 weeks. The single was certified Gold.

On other charts, the song became a standard hit with a #1 peak (for 2 weeks) on the Adult Contemporary chart and a #4 peak on the R&B Chart, matching the R&B chart success of "I'm Every Woman". Internationally, the song was not as well received as its two predecessors, peaking at a high #3 in the UK, #28 in Australia, #23 in Germany, and #39 in Switzerland. Also, in the weeks on the Billboard chart ending March 13 and March 20, Houston had 3 songs in the Top 11 of the chart: "I Will Always Love You", "I'm Every Woman", and "I Have Nothing"

[edit] Awards

The song was nominated for a 1994 Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B Single - Female, but did not win.

The song was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, but did not win.

[edit] Single Track Listing

"I Have Nothing"
"All The Man That I Need"
"Where You Are"
"Lover For Life"

[edit] Music video

The music video (directed by Steve A. Barron), similar to "I Will Always Love You", shows Houston performing the song to an audience in a dining room hall. The video is intercut with scenes from The Bodyguard.

[edit] Comprehensive Charts

"I Have Nothing" Debuted at #42 on The Billboard Hot 100
"I Have Nothing" Was Ranked #30 on The Billboard Hot 100 Year End Charts (1993)
"I Have Nothing" Remained in The Billboard Hot 100 for 20 weeks

"I Have Nothing" was Whitney's 9th #1 single on The Billboard Hot 100 Airplay
"I Have Nothing" was Whitney's 10th #1 single on The Billboard Adult Contemporary

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1993	"I Have Nothing"	Billboard Hot 100	#4
1993	"I Have Nothing"	Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	#4
1993	"I Have Nothing"	Billboard Adult Contemporary	#1 (2 weeks)

International

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1993	"I Have Nothing"	UK Singles Chart	#3
1993	"I Have Nothing"	ARIA Singles Chart	#28
1993	"I Have Nothing"	German Singles Chart	#23
1993	"I Have Nothing"	Sweden Top 60 Singles	#39
1993	"I Have Nothing"	France Singles Chart	#Failed to chart