Love Will Save the Day
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| “Love Will Save the Day” | |||||
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| Single by Whitney Houston from the album Whitney |
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| Released | July 1988 | ||||
| Format | CD single Cassette single 7" single |
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| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 5:25 | ||||
| Label | Arista Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Toni C. | ||||
| Producer | Jellybean Benitez | ||||
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"Love Will Save the Day" was the fifth and final single released from Whitney Houston's second album Whitney. The single was released in July 1988.
"Love Will Save the Day" is the fastest song on the album Whitney. Produced by Jellybean Benitez (who has written and produced for Madonna), the song is one of a few uptempo numbers on the album including "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" and "So Emotional".
[edit] Chart information
At this time, Whitney Houston had achieved a record-breaking string of seven number-one hits over the course of three years, with four of those #1's from her current album "Whitney". "Love Will Save the Day" did not become Houston's eighth consecutive number one, but continued her trend of hit singles by peaking in the US Top 10. The #9 peak on the Hot 100 amazingly was Houston's lowest solo peak up to this time. The song also made the Top 10 without the promotion of a music video.
Houston had stronger performaces on the charts prior to this song but it did remain in the top forty for eleven weeks, reached fifth place on the R&B Chart, and #1 on the Hot Club/Dance Play Tracks.
Internationally, the song mostly saw less success except in the United Kingdom, where it went Top 10; and Switzerland, where it went Top 20. The song only made thirty-seven in Germany; and was a minor hit in Australia, making number seventy-seven. However, considering it was the fifth release from an album that was over a year old, it performed well for Houston and Arista.
[edit] Other Versions
- Extended Remix 6:55
- Extended Club Mix 7:58
- A Cappella 5:14
- Dub Will Save The Day 4:58
- Jellybean Mix
- The Underground Mix 7:30
- The Underground Edit 5:40
- Dub 5:30
- Instrumental 5:40
- Radio Single Version 4:19
[edit] Charts
"Love Will Save the Day" remained in the Billboard Hot 100 for thirteen weeks. It was Houston's third number-one single on the Billboard Hot Club/Dance Play Charts
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Charts | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Club/Dance Play Charts | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 10 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 77 |
| German Singles Chart | 37 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 18 |
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