Whatchulookinat

"Whatchulookinat" is a 2002 single released by American R&B/pop singer Whitney Houston. The song serves as the initial single from Houston's U.S. platinum selling fifth studio album, Just Whitney.... The single peaked at #96 on the Billboard Hot 100, but fared much better on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart, where it hit #1. "Whatchulookinat" has several remixes from Thunderpuss, Full Intention, Junior Vasquez, Peter Rauhofer, Razor 'N Guido and P. Diddy.

The song received mixed to unfavorable reviews from critics. It was seen as an attack on the media for the negative attention it gave to her life.^[1] The single became a moderate success worldwide, peaking inside the top forty in most countries. The single performed strongly in some international markets; reaching #3 in Canada, #6 in Belgium, #17 in Italy and #13 in the United Kingdom. In the U.S., it became her tenth Hot Dance Club Play topper.^[2]

Composition

	"Whatchulookinat" The lead single "Whatchulookinat"'s lyrics were Houston's reply to media for its negative attraction to her personal life.
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"Whatchulookinat" was produced by Bobby Brown and Muhammad 2G and written by Whitney Houston, Andre Lewis, Tammie Harris, Jerry Muhammad. The song was Houston's response to what she felt was intense and sometimes unfair and inaccurate media criticism at the time. "My following is real strong/ You got the heart to show the world what I do/ Now I'm turnin' the cameras back on you/ Same spotlights, the ones who gave me fame/ Tryin' to dirty up Whitney's name," Houston scoffs on the track.^[3] She then laments about people who've been "messing with [her] reputation" and "concentration" and don't "even have no education" on the chorus, singing, "I feel your eyes on me/ You been telling lies on me".^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Entertainment Weekly	(F)^[4]

Released as the lead single of the album, song failed to capture critics' favourable reviews. Billboard magazine gave a negative comment on the song saying, "This song co-produced by Bobby Brown and co-authorised by Houston herself - comes across like a poor little rich girl whining. That's just boring.."^[5] Rolling Stone said that the song was "creaky and unconvincing."^[6] The Guardian wrote that on the song Houston "puts on in a bravura performance" while "sounding feisty".^[7]

Music video

The corresponding music video directed by Kevin Bray was also considered as Houston's answer to the media for getting too deep into her personal life. The video showed a white set with cameras all over, following Houston's every move. The set was also full with old movie cameras and people dressed as reporters and photographers. Houston is shown dancing in front of them. Actor and comedian Mike Epps makes an appearance as one of the overzealous paparazzi photographers.

Track listings and formats

US Promo CD

Whatchulookinat [Album Version] 3:35
Whatchulookinat [Instrumental] 3:33

US Vinyl 12"

A1 Whatchulookinat [Album Version] 3:35
A2 Whatchulookinat [Instrumental] 3:33
B1 Whatchulookinat [Album Version] 3:35
B2 Whatchulookinat [Acappella] 3:33

US 2x12" Promo (Thunderpuss Remixes)

A Whatchulookinat [Thunderpuss Anthem] 11:53
B Whatchulookinat [Thunderpuss Club Mix] 7:42
C Whatchulookinat [Thunderpuss Dub] 8:43
D1 Whatchulookinat [Thunderpuss Tribe-A-Pella] 6:36
D2 Whatchulookinat [Thunderpuss Drums] 5:24

US 2x12"

A Whatchulookinat [Thunderpuss Club Mix] 7:42
B Whatchulookinat [Full Intention Club Mix] 7:00
C Whatchulookinat [Thunderpuss Dub] 8:43
D1 Whatchulookinat [Full Intention Dub] 6:51
D2 Whatchulookinat [Full Intention Old School R&B] 3:33

European CD Single

Whatchulookinat [Radio Mix] 3:35
Whatchulookinat [P. Diddy Radio Mix] 4:08

Europe Maxi-CD

Whatchulookinat [Radio Mix] 3:35
Whatchulookinat [P. Diddy Radio Mix] 4:08
Whatchulookinat [Thunderpuss Club Mix] 7:42
Whatchulookinat [Full Intention Club Mix] 7:02

UK CD: 1

Whatchulookinat [Radio Mix] 3:35
Whatchulookinat [P. Diddy Radio Mix] 4:08
Whatchulookinat [Full Intention Club Mix] 7:02

UK CD: 2 (Special Edition)

Whatchulookinat [Radio Edit] 3:35
Love To Infinity Megamix [Contains I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me), So Emotional, I'm Your Baby Tonight, I'm Every Woman and It's Not Right But It's Okay] 9:22

Personnel

Written by Whitney Houston, Andre Lewis, Tammie Harris and Jerry Muhammad
Produced by Bobby Brown and Muhammad 2G
Mixed by Kevin "KD" Davis at Zac Digital, Atlanta, GA
Lead vocals by Whitney Houston
Background vocals by Whitney Houston & Gary Houston
Vocal arrangement by Whitney Houston

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[8]	53
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[8]	48
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[9]	6
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[10]^[11]^[12]	2
Denmark (Tracklisten)^[8]	12
France (SNEP)^[8]	65
Germany (Media Control Charts)^[13]	47
Italy (FIMI)^[8]	17
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[8]	29
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[14]	89
Spain (AFYVE)^[15]	6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[8]	29
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[8]	22
UK (The Official Charts Company)^[16]	13
US Billboard Hot 100^[17]	96
US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs^[17]	75
US Dance/Club-Play Singles^[18]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
U.S. Dance/Club-Play Singles^[19]	20

References

↑ Billboard Magazine 10 August 2002. Billboard. 2002. p. 21. Retrieved September 26, 2010.
↑ Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart listing for the week ending October 12, 2002. Billboard. October 12, 2002. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
↑ 3.0 3.1 Shaheem Reid, Curtis Waller (July 11, 2002). "Whitney Houston 'Back To Goose-Bump Time' On New LP". MTV News. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
↑ Seymour, Craig (August 9, 2002). "Whatchulookinat" Review. Entertainment Weekly. Retireved January 10, 2014.
↑ "Billboard Magazine - Reviews & Previews - p.21". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 10, 2002. Retrieved August 20, 2011. (Transcription of original review at Classic Whitney.com)
↑ Rolling Stone. "Just Whitney by Whitney Houston". Rollingstone.com. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
↑ Petridis, Alexis (22 November 2002). "Whitney Houston: Just Whitney (Arista)". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 "Austriancharts.at - Whitney Houston - Whatchulookinat". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
↑ "Ultratop.be - Whitney Houston - Whatchulookinat" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
↑ Billboard - Google Books. Books.google.com. 2002-10-19. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
↑ Second week
↑ Third week
↑ "Single Chartverfolgung - Whitney Houston" (in German). Musicline.de. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20050216164449/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10037.html
↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 1034. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
↑ "Whitney Houston | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 2012-03-14.
↑ 17.0 17.1 "Whatchulookinat - Whitney Houston". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
↑ "Billboard Charts - Dance/Club-Play Songs - October 12, 2002". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
↑ "2002 Year-end Charts - Billboard Hot Dance/Club-Play Singles". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 28, 2002. Retrieved July 24, 2011.

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Discography Videography Tours and concerts Awards and nominations Songs

Studio albums	Whitney Houston (1985) Whitney (1987) I'm Your Baby Tonight (1990) My Love Is Your Love (1998) Just Whitney... (2002) I Look to You (2009)

Soundtrack albums	The Bodyguard (1992) Waiting to Exhale (1995) The Preacher's Wife (1996) Sparkle (2012)

Holiday albums	One Wish: The Holiday Album (2003)

Extended Plays	Whitney: Dancin' Special (1988) Exhale (1996) You Are Loved (1999) I Didn't Know My Own Strength: The Remixes (2009) The Remixes (2009) I Look to You: The Remixes (2009) Million Dollar Bill: The Remixes (2009)

Compilation albums	Whitney: The Greatest Hits (2000) Love, Whitney (2001) The Ultimate Collection (2007) I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston (2012)

Concert tours	The Greatest Love World Tour (1986) Moment of Truth World Tour (1987–88) Feels So Right Tour (1990) I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour (1991) The Bodyguard World Tour (1993–94) The Pacific Rim Tour (1997) The European Tour (1998) My Love Is Your Love World Tour (1999) Soul Divas Tour (2004) Nothing but Love World Tour (2010)

Notable concerts & appearances	Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Celebration (1988) Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston (1991) The Concert for a New South Africa (1994) Brunei: The Royal Wedding Celebration (1996) Classic Whitney Live from Washington, D.C. (1997) VH1 Divas Live '99 (1999) VH1 Divas Duets: A Concert to Benefit the VH1 Save the Music Foundation (2003)

Achievements	Chart records and achievements Grammy awards history American Music Awards history

Related articles	Super Bowl XXV Arista Records "Heart" "Dance with Somebody" "The Bodyguard (musical)" "Being Bobby Brown" "The Houstons: On Our Own" "Miss America"

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Whitney Houston	"Hold Me" (1984) "Thinking About You" (1985) "Someone for Me" (1985) "You Give Good Love" (1985) "All at Once" (1985) "Saving All My Love for You" (1985) "How Will I Know" (1986) "Greatest Love Of All" (1986)

Whitney	"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (1987) "Didn't We Almost Have It All" (1987) "So Emotional" (1987) "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" (1988) "Love Will Save the Day" (1988) "I Know Him So Well" (1989)

I'm Your Baby Tonight	"I'm Your Baby Tonight" (1990) "All the Man That I Need" (1990) "Miracle" (1991) "My Name Is Not Susan" (1991) "I Belong to You" (1991) "We Didn't Know" (1991)

The Bodyguard	"I Will Always Love You" (1992) "I'm Every Woman" (1993) "I Have Nothing" (1993) "Run to You" (1993) "Queen of the Night" (1993)

Waiting to Exhale	"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" (1995) "Count on Me" (1996) "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" (1996)

The Preacher's Wife	"I Believe in You and Me" (1996) "Step by Step" (1997) "My Heart Is Calling" (1997)

My Love Is Your Love	"When You Believe" (1998) "Heartbreak Hotel" (1999) "It's Not Right but It's Okay" (1999) "My Love Is Your Love" (1999) "I Learned from the Best" (2000)

Whitney: The Greatest Hits	"Could I Have This Kiss Forever" (2000) "If I Told You That" (2000) "Fine" (2000) "Same Script, Different Cast" (2000)

Just Whitney	"Whatchulookinat" (2002) "One of Those Days" (2003) "Try It on My Own" (2003) "Love That Man" (2003)

One Wish: The Holiday Album	"One Wish (for Christmas)" (2004)

I Look to You	"I Look to You" (2009) "Million Dollar Bill" (2009)

Sparkle	"Celebrate" (2012) "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" (2012)

I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston	"I Look To You" (2012)

Other/Featured/Promotional singles	"One Moment in Time" (1988) "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (1989) "Takin' a Chance" (1989) "The Star Spangled Banner" (1991) "Something in Common" (1994) "I Didn't Know My Own Strength (2009) "Nothin' But Love" (2009)

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