How will I know
| How will I know | |
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| Whitney Houston | |
| publication | February 14, 1985 (album) November 22, 1985 (single) |
| length | 4:28 |
| Genre (s) | Pop , dance-pop , contemporary R&B |
| Author (s) | George Merrill , Shannon Rubicam , Narada Michael Walden |
| Producer (s) | Narada Michael Walden |
| Label | Arista Records |
| album | Whitney Houston |
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How Will I Know is a 1985 Whitney Houston song written by George Merrill , Shannon Rubicam, and Narada Michael Walden . It appeared on their self-titled debut album in February 1985 and was released from it in November 1985 as the fifth regular single.
history
How Will I Know was released as a single on November 22, 1985. It became a number one hit in the United States and Canada . The title was in the charts for 27 weeks. In addition to the success on the Billboard Hot 100 , after the song Dionne & Friends pushed that ’s What Friends Are For from the top, it also reached number one in the US R&B and AC charts.
The song is about a girl who has fallen in love with a boy and doesn't know whether he will return her feelings.
The song is 4:28 minutes long and was released as the fifth single from the album Whitney Houston recorded at Sigma Sound Studios . On the B-side is the song Someone for Me .
Music video
Brian Grant directed the music video . Some relatives of Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin can also be seen in the video . At the beginning of the clip, Houston walks through a brightly colored wall, while she is accompanied by dancers dressed in black and white and sings the song.
The video for the song was named Best Female Video at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards .
Cover versions
- 1985: Dionne Warwick
- 1989: Munich Symphonic Sound Orchestra
- 1997: Phyllis Nelson
- 2001: Jive Bunny & the Mastermixers (Ultimate 80s Party)
- 2004: LMC vs. U2 (Take Me to The Clouds Above)
- 2011: Sarah Engels
- 2012: Micha Moor feat. Shena - Take Me To The Clouds Above
- 2014: Sam Smith
- 2015: W&W (The One)
- 2018: Joe Stone vs. Creon (Is It Really Love)