So emotional
| So emotional | |
|---|---|
| Whitney Houston | |
| publication | November 12, 1987 |
| length | 4:36 |
| Genre (s) | Pop , R&B |
| Author (s) |
Billy Steinberg Tom Kelly |
| Award (s) | gold |
| album | Whitney |
So emotional is a pop song that was written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly and first sung by the American singer Whitney Houston . Narada Michael Walden was the producer of her original. In the United States, the song became a number one hit.
The song is about love and describes the feelings when you are in love with someone. Houston sings "I get so emotional baby / Every time I think of you / I get so emotional / Ain't it shocking what love can do" . The lyricists of So Emotional , Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly were previously on Madonna's Like a Virgin , Cyndi Lauper's True Colors , Hearts Alone involved (all number one hits in the USA), as well as the Bangles' Eternal Flame another ( US number one hit) and Linda Ronstadt's How Do I Make You .
Single versions
The song was released on November 12, 1987 as the third single from their second album Whitney . On the 7 "single an edited remix of the song with a length of 4:20 was published, on the CD single an extended remix, which lasts 7:51.
Music video
Wayne Isham directed the music video for So Emotional . The video shows Houston on tour and preparing for a concert. Furthermore, you can see her performance in the Stabler Arena in Bethlehem (Pennsylvania) in the video .
Commercial win
So Emotional was on the American Billboard Hot 100 in 1988 , Whitney's sixth consecutive number one hit . Previously only The Beatles and the Bee Gees were able to do this . It became the first number one hit of 1988, the single going gold . So Emotional reached number 6 on the annual charts in 1988. In the UK , the single reached number 5 on the charts.
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
|---|---|---|
| Chart placements | ||
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
30th (1 week) | 1 |
 United Kingdom (OCC)
|
5 (11 weeks) | 11 |
 United States (Billboard)
|
1 (19 weeks) | 19th |
Others
In 1988 Fergie sang So Emotional on an episode of Kids Incorporated .
The song was used on the Melrose Place series in the episode The Tangled Web (episode 2x10; first aired November 10, 1993).