Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody

I Wanna Dance With Somebody

Whitney Houston Dir. Brian Grant Play Channel
1987 80s pop

Written by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam for Houston's album Whitney, this song was aimed to bring Houston a more accessible pop sound. It became her fourth consecutive number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100.

551M views
5:15 duration
1987 released

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