Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody
580M views · 5:15
I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Whitney Houston
Directed by Brian Grant
0:00 -5:15
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I Wanna Dance With Somebody

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1987 80s pop
#34 on The 100 Greatest Music Videos of the 1980s →

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.

580M views
5:15 duration
1987 released

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