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"So Emotional" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston. It was released as the third single from her second studio album Whitney (1987) on October 12, 1987 by Arista Records. The song was written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. It was also the last song Steinberg and Kelly wrote together.

For other uses, see So Emotional (disambiguation).
"So Emotional"
Single by Whitney Houston
from the album Whitney
B-side"For the Love of You"
ReleasedOctober 12, 1987
Recorded1987
Genre
  • Dance-rock
  • hard rock
Length4:36
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
  • Billy Steinberg
  • Tom Kelly
Producer(s)Narada Michael Walden
Whitney Houston singles chronology
"Didn't We Almost Have It All"
(1987)		 "So Emotional"
(1987)		 "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"
(1988)
Music video
"So Emotional" on YouTube

Commercially, it peaked at number five in the UK and number one in the Billboard Hot 100, where it became her sixth consecutive number one, and a dance chart hit. It would become the sixth best charting song of 1988, and was the fourth most played song on the club charts; it is her sixth biggest hit on the Hot 100 chart.[1]


Composition


"So Emotional" was written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly, who also penned Madonna's "Like a Virgin," Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors," Heart's "Alone," and The Bangles "Eternal Flame," all of which reached #1 on the charts. The song centers on Houston loving being in love, singing, "I get so emotional baby / Every time I think of you / I get so emotional baby / Ain't it shocking what love can do."


Critical reception


Allmusic editor Ron Wynn highlighted this track.[2] Vince Aletti of Rolling Stone wrote: "Walden covers all these bases, out-hopping Kashif (but not Jellybean) with "So Emotional."[3] St. Petersburg Times Eric Snider and Annelise Wamsley wrote: "So Emotional," the record's token rock offering, is hollow and contrived, as if the trumped-up power guitars are supposed to give the song some guts."[4]


Chart performance


At this time Houston already had a string of five consecutive number-one hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. "So Emotional" reached the top of the chart in January 1988, giving her six consecutive number-one singles, putting her in a three-way tie with The Beatles and The Bee Gees. It made its debut at number 47 on October 31, 1987 and after 11 weeks became the first number-one of 1988, eventually receiving gold certification. The single remained in the Top 40 for 14 weeks, and also reached number one on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart. "So Emotional" was ranked sixth on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end charts (1988). The song has sold over 1.7 million copies worldwide.

In the United Kingdom and France the song was remixed by Shep Pettibone when released as a single and peaked at #5 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1987, remaining in the chart for 11 weeks. Elsewhere the single performed moderately well reaching 21 in France, 26 in Australia and 30 in Switzerland.


Music video


The music video for "So Emotional", directed by Wayne Isham, features Houston on tour and preparing for the night's concert. It was filmed at Lehigh University's Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania between dates of her 1987-1988 Moment of Truth Tour.


Track listings and formats


  1. "So Emotional" – 4:36
  2. "For the Love of You" – 4:29
  1. "So Emotional" (Edited remix) – 4:20
  2. "For the Love of You" – 4:32
  1. "So Emotional" (Extended remix) – 7:51
  2. "Didn't We Almost Have It All" (live) – 6:28
  3. "For the Love of You" – 4:32

Track 2: "Didn't We Almost Have It All" (live) is from her September 2, 1987 concert in Saratoga Springs, New York during the Moment of Truth World Tour.


Personnel



Charts and certifications




Allison Shoemaker of The A.V. Club named eventual season winner Sasha Velour's lipsync to Whitney Houston's "So Emotional" in the season nine finale of RuPaul's Drag Race as the best TV performance of 2017.[29]

In the music video for Childish Gambino’s 2018 promo single, "Feels Like Summer", Houston depicted in animated form - appears along with several other famous and iconic figures/people. Her look is based on the single cover for the 1987 single.[30]

In S1 E2-E3 of the 2020 Netflix show Julie and the Phantoms, the character Alex Mercer (Owen Joyner) wears a "So Emotional" t-shirt. This is a play on his character being the emotional, sensitive one of the group. They were not allowed to use Whitney Houston's image.[31]

A teaser poster of the 2022 biopic I Wanna Dance with Somebody, was revealed with actress Naomi Ackie depicted as Houston in her “So Emotional” look. Much like the single cover/video Ackie is donning a leather jacket, tank top, jeans & boots with socks.[32]


See also



References


  1. Whitney Houston's Biggest Billboard Hits: A Look at Her Legendary Chart Career
  2. Whitney - Whitney Houston | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic
  3. Whitney | Album Reviews | Rolling Stone
  4. Whitney pulls out another bag of hits Series: RECORDS
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 143. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between 1983 and 26 June 1988.
  6. "Whitney Houston – So Emotional" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  7. Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada Archived 2012-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Lwin, Nanda (2000). Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide. Music Data Canada. p. 134. ISBN 1-896594-13-1.
  9. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. Finland: Otava. p. 161. ISBN 951-1-21053-X.
  10. "Whitney Houston – So Emotional" (in French). Les classement single.
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2011-04-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. "Whitney Houston – So Emotional" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  13. "Whitney Houston – So Emotional". Top 40 Singles.
  14. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  15. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 684. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  16. "Whitney Houston – So Emotional". Swiss Singles Chart.
  17. "Whitney Houston: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  18. "Whitney Houston Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  19. "Whitney Houston Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
  20. "Whitney Houston Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  21. "Whitney Houston Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard.
  22. "Cashbox Top 100: December 26, 1987". cashboxmagazine.com. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  23. "Year-end Charts – Top Pop Singles of 1988". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 31, 1988. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  24. "Year-end Charts – Top Black Singles of 1988". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 31, 1988. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  25. "Year-end Charts – Top Dance/Club-Play Singles of 1988". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 31, 1988. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  26. "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  27. "British single certifications – Whitney Houston – So Emotional". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 25, 2010. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type So Emotional in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  28. "American single certifications – Whitney Houston – So Emotional". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 12, 2020.
  29. "Looking for the performance of the year? Watch 2 minutes of RuPaul's Drag Race". www.avclub.com. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
  30. Childish Gambino - Feels Like Summer, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2021-02-26
  31. "29 Behind-The-Scenes Secrets About "Julie and the Phantoms" That You Probably Didn't Know, but 100% Should". BuzzFeed. Retrieved 2021-02-21.
  32. April 26, Natasha Dado; Am, 2022 10:21. "See Naomi Ackie as Whitney Houston in First Look at I Wanna Dance with Somebody Biopic". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2022-04-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)



На других языках

[de] So Emotional

So Emotional ist ein Popsong, der von Billy Steinberg und Tom Kelly geschrieben und zuerst von der amerikanischen Sängerin Whitney Houston gesungen wurde. Narada Michael Walden war der Produzent ihres Originals. In den Vereinigten Staaten wurde das Lied zum Nummer-eins-Hit.
- [en] So Emotional

[es] So Emotional

«So Emotional» (en español: «Tan emocionada») es el tercer sencillo del álbum Whitney de la cantante estadounidense Whitney Houston. Fue publicado el 12 de noviembre de 1987 en los Estados Unidos y el 20 de noviembre en varios países europeos, como

[ru] So Emotional

«So Emotional» — песня, исполненная американской певицей Уитни Хьюстон. 6-й её хит, возглавивший американский чарт Billboard Hot 100 (1 неделя на № 1). Песню написали Billy Steinberg и Tom Kelly, причём последний уже был знаменитым автором многих хитов № 1, таких как «Like a Virgin» (Мадонна), «True Colors» (Синди Лопер), «Alone» (Heart), и «Eternal Flame» (The Bangles). Больше чем у Хьюстон подряд хитов (6 на тот момент) было только у групп The Beatles и The Bee Gees (по 7 подряд № 1 у каждой). Сингл стал 6-м по итогам года в США[1].


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