I Wanna Dance With Somebody

The first single from Whitney Houston's second studio album. Her first "Platinum" single in the USA. Shannon Rubicam, one of the co-writers of this song, said, "That song got written pretty quickly, as I recall. We had a funky little garage studio at the time, and we just hung out in there one afternoon and wrote the song, and I know we tweaked it the next day, and started recording it on our little TX 4-track deck that we were using." The music video shows Whitney Houston and a group of dancers in colorful surroundings. The song won the award for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" at the 30th Grammy Awards.

Whitney Houston Lyrics "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" From The Album: "Whitney" (1987) Clock strikes upon the hour And the sun begins to fade Still enough time to figure out How to chase my blues away I've done alright up to now It's the light of day that shows me how And when the night falls, loneliness calls Oh, I wanna dance with somebody I wanna feel the heat with somebody Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody With somebody who loves me Oh, I wanna dance with somebody I wanna feel the heat with somebody Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody With somebody who loves me I've been in love and lost my senses Spinning through the town Sooner or later, the fever ends And I wind up feeling down I need a man who'll take a chance On a love that burns hot enough to last So when the night falls My lonely heart calls Oh, I wanna dance with somebody I wanna feel the heat with somebody Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody With somebody who loves me Oh, I wanna dance with somebody I wanna feel the heat with somebody Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody With somebody who loves me Somebody ooo, somebody ooo Somebody who loves me yeah Somebody ooo, somebody ooo To hold me in his arms oh I need a man who'll take a chance On a love that burns hot enough to last So when the night falls My lonely heart calls Oh, I wanna dance with somebody I wanna feel the heat with somebody Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody With somebody who loves me Oh, I wanna dance with somebody I wanna feel the heat with somebody Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody With somebody who loves me Don't ya wanna dance with me baby Don't ya wanna dance with me boy Hey don't ya wanna dance with me baby With somebody who loves me Don't ya wanna dance, say you wanna dance, don't ya wanna dance Don't ya wanna dance, say you wanna dance, don't ya wanna dance Don't ya wanna dance, say you wanna dance With somebody who loves me Dance Writer(s): Shannon Rubicam, George Robert Merrill