My Love Is Your Love (song)
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"My Love Is Your Love" is a 1999 song by American
R&B singer Whitney Houston
. Released as the fourth single off Houston's album of the same name, it peaked at #4 in the U.S., #2 on the U.S. R&B chart, and #2 in the U.K. It was later certified platinum by the RIAA
.
Along with the original mid-tempo reggae
-influenced version that was produced by Wyclef Jean
, a dance remixed version by Jonathan Peters
was also released.
The single was extremely successful worldwide, hitting the Top Ten in nearly two dozen international markets. At over three million units sold globally, it stands as Houston's third most successful single, after "I Will Always Love You
" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
".
. It was a massive hit worldwide, becoming another one of Houston's signature songs. The single was released in each country of Europe from June 1999, prior to the Unite States. Upon release, the song was popular immediately across Europe and became a bigger hit during her European leg of My Love Is Your Love World Tour
. In the United Kingdom, it went straight to its peak position, number two, on the UK Singles Chart
, the week date of July 3, 1999. According to The Official Charts Company, it has sold 525,000 copies, becoming the twenty-second best-selling single of 1999. In Germany, it was also very successful. The single entered Media Control Top 100 Singles Chart at number thirty-nine, the week dated June 14, 1999, and three weeks later reached a peak of two, spending consecutive fifteen weeks within the top ten on the chart. It was certified Platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie
(BVMI) for shipments of 500,000 copies of the single. The song also reached the number two in countries such as Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland. It went to top five in Belgium (Flandres ), Denmark, and Norway, and reached the top ten on the singles charts in Belgium, Canada, and France. Eventually, the single topped the European Hot 100 Singles Chart for a week, becoming her fourth number one single on the chart and was positioned at number six in the Europe's Top Singles list of 1999. In New Zealand, it peaked at number one for a week, making it Houston's third number-one single in the country after 1987's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and 1992's "I Will Always Love You."
Likewise, "My Love Is Your Love" was a big hit in the United States. The song debuted at number eighty-one on the Billboard Hot 100
chart, the issue dated September 4, 1999, without retail release. With its official single in two weeks, it shot up on the chart and reached the top ten in the next three weeks, the issue date of October 9, 1999, becoming her twenty-second Hot 100 top ten hit. On January 1, 2000, the single peaked at number four, staying within the top ten of the chart for seventeen weeks. It also reached the number two position on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
chart (formerly "Hot R&B Singles & Tracks"), the issue date of September 25, 1999, spending a total of twenty-nine weeks on the chart, and topped Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play, making it Houston's eighth number-one song of the chart. The single was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America
for shipments of 1,000,000 copies on December 14, 1999. According to Nielsen SoundScan
, it has sold 1,100,000 copies in the U.S. alone. Worldwide, it sold 3 million copies or more and became her third best-selling single ever, behind "I Will Always Love You" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)," with 12 million and 4.2 million copies sold, respectively.
Recording and mixing
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
R&B singer Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...
. Released as the fourth single off Houston's album of the same name, it peaked at #4 in the U.S., #2 on the U.S. R&B chart, and #2 in the U.K. It was later certified platinum by the RIAA
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
.
Along with the original mid-tempo reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
-influenced version that was produced by Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean
Wyclef Jean is a Haitian musician, record producer, and politician. At age nine, Jean moved to the United States with his family and has spent much of his life in the country...
, a dance remixed version by Jonathan Peters
Jonathan Peters
Jonathan Peters is an American DJ, remixer and producer.-Albums:*Live With Jonathan Peters *Last Dance: Soundfactory Classics *Jonathan Peters Presents: Pacha New York -References:...
was also released.
The single was extremely successful worldwide, hitting the Top Ten in nearly two dozen international markets. At over three million units sold globally, it stands as Houston's third most successful single, after "I Will Always Love You
I Will Always Love You
"I Will Always Love You" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton in 1973, who first released the song as a single in 1974.-Dolly Parton version:...
" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)
"I Wanna Dance with Somebody " is the first single from Whitney Houston's second studio album Whitney. It was produced by Narada Michael Walden, and written by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam of the band Boy Meets Girl, who had previously written the number-one Whitney Houston hit "How Will I...
".
Chart performances
"My Love Is Your Love" was the fourth single from Houston's 1998 album, My Love Is Your LoveMy Love Is Your Love
My Love Is Your Love is the fourth studio album by American singer Whitney Houston, released worldwide on November 17, 1998. The album, her first studio album in eight years since I'm Your Baby Tonight, was composed of mid-tempo R&B, hip hop, ballads, urban-dance, reggae, and torch songs, produced...
. It was a massive hit worldwide, becoming another one of Houston's signature songs. The single was released in each country of Europe from June 1999, prior to the Unite States. Upon release, the song was popular immediately across Europe and became a bigger hit during her European leg of My Love Is Your Love World Tour
My Love Is Your Love World Tour
-Additional notes:*During opening night, June 22nd in Chicago, IL; after Houston performed "I Will Always Love You" she closed the show with two encore's, "My Love Is Your Love" and "Step by Step"...
. In the United Kingdom, it went straight to its peak position, number two, on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, the week date of July 3, 1999. According to The Official Charts Company, it has sold 525,000 copies, becoming the twenty-second best-selling single of 1999. In Germany, it was also very successful. The single entered Media Control Top 100 Singles Chart at number thirty-nine, the week dated June 14, 1999, and three weeks later reached a peak of two, spending consecutive fifteen weeks within the top ten on the chart. It was certified Platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie
Bundesverband Musikindustrie
The Bundesverband Musikindustrie or simply BVMI represents the music industry in Germany. The association represents the interests of nearly 350 labels and music industry related enterprises....
(BVMI) for shipments of 500,000 copies of the single. The song also reached the number two in countries such as Austria, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland. It went to top five in Belgium (Flandres ), Denmark, and Norway, and reached the top ten on the singles charts in Belgium, Canada, and France. Eventually, the single topped the European Hot 100 Singles Chart for a week, becoming her fourth number one single on the chart and was positioned at number six in the Europe's Top Singles list of 1999. In New Zealand, it peaked at number one for a week, making it Houston's third number-one single in the country after 1987's "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" and 1992's "I Will Always Love You."
Likewise, "My Love Is Your Love" was a big hit in the United States. The song debuted at number eighty-one on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart, the issue dated September 4, 1999, without retail release. With its official single in two weeks, it shot up on the chart and reached the top ten in the next three weeks, the issue date of October 9, 1999, becoming her twenty-second Hot 100 top ten hit. On January 1, 2000, the single peaked at number four, staying within the top ten of the chart for seventeen weeks. It also reached the number two position on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
chart (formerly "Hot R&B Singles & Tracks"), the issue date of September 25, 1999, spending a total of twenty-nine weeks on the chart, and topped Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play, making it Houston's eighth number-one song of the chart. The single was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States...
for shipments of 1,000,000 copies on December 14, 1999. According to Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan is an information and sales tracking system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett. Soundscan is the official method of tracking sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...
, it has sold 1,100,000 copies in the U.S. alone. Worldwide, it sold 3 million copies or more and became her third best-selling single ever, behind "I Will Always Love You" and "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)," with 12 million and 4.2 million copies sold, respectively.
Track listings and formats
- US 12" 2× Vinyl Single
- A "My Love Is Your Love" (Jonathan Peters' Vocal Mix) ― 13:46
- B1 "My Love Is Your Love" (Thunderpuss 2000 Severe Dub) ― 8:31
- B2 "My Love Is Your Love" (Album Version) ― 4:24
- C1 "My Love Is Your Love" (Thunderpuss 2000 Club Mix) ― 8:28
- C2 "My Love Is Your Love" (Album Version) (Instrumental) ― 4:24
- D1 "My Love Is Your Love" (Wyclef Remix) ― 4:10
- D2 "My Love Is Your Love" (Salaam Remix) ― 4:11
- US 12" Promo Vinyl Maxi-Single (Version 1)
- A1 "My Love Is Your Love" (Wyclef Remix) ― 4:22
- A2 "My Love Is Your Love" (Album Version) ― 4:18
- A3 "My Love Is Your Love" (Salaam Remix) ― 5:33
- B1 "My Love Is Your Love" (Wyclef Remix) (Instrumental) ― 4:23
- B2 "My Love Is Your Love" (Album Version) (Instrumental) ― 4:24
- B3 "My Love Is Your Love" (Salaam Remix) (Instrumental) ― 5:36
- US 12" Promo Vinyl Maxi-Single (Version 2)
- A1 "My Love Is Your Love" (Jonathan Peters' Tight Mix) ― 8:23
- A2 "My Love Is Your Love" (Jonathan Peters' Mixshow) ― 5:00
- B1 "My Love Is Your Love" (Thunderpuss Severe Dub) ― 8:31
- B2 "My Love Is Your Love" (Acappella) ― 4:16
- US Maxi-CD Single
- "My Love Is Your Love" (Wyclef Remix) ― 4:10
- "My Love Is Your Love" (Salaam Remix) ― 4:11
- "My Love Is Your Love" (Jonathan Peters' Radio Mix) ― 4:30
- "My Love Is Your Love" (Thunderpuss 2000 Radio Mix) ― 4:11
- "My Love Is Your Love" (Jonathan Peters' Vocal Club Mix) ― 13:46
- "My Love Is Your Love" (Thunderpuss 2000 Club Mix) ― 8:28
- "My Love Is Your Love" (Thunderpuss 2000 Severe Dub) ― 8:31
- "It's Not Right But It's OkayIt's Not Right but It's Okay"It's Not Right but It's Okay" is a 1999 R&B/dance song by American singer Whitney Houston, from her fourth studio album My Love Is Your Love. Initially featured as the B-Side of "Heartbreak Hotel," it became the album's third single and peaked at #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart on...
" (KCC's Release The Love Groove Mix) ― 7:05
- AUS Maxi-CD Single
- "My Love Is Your Love" (Album Version) ― 4:22
- "My Love Is Your Love" (Wyclef Remix) ― 4:19
- "It's Not Right But It's Okay" (KCC's Release The Love Groove Bootleg Mix) ― 7:03
- "My Love Is Your Love" (Thunderpuss 2000 Club Mix) ― 8:30
- "My Love Is Your Love" (Jonathan Peters' Vocal Club Mix) ― 13:48
- EU Maxi-CD Single
- "My Love Is Your Love" (Radio Edit) ― 4:03
- "My Love Is Your Love" (Wyclef Mix) ― 4:23
- "My Love Is Your Love" (Salaam Remi Remix) ― 4:12
- "It's Not Right But It's Okay" (KCC's Release The Love Groove Bootleg Mix) ― 7:04
- EU Maxi-CD Single (The Remixes)
- “My Love Is Your Love” (Radio Edit) ― 4:04
- “My Love Is Your Love” (Wyclef Mix Feat. Dyme) ― 4:22
- “My Love Is Your Love” (Jonathan Peters Tight Mix) ― 8:23
- “My Love Is Your Love” (Thunderpuss Radio Mix) ― 4:11
- “My Love Is Your Love” (Marvel & Eily South Side Mix) ― 7:14
- US Promo CD Single
- "My Love Is Your Love" (Radio Edit) ― 4:23
- "My Love Is Your Love" (Radio Edit Instrumental) ― 4:27
- "My Love Is Your Love" (Call Out Research Hook) ― 0:13
- EU CD Single
- “My Love Is Your Love” (Radio Edit) ― 4:03
- “My Love Is Your Love” (Wyclef Mix) ― 4:23
- UK CD Single
- "My Love Is Your Love" (Radio Edit) ― 4:03
- "My Love Is Your Love" (Wyclef Mix) ― 4:23
- "My Love Is Your Love" (Marvel & Eily Vocal Mix) ― 7:14
Personnel
Credits- Written and produced by W. Jean, J. Duplessis
- Lead and background vocals: Whitney Houston
- Choir: Family Friends Community Choir
- Additional vocals: Robby Pardlo, Ryan Toby
Recording and mixing
- Recorded and mixed by Rickie St. Hilaire at The Hit FactoryThe Hit FactoryThe Hit Factory was a recording studio in New York City famous for its clientele. It was officially closed for business April 1, 2005 whereas other Hit Factory studio locations remained open, such as in Miami, Florida.-History:...
Chart positions
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... ) |
27 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... ) |
2 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... Flandres) |
3 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 40 Ultratop 40 Ultratop 40 singles, often just Ultratop 40, is the weekly chart of best-selling singles in Wallonia and Brussels Capital Region, the french-speaking parts of Belgium. Its equivalent covering the Flanders region is Ultratop 50. Both charts are produced and published by the Ultratop organization... Wallonia) |
9 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100 Canadian Hot 100 The Canadian Hot 100 is a music singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks songs in Canada. The chart debuted in the Billboard issue dated June 16, 2007 and was made available for the first time via their online services on June 7, 2007... ) |
10 |
| Europe (European Hot 100) | 1 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) | 12 |
| France (SNEP) | 10 |
| Germany (Media Control Top 100 Singles Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... ) |
2 |
| Ireland (IRMA Irish Recorded Music Association Irish Recorded Music Association is the Irish record industry association. IRMA is a non-profit association set up to manage and control the music industry in the Republic of Ireland.-Goals and activities:... ) |
2 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... ) |
2 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... ) |
1 |
| Norway (VG-lista VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... ) |
4 |
| Spain (AFYVE) | 13 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... ) |
2 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... ) |
2 |
| U.K. UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... (The Official Charts Company) |
2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
4 |
| U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 2 |
| U.S. Dance Music/Club Play | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1999) | Position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart | 6 |
| Belgian Singles Chart (Flandres) | 13 |
| Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia) | 46 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 15 |
| European Hot 100 | 7 |
| French Singles Chart | 33 |
| German Singles Chart | 5 |
| German R&B Singles | 1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 17 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 73 |
| U.S. Dance-Club Play Singles | 3 |
| U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop Singles | 33 |
| Chart (2000) | Position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 47 |
Decade-end charts
| Chart (1990–1999) | Position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Singles Chart | 33 |
Chart procession and succession
Certifications and sales
| Region | Provider | Certification Music recording sales certification Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,... (sales thresholds) |
Shipments/sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | IFPI | Platinum | |
| France | SNEP Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
Silver | |
| Germany | BVMI Bundesverband Musikindustrie The Bundesverband Musikindustrie or simply BVMI represents the music industry in Germany. The association represents the interests of nearly 350 labels and music industry related enterprises.... |
Platinum | 500,000 |
| Netherlands | NVPI NVPI The NVPI is the Dutch tradeassociation of the entertainment industry... |
Gold | 10,000 |
| New Zealand | RIANZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
Gold | |
| Sweden | IFPI | Platinum | 80,000 |
| Switzerland | Platinum | 50,000 | |
| United Kingdom | BPI British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies... |
— | 525,000 |
| United States | RIAA Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... |
Platinum | 1,100,000 |
| Worldwide | 3,000,000+ | ||
See also
- List of European number-one hits of 1999
- List of number-one singles in 1999 (New Zealand)
- List of number-one dance singles of 1999 (U.S.)
External links
- My Love Is Your Love at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...