Heartbreak Hotel (Whitney Houston song)

"Heartbreak Hotel"
"Heartbreak Hotel"
	Artwork for US, Japanese and Australian editions
Single by Whitney Houston featuring Faith Evans and Kelly Price
from the album My Love Is Your Love
B-side	"It's Not Right but It's Okay"
Released	December 15, 1998
Recorded	September 1998
Genre	R&B;
Length	4:40 (single and album version); 4:03 (radio and video version);
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Carsten Schack; Kenneth Karlin; Tamara Savage;
Producer(s)	Soulshock & Karlin
Whitney Houston singles chronology
Faith Evans singles chronology
Music video
	"Heartbreak Hotel" on YouTube
Audio
	"Heartbreak Hotel" (album version) on YouTube

"Heartbreak Hotel" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston. Originally written for inclusion on TLC's third studio album FanMail, it was later recorded by Houston after TLC rejected the song.^[2] The song was written by Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin and Tamara Savage, and produced by Soulshock & Karlin. It was released on December 15, 1998, by Arista Records, as the second single from Houston's 1998 album My Love Is Your Love. The song prominently features R&B singers Faith Evans and Kelly Price during the choruses and bridge.

The song reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 and peaked at number one on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart on February 2, 1999. "Heartbreak Hotel" was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It was also a hit in many countries worldwide. The song received two nominations at the 2000 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. The video, directed by Kevin Bray,^[3] was nominated for Best R&B Video at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards. In 2019, the song was listed as one of the 50 best songs of the 1990s by Rolling Stone.^[4]

^ Baker, Soren (October 11, 1998). "POP MUSIC; The Spotlight Becomes Her; Faith Evans is moving on with her life as an R&B singer and mother after the death of her husband, the Notorious B.I.G., last year". Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.
^ "Soulshock Talks Producing Hits With His Partner Karlin For 2Pac, Whitney Houston & Monica (Exclusive)". youknowigotsoul.com. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
^ "Production Notes". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 6. February 6, 1999. p. 73.
^ "50 Best Songs of the Nineties". Rolling Stone. August 28, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2024.

[1] Baker, Soren (October 11, 1998). "POP MUSIC; The Spotlight Becomes Her; Faith Evans is moving on with her life as an R&B singer and mother after the death of her husband, the Notorious B.I.G., last year". Archived from the original on June 4, 2011.

[2] "Soulshock Talks Producing Hits With His Partner Karlin For 2Pac, Whitney Houston & Monica (Exclusive)". youknowigotsoul.com. Retrieved August 9, 2020.

[3] "Production Notes". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 6. February 6, 1999. p. 73.

[rs-4] "50 Best Songs of the Nineties". Rolling Stone. August 28, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2024.

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