So Emotional

"So Emotional"
Song

"So Emotional" is a song recorded by American pop/ R&B singer Whitney Houston. The song was the third single from her second album Whitney, and was released in November 1987.

"So Emotional" was written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly , who also penned Madonna's "Like a Virgin" and Linda Ronstadt's "How Do I Make You". The song centers on Houston loving being in love, singing "I get so emotional / Every time I think of you / I get so emotional / Ain't it shocking what love can do".

Chart information

At this time Houston already had a string of five consecutive number-one hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. "So Emotional" went to the #1 position as well, giving her six consecutive number-one singles; putting her in a three-way tie with The Beatles and The Bee Gees. It became the first number-one of 1988, eventually receiving gold certification. The single remained in the Top 40 for fourteen weeks, and also reached number one on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play chart.

Internationally, the single reached the top ten in the United Kingdom, peaking at number five. It performed moderately well elsewhere, reaching twenty-one in France, twenty-six in Australia and thirty 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. Footage is from the concert she performed at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Charts

"So Emotional" was ranked sixth on The Billboard Hot 100 year-end charts (1988), and remained in The Billboard Hot 100 for eighteen weeks.

"So Emotional" was Houston's sixth number-one single on The Billboard Hot 100, her fifth on The Billboard Hot 100 Single Sales, and her second on The Billboard Hot Club/Dance Play Charts.

Versions

• Acapella
• Bonus Beats
• Extended Mix
• Edited Mix
• Dance Dub Edit
• Radio Edit
• Single Version

^^^Found on "So Emotional" 7",12" single releases)

• David Morales Mix (Found on Whitney's Greatest Hits)

Chart (1987)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales	1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay	2
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	5
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles	8
UK Singles Chart	5
Australian Singles Chart	26
Sweden Top 60 Singles	30
France Top 50 Singles	21

In pop culture

In a 1988 episode of Kids Incorporated called "The Picks Up", "So Emotional" was sung by Stacy Ferguson, who would later be a member of Wild Orchid and, as Fergie, the Black Eyed Peas.

The song was used in the 1993 "The Tangled Web" episode of Melrose Place.