So Emotional

"So Emotional" is a 1987 song by Whitney Houston. It is the third single from her second studio album Whitney and went to number 1 in the United States, number 5 in the United Kingdom, number 9 in Finland and Canada, number 47 in New Zealand, number 26 in Australia, number 21 in France, number 20 in South Africa, number 18 in the Netherlands and Belgium and number 30 in Switzerland.

"So Emotional"
Single by Whitney Houston
from Whitney"
B-side	"For the Love of You"
Released	October 12, 1987
Recorded	January 1987
Genre	Dance-rock hard rock pop rock
Length	4:36
Label	Arista
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 ""Where Do Broken Hearts Go" (1988)
"So Emotional" at YouTube

Track listings and formats

• US 7" single

1. "So Emotional" – 4:36
2. "For the Love of You" – 4:29

• UK 7" single

1. "So Emotional" (Edited remix) – 4:20
2. "For the Love of You" – 4:32

• UK CD single

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.

So Emotional Media

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  Prince (pictured in 1984) was the inspiration behind the composition of "So Emotional".

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  "So Emotional" broke a 27-year chart record set by Elvis Presley for the most consecutive number one singles by a solo artist on the Billboard Hot 100.

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  The music video was recorded at Stabler Arena in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.