Whitney Houston's lyric 'I wanna dance with somebody, I wanna feel the heat with...' is completed by 'somebody.'
'I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)' was recorded by American singer Whitney Houston and released in 1987. The song was written by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, who also wrote Houston's earlier hit 'How Will I Know.'
Its bright, celebratory production disguises lyrics about wanting companionship and romantic connection. The song's arrangement was produced by Narada Michael Walden, who helped shape its fast tempo and memorable vocal hooks. Houston's performance made the track one of the defining pop singles of the late 1980s.
The song topped the charts in many countries and won the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. The parenthetical subtitle, 'Who Loves Me,' is part of the official title and is sometimes omitted in casual references.