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How Will I Know

Whitney Houston / Whitney Houston

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Whitney Houston

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Album

Whitney Houston

Release date

February 14, 1985

Duration

4:29

Genres

Pop

Label

Arista

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Songwriters / credits

George Merrill, Shannon Rubicam, Narada Michael Walden

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"How Will I Know" is a song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston for her self-titled debut studio album. It was released on November 22, 1985, by Arista Records as the album's third single. Written and composed by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, it was originally intended for pop singer Janet Jackson, who passed on it. Houston then recorded the song with altered lyrics and production from Narada Michael Walden.

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