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I Learned from the Best

January 30, 2023

"I Learned from the Best" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston. The ballad, written by Diane Warren, was released as the fifth and final single from Houston's fourth studio album, My Love Is Your Love (1998). When released, it peaked at number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Dance remixes of the song by Hex Hector and Junior Vasquez topped the US dance chart for three weeks. Houston gained another top 20 hit on the UK Singles Chart with this song, where it peaked at number 19. The song also topped the charts in Poland and Romania.

"I Learned from the Best"
International CD single cover
Single by Whitney Houston
from the album My Love Is Your Love
B-side"You'll Never Stand Alone"
ReleasedNovember 22, 1999 (1999-11-22)
Genre
Length
  • 4:20
  • 3:56 (radio edit)
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Diane Warren
Producer(s)David Foster
Whitney Houston singles chronology
"My Love Is Your Love"
(1999) 		"I Learned from the Best"
(1999) 		"If I Told You That"
(2000)
Music video
"I Learned from the Best" on YouTube

Critical reception

The song received favorable reviews from music critics. Nekesa Mumbi Moody from Associated Press said it "sound decent with her pipes".[1] Billboard constated that it is "a song that has most-added stamped all over it," writing further, "Written by the ultimate pop/R&B scribe of the 1990s, Diane Warren, this gorgeous ballad will take fans old and new to that sacred territory that Whitney established back in the years of classics like "Saving All My Love For You" and "All The Man That I Need". But make no mistake; the Houston of today is a fully seasoned, well-traveled diva, leaving the wannabes in scattered remains with this spine-chilling performance. You'll be throwing your hands in the air over the wisdom she's gained in this tale of the strong woman who's breaking bad with her lessons about heartbreak. Producer/arranger David Foster, meanwhile, puts forth all that he's learned in the past two decades with a forceful instrumental package that borrows from his days of commandeering the horns-heavy Chicago through its comeback in the early 1980s. The three together—Houston, Warren, and Foster—simply can't miss in this stellar effort that brings together the best of their talents".[2]

Sonia Murray from Cox News Service viewed the song as a "by-the-numbers big ballad".[3] Henrik Bæk from Danish Gaffa noted it as a "typical Whitney ballad".[4] Chuck Campbell from Knoxville News Sentinel described it as a "classy David Foster-produced" song, and added that Houston is "predictably stately".[5] Christopher Tkaczyk from The Michigan Daily said in his review of My Love Is Your Love, that the song a "heart-racing R&B track".[6] Sun-Sentinel picked the song as the "one truly satisfying song" on the album, noting it as "an unassuming ballad".[7]

Release and chart performance

"I Learned from the Best" became the fifth and final single to be released from the album. In the United Kingdom, it was issued on November 29, 1999,[8] while in the United States, it was released in 2000. The song debuted at number eighty-three on the Hot 100 and peaked at number twenty-seven.[9][10] It reached the number thirteen on the Hot R&B Singles & Tracks.[11] According to the Nielsen SoundScan, the single sold 500,000 units in the United States and certified Gold. Outside the US, it was not as successful as the previous singles from the album. The single reached the number three in Iceland, the number six in Finland,[12] the number eight in Spain,[13] the number ten in Hungary and the number nineteen in the United Kingdom with 95,000 copies sold.[14][15] Besides, it went to the top forty in the Netherlands,[16] Sweden,[17] and Switzerland.[18]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "I Learned from the Best", directed by Kevin Bray, features Houston giving a concert performance of the song to a small intimate audience, as a man—presumably the ex-lover referenced in the song—watches with regret. It was filmed in Cologne, Germany, Oct. 1999, during the end of Houston’s My Love Is Your Love World Tour[19] and was featured in the first season of MTV's Making the Video.

Formats and track listings

Note: The Junior Vasquez Disco mix is unique in that Houston re-recorded her vocals for this version.[20]

Charts

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref(s).
United States November 22, 1999
Arista [48][49]
November 23, 1999 Urban adult contemporary radio [48]
United Kingdom November 29, 1999
  • CD
  • cassette
[50]
United States December 7, 1999 Urban radio Arista [51]
January 11, 2000 Rhythmic contemporary radio [52]
February 29, 2000 Contemporary hit radio [53][54]

See also

References

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  2. ^ http://www.classicwhitney.com/review/music/singles/billboardsingles.htm
  3. ^ Murray, Sonia (November 22, 1998). "Whitney Houston: pleasing familiarity". The Day. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  4. ^ Bæk, Henrik (September 21, 2001). "Whitney Houston: My Love Is Your Love". Gaffa (in Danish). Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  5. ^ Campbell, Chuck (December 9, 1998). "Carey tops charts, but falls short with '1s'". Daily News. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  6. ^ Tkaczyk, Christopher (January 12, 1999). "THERE COULD BE MIRACLES..." The Michigan Daily. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  7. ^ "A HOUSTON MASQUERADE". Sun-Sentinel. November 18, 1998. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  8. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 29 November, 1999: Singles". Music Week. November 27, 1999. p. 23.
  9. ^ "Billboard Hot 100 chart listing for the week of February 19, 2000". Billboard. February 19, 2000. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
  10. ^ "Billboard Hot 100 chart listing for the week of March 25, 2000". Billboard. March 25, 2000. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
  11. ^ "Billboard Hot R&B Singles & Tracks chart listing for the week of March 11, 2000". Billboard. March 11, 2000. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
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  13. ^ ""I Learned from the Best" on the Spanish Singles Chart, Hits of the World". Billboard. January 22, 2000. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
  14. ^ "The Official UK Countdowns – Whitney Houston Official Top 20". MTV (UK and Ireland). Retrieved January 6, 2011.
  15. ^ ""I Learned from the Best" on the UK Singles Chart". Official Charts Company. December 11, 1999. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
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  19. ^ Billboard
  20. ^ "Whitney Phones It in for Enrique Duet, Remix of New Single". MTV.
  21. ^ "Whitney Houston – I Learned From The Best" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  22. ^ (in Czech). IFPI ČR. Archived from the original on March 3, 2000. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  23. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. December 18, 1999. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
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  31. ^ "Major Market Airplay: Poland" (PDF). Music & Media. February 12, 2000. p. 23. Retrieved July 22, 2021.
  32. ^ a b (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on January 22, 2005.
  33. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
  34. ^ Hits of the World: Spanish AFYVE Singles Chart for "I Learned from the Best". Billboard. January 22, 1999. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
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  43. ^ "Jaarlijsten 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
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  45. ^ 2000 The Year in Music: Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks. Billboard. December 30, 2000. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  46. ^ 2000 The Year in Music: Hot Dance Club-Play Singles. Billboard. December 30, 2000. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  47. ^ "Decade End Charts – Dance/Club-Play Songs". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  48. ^ a b "Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1326. November 19, 1999. pp. 101, 123.
  49. ^ "Gavin Report AC/Hot AC: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2281. November 19, 1999. p. 30.
  50. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 29 November, 1999: Singles". Music Week. November 27, 1999. p. 23.
  51. ^ "AddVance Notice". Radio & Records. No. 1328. December 3, 1999. p. 56.
  52. ^ "Gavin Report Top 40/Rhythm Crossover: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2286. January 7, 2000. p. 7.
  53. ^ "CHR/Pop: Going for Adds". Radio & Records. No. 1339. February 25, 2000. p. 71.
  54. ^ "Gavin Top 40/Rhythm Crossover: Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2293. February 25, 2000. p. 8.

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single coverSingle by Whitney Houstonfrom the album My Love Is Your LoveB side You ll Never Stand Alone ReleasedNovember 22 1999 1999 11 22 GenreR amp B popLength4 20 3 56 radio edit LabelAristaSongwriter s Diane WarrenProducer s David FosterWhitney Houston singles chronology My Love Is Your Love 1999 I Learned from the Best 1999 If I Told You That 2000 Music video I Learned from the Best on YouTube Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Release and chart performance 3 Music video 4 Formats and track listings 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 5 3 Decade end charts 6 Release history 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksCritical reception EditThe song received favorable reviews from music critics Nekesa Mumbi Moody from Associated Press said it sound decent with her pipes 1 Billboard constated that it is a song that has most added stamped all over it writing further Written by the ultimate pop R amp B scribe of the 1990s Diane Warren this gorgeous ballad will take fans old and new to that sacred territory that Whitney established back in the years of classics like Saving All My Love For You and All The Man That I Need But make no mistake the Houston of today is a fully seasoned well traveled diva leaving the wannabes in scattered remains with this spine chilling performance You ll be throwing your hands in the air over the wisdom she s gained in this tale of the strong woman who s breaking bad with her lessons about heartbreak Producer arranger David Foster meanwhile puts forth all that he s learned in the past two decades with a forceful instrumental package that borrows from his days of commandeering the horns heavy Chicago through its comeback in the early 1980s The three together Houston Warren and Foster simply can t miss in this stellar effort that brings together the best of their talents 2 Sonia Murray from Cox News Service viewed the song as a by the numbers big ballad 3 Henrik Baek from Danish Gaffa noted it as a typical Whitney ballad 4 Chuck Campbell from Knoxville News Sentinel described it as a classy David Foster produced song and added that Houston is predictably stately 5 Christopher Tkaczyk from The Michigan Daily said in his review of My Love Is Your Love that the song a heart racing R amp B track 6 Sun Sentinel picked the song as the one truly satisfying song on the album noting it as an unassuming ballad 7 Release and chart performance Edit I Learned from the Best became the fifth and final single to be released from the album In the United Kingdom it was issued on November 29 1999 8 while in the United States it was released in 2000 The song debuted at number eighty three on the Hot 100 and peaked at number twenty seven 9 10 It reached the number thirteen on the Hot R amp B Singles amp Tracks 11 According to the Nielsen SoundScan the single sold 500 000 units in the United States and certified Gold Outside the US it was not as successful as the previous singles from the album The single reached the number three in Iceland the number six in Finland 12 the number eight in Spain 13 the number ten in Hungary and the number nineteen in the United Kingdom with 95 000 copies sold 14 15 Besides it went to the top forty in the Netherlands 16 Sweden 17 and Switzerland 18 Music video EditThe accompanying music video for I Learned from the Best directed by Kevin Bray features Houston giving a concert performance of the song to a small intimate audience as a man presumably the ex lover referenced in the song watches with regret It was filmed in Cologne Germany Oct 1999 during the end of Houston s My Love Is Your Love World Tour 19 and was featured in the first season of MTV s Making the Video Formats and track listings EditUK CD 1 I Learned from the Best Radio Edit 3 55 I Will Always Love You Hex Hector Club Mix 9 52 It s Not Right But It s Okay Thunderpuss Radio Mix 4 26UK CD 2 The Remixes I Learned from the Best Album Version 4 20 I Learned from the Best HQ2 Uptempo Radio Mix 4 23 I Learned from the Best Junior Vasquez UK Club Mix 11 37US CD single I Learned from the Best Album Version 4 20 I Learned from the Best HQ2 Uptempo Radio Mix 4 23 I Learned from the Best Junior Vasquez Disco Radio Mix 4 22 US CD maxi single I Learned from the Best HQ2 Uptempo Radio Mix 4 23 I Learned from the Best Junior Vasquez Disco Radio Mix 4 22 I Learned from the Best HQ2 Club Mix 10 37 I Learned from the Best Junior Vasquez USA Millennium Mix 11 37 I Learned from the Best Junior Vasquez Disco Club Mix 9 21 I Learned from the Best HQ2 Dub 8 56 I Learned from the Best Junior Vasquez UK Radio Mix 4 59 I Learned from the Best Original Version 4 09 Note The Junior Vasquez Disco mix is unique in that Houston re recorded her vocals for this version 20 Charts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 1999 2000 PeakpositionBelgium Ultratip Flanders 21 8Czech Republic IFPI 22 15Europe Eurochart Hot 100 23 41Finland Suomen virallinen lista 12 6France SNEP 24 44Germany Official German Charts 25 48Hungary MAHASZ 26 10Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 27 3Ireland IRMA 28 18Netherlands Dutch Top 40 29 20Netherlands Single Top 100 30 34Poland Music amp Media 31 1Romania Romanian Top 100 32 1Scotland OCC 33 27Spain PROMUSICAE 34 8Sweden Sverigetopplistan 35 23Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 36 28UK Singles OCC 37 19UK Hip Hop R amp B OCC 38 5US Billboard Hot 100 39 27US Adult Contemporary Billboard 40 20US Dance Club Songs Billboard 41 1US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 42 13 Year end charts Edit Chart 1999 PositionNetherlands Dutch Top 40 43 195Chart 2000 PositionFinland Suomen virallinen lista 44 24Romania Romanian Top 100 32 9US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Singles Billboard 45 82US Hot Dance Club Play Singles Billboard 46 3Decade end charts Edit Chart 2000 2009 PositionUS Dance Club Play Songs Billboard 47 24Release history EditRegion Date Format s Label s Ref s United States November 22 1999 Adult contemporaryhot adult contemporary radio Arista 48 49 November 23 1999 Urban adult contemporary radio 48 United Kingdom November 29 1999 CDcassette ArtistaBMG 50 United States December 7 1999 Urban radio Arista 51 January 11 2000 Rhythmic contemporary radio 52 February 29 2000 Contemporary hit radio 53 54 See also EditNumber one dance hits of 2000 USA List of Romanian Top 100 number ones of the 2000sReferences Edit Mumbi Moody Nekesa December 20 1998 Singer s new albumis a savvy retort Daily News Retrieved March 15 2020 http www classicwhitney com review music singles billboardsingles htm Murray Sonia November 22 1998 Whitney Houston pleasing familiarity The Day Retrieved March 15 2020 Baek Henrik September 21 2001 Whitney Houston My Love Is Your Love Gaffa in Danish Retrieved March 22 2020 Campbell Chuck December 9 1998 Carey tops charts but falls short with 1s Daily News Retrieved March 15 2020 Tkaczyk Christopher January 12 1999 THERE COULD BE MIRACLES The Michigan Daily Retrieved March 15 2020 A HOUSTON MASQUERADE Sun Sentinel November 18 1998 Retrieved March 26 2020 New Releases For Week Starting 29 November 1999 Singles Music Week November 27 1999 p 23 Billboard Hot 100 chart listing for the week of February 19 2000 Billboard February 19 2000 Retrieved October 7 2010 Billboard Hot 100 chart listing for the week of March 25 2000 Billboard March 25 2000 Retrieved October 7 2010 Billboard Hot R amp B Singles amp Tracks chart listing for the week of March 11 2000 Billboard March 11 2000 Retrieved October 7 2010 a b Whitney Houston I Learned From The Best in Finnish Musiikkituottajat I Learned from the Best on the Spanish Singles Chart Hits of the World Billboard January 22 2000 Retrieved October 8 2010 The Official UK Countdowns Whitney Houston Official Top 20 MTV UK and Ireland Retrieved January 6 2011 I Learned from the Best on the UK Singles Chart Official Charts Company December 11 1999 Retrieved October 8 2010 I Learned from the Best on the Dutch Singles Chart dutchcharts nl January 8 2000 Retrieved October 8 2010 I Learned from the Best on the Swedish Singles Chart swedishcharts com January 13 2000 Retrieved October 8 2010 I Learned from the Best on the Swiss Singles Chart hitparade ch December 26 1999 Retrieved October 8 2010 Billboard Whitney Phones It in for Enrique Duet Remix of New Single MTV Whitney Houston I Learned From The Best in Dutch Ultratip Retrieved March 17 2020 Oficialni Ceska Hitparada Pro tyden in Czech IFPI CR Archived from the original on March 3 2000 Retrieved March 17 2020 Eurochart Hot 100 Singles PDF Music amp Media December 18 1999 Retrieved June 26 2018 Whitney Houston I Learned From The Best in French Les classement single Whitney Houston I Learned From The Best in German GfK Entertainment charts Retrieved April 3 2020 Top National Sellers PDF Music amp Media January 1 2000 Retrieved June 27 2018 Islenski Listinn Topp 40 Vikuna 21 1 27 1 2000 PDF in Icelandic Dagbladid Visir Retrieved July 5 2018 a href Template Cite magazine html title Template Cite magazine cite magazine a Cite magazine requires magazine help 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Whitney Houston Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Whitney Houston Chart History Adult Contemporary Billboard Whitney Houston Chart History Dance Club Songs Billboard Whitney Houston Chart History Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard Jaarlijsten 1999 in Dutch Dutch Top 40 Retrieved May 12 2022 Pennanen Timo 2006 Sisaltaa hitin Levyt ja esittajat Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 Finland Otava p 68 ISBN 951 1 21053 X 2000 The Year in Music Hot R amp B Hip Hop Singles amp Tracks Billboard December 30 2000 Retrieved July 21 2022 2000 The Year in Music Hot Dance Club Play Singles Billboard December 30 2000 Retrieved July 21 2022 Decade End Charts Dance Club Play Songs Billboard Retrieved July 10 2011 a b Going for Adds Radio amp Records No 1326 November 19 1999 pp 101 123 Gavin Report AC Hot AC Impact Dates Gavin Report No 2281 November 19 1999 p 30 New Releases For Week Starting 29 November 1999 Singles Music Week November 27 1999 p 23 AddVance Notice Radio amp Records No 1328 December 3 1999 p 56 Gavin Report Top 40 Rhythm Crossover Impact Dates Gavin Report No 2286 January 7 2000 p 7 CHR Pop Going for Adds Radio amp Records No 1339 February 25 2000 p 71 Gavin Top 40 Rhythm Crossover Impact Dates Gavin Report No 2293 February 25 2000 p 8 External links EditI Learned from the Best at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title I Learned from the Best amp oldid 1135875564, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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