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I Will Always Love You

January 14, 2024

This article is about the Dolly Parton song also recorded by Whitney Houston. For other uses, see I Will Always Love You (disambiguation).
"And I will always love you" redirects here. Not to be confused with Inday Will Always Love You.

"I Will Always Love You" is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton. Written as a farewell to her business partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, expressing Parton's decision to pursue a solo career,[1] the country single was released in 1974. The song was a commercial success for Parton, twice reaching the top spot of Billboard Hot Country Songs: first in June 1974, then again in October 1982, with a re-recording for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas soundtrack.

"I Will Always Love You"
Side A of the original 1974 U.S. single
Single by Dolly Parton
from the album Jolene
B-side"Lonely Comin' Down"
ReleasedMarch 11, 1974 (1974-03-11)
RecordedJune 12, 1973 (1973-06-12)
StudioRCA Studio B, Nashville
GenreCountry
Length2:54
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Dolly Parton
Producer(s)Bob Ferguson
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"Jolene"
(1973) 		"I Will Always Love You"
(1974) 		"Love Is Like a Butterfly"
(1974)
Audio video
"I Will Always Love You" on YouTube

Whitney Houston recorded a soul-ballad arrangement of the song for the 1992 film The Bodyguard. Houston's version peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for a then-record-breaking 14 weeks.[2] The single was certified diamond by the RIAA, making Houston's first diamond single, the third female artist who had both a diamond single and a diamond album,[3] and becoming the best-selling single by a woman in the U.S.[4][5][6][7] The song was a global success, topping the charts in almost all countries. With over 24 million copies sold, it became the best-selling single of all time by a female solo artist.[8] It was also the world's best-selling single of 1992.[9] Houston won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female[10] in 1994 for "I Will Always Love You".[11] Houston also won a Grammy Award for Album Of The Year for The Bodyguard - Original Soundtrack Album.[10]

The song has been recorded by many other artists including Linda Ronstadt,[12] John Doe,[13] Amber Riley, LeAnn Rimes,[14] and Sarah Washington, whose dance version reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart.

"I Will Always Love You" has been recognized by BMI for over ten million broadcast performances.[15]

Background and composition edit

 
"I Will Always Love You"
A 19-second sample of Parton's 1982 recording of "I Will Always Love You".
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Country music singer-songwriter Dolly Parton wrote the song in 1973 for her one-time partner and mentor Porter Wagoner, from whom she was separating professionally after a seven-year partnership.[citation needed] She recorded it in RCA Studio B in Nashville on June 12, 1973.[16]

Author Curtis W. Ellison stated that the song "speaks about the breakup of a relationship between a man and a woman that does not descend into unremitting domestic turmoil, but instead envisions parting with respect – because of the initiative of the woman".[17] The country love track is set in a time signature of common time with a tempo of 66 beats per minute. (Larghetto/Adagio)[18] Although Parton found much success with the song, many people are unaware of its origin; during an interview, Parton's manager Danny Nozel said that "one thing we found out from American Idol is that most people don't know that Dolly Parton wrote [the track]".[19] During an interview on The Bobby Bones Show, Dolly Parton revealed that she wrote her signature song "Jolene" on the same day that she wrote "I Will Always Love You."[20][21]

Several times (long before Whitney Houston recorded the song), Dolly Parton suggested to singer Patti LaBelle that she record "I Will Always Love You" because she felt LaBelle could have sung it so well. However, LaBelle admitted she kept putting off the opportunity to do so and later deeply regretted it after she heard Whitney Houston's rendition.[22]

1974 version edit

"I Will Always Love You" was issued on March 18, 1974, as the second single from Parton's thirteenth solo studio album, Jolene (1974). During its original release in 1974, "I Will Always Love You" reached number four in Canada on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart and peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, becoming one of the best selling singles of 1974.[23]

When the 1974 recording of the song reached number one on the country charts, Elvis Presley indicated that he wanted to record the song. Parton was interested until Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, told her that it was standard procedure for the songwriter to sign over half of the publishing rights to any song Elvis recorded.[24] Parton refused. She recalls:

I said, 'I'm really sorry,' and I cried all night. I mean, it was like the worst thing. You know, it's like, Oh, my God… Elvis Presley.' And other people were saying, 'You're nuts. It's Elvis Presley.' …I said, 'I can't do that. Something in my heart says, 'Don't do that. And I just didn't do it… He would have killed it. But anyway, so he didn't. Then when Whitney [Houston's version] came out, I made enough money to buy Graceland.[25]

The song won Parton Female Vocalist of the Year at the 1975 CMA Awards.

Critical reception edit

In Curtis W. Ellison's book, Country Music Culture: From Hard Times to Heaven (1995), he stated: "In the early 1990s, when ambiguity in romantic relationships accompanies changing expectations for both men and women, this song demonstrates Dolly Parton's appeal as a songwriter in the pop music market."[17] Writer Paul Simpson criticized the singer, stating that the track was only written to "soften the blow" of Parton and Wagoner's split.[26]

Track listing edit

  1. "I Will Always Love You" – 2:53
  2. "Lonely Comin' Down" – 3:09

Credits and personnel edit

Charts edit

Weekly

Chart (1974) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[27] 4
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[28] 1

Year-End

Chart (1974) Peak
Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[29] 22

1982 version edit

"I Will Always Love You"
 
Single by Dolly Parton
from the album The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
A-side"Do I Ever Cross Your Mind"
ReleasedJuly 12, 1982 (1982-07-12)
Recordedc. February 1982
StudioRCA Studio A (Nashville)
GenreCountry
Length3:02
LabelRCA Records
Songwriter(s)Dolly Parton
Producer(s)
  • Dolly Parton
  • Gregg Perry
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"Heartbreak Express"
(1982) 		"I Will Always Love You"
(1982) 		"Hard Candy Christmas"
(1982)
Film clip
"I Will Always Love You" (1982) on YouTube

Parton re-recorded the song for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, released July 12, 1982, as the first single from the soundtrack album. The single eventually hit number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart, earning Parton a rare distinction: reaching the number one position twice with the same song.

Critical reception edit

Billboard gave a positive review which said, "The first single from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas isn't the sort of brassy main theme normally used to launch a major movie musical: here Parton reinterprets one of her earliest exercises in pure pop writing, and while older fans may be divided over the breathier, more stylized reading she offers here, the song itself is still a lovely ballad with a soaring chorus."[30]

Cashbox also reviewed the single favorably, saying that "hoisted over a building arrangement, Parton's vocals have never been more convincing or moving. The single choice from her Hollywood flick, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the tune is sentiment wrapped in an appropriate package replete with strings, oboe and harp in addition to a delicate rhythm section."[31]

Charts edit

Chart (1982) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[32] 72
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[33] 4
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[27] 8
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[34] 1
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[27] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[35] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[36] 45
US Billboard Hot 100[37] 53
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[38] 17
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[39] 1

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[40] Gold 35,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[41] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[42] Platinum 1,000,000‡
Streaming
Sweden (GLF)[43] Gold 4,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

1995 version edit

"I Will Always Love You"
Single by Dolly Parton and Vince Gill
from the album Something Special
B-side"Speakin' of the Devil"
ReleasedNovember 1995
Recorded1995
GenreCountry
Length3:17
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Dolly Parton
Producer(s)
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"When You Tell Me That You Love Me"
(1994) 		"I Will Always Love You"
(1995) 		"Just When I Needed You Most"
(1996)
Vince Gill singles chronology
"Go Rest High on That Mountain"
(1995) 		"I Will Always Love You"
(1995) 		"High Lonesome Sound"
(1996)
Audio
"I Will Always Love You" (1995) on YouTube

Parton recorded "I Will Always Love You" in 1995 as a duet with Vince Gill for her album, Something Special. Following an August 26 performance of the duet at the Grand Ole Opry which aired on TNN, radio stations began giving the duet unsolicited airplay, causing it to debut on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart at number 53. After a performance at the 29th Annual CMA Awards, the song was officially released as a single in November 1995, peaking at number 15. This marked the third time Parton had a top 20 hit with the song. The song was nominated at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals and was named Vocal Event of the Year at the 30th Annual CMA Awards.

Personnel edit

Adapted from the album liner notes.

  • Assa Dormi – concertmaster
  • Paul Franklin – steel
  • Vince Gill – duet vocals
  • Owen Hale – drums
  • David Hungate – bass
  • Brent Mason – guitar
  • Terry McMillan – percussion
  • Dale Oehler – string arrangements, conductor
  • Dolly Parton – lead vocals
  • Matt Rollings – piano
  • Brent Rowan – guitar

Charts edit

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[27] 22
US Hot Country Singles & Tracks (Billboard)[28] 15

Whitney Houston version edit

"I Will Always Love You"
 
U.S. CD single
Single by Whitney Houston
from the album The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album
B-side
  • "Jesus Loves Me"
  • "Do You Hear What I Hear?"
ReleasedNovember 2, 1992 (1992-11-02)[44]
RecordedApril 22, 1992[45]
Genre
Length4:31
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Dolly Parton
Producer(s)David Foster
Whitney Houston singles chronology
"We Didn't Know"
(1992) 		"I Will Always Love You"
(1992) 		"I'm Every Woman"
(1993)
Music video
"I Will Always Love You" on YouTube

Background edit

In 1992, American singer Whitney Houston recorded a new arrangement of "I Will Always Love You" for the soundtrack to The Bodyguard, her film debut. The song has a saxophone solo by Kirk Whalum. She was originally to record Jimmy Ruffin's "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" as the lead single from The Bodyguard. However, when it was discovered the song was to be used for Fried Green Tomatoes, Houston requested a different song. It was her co-star Kevin Costner who suggested "I Will Always Love You", playing her Linda Ronstadt's 1975 version from her album Prisoner in Disguise.[49][50] Producer David Foster and Houston re-arranged the song as a soul ballad.[47] Her record company did not feel a song with an a cappella introduction would be as successful; however, Houston and Costner insisted on retaining it. When Parton heard that Houston was using Ronstadt's recording as a template, she called Foster to give him the final verse, which was missing from the Ronstadt recording, as she felt it was important to the song. Houston's rendition of the song was issued as the soundtrack's leading single on November 2, 1992, by Arista Records.[44]

Houston's recording is not the only version of the song featured in the film. In a scene where she dances with Costner, a version by John Doe can be heard playing on a jukebox.

Houston's version appears at No. 8 on NME's Greatest No 1 Singles in History list.[51] In 2004, Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You" placed at number 65 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema.[52] It was also ranked at number 22 on The Guardian's list of Britain's favorite 100 songs, published in May 2002.[53] Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You" has sold over 24 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling single by a female artist of all time[54] as well as one of the best-selling singles of all time.[55] It was also the world's best-selling single of 1992.[9]

In February 2014, the song placed at number six on Billboard's list of the Top 50 'Love' Songs of All Time.[56] A live performance was included on the 1999 release Divas Live '99, and a 1994 performance of the song was included on the 2014 CD/DVD release of Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances.[57]

Critical reception edit

Houston's cover of "I Will Always Love You" received widespread acclaim from music critics, being now regarded as one of her "signature'' songs. Larry Flick of Billboard wrote that the song is "bolstered by a remarkably restrained (and ultimately effective) vocal by Houston. She builds to dramatic, heartfelt conclusion that makes sense, given the unusually slow-building created by producer David Foster."[58] Randy Clark of Cashbox noted that "the unstoppable voice and unquestionable talent of Whitney Houston will no doubt come roaring back onto the charts with this cover".[59] Amy Linden of Entertainment Weekly said it "is artistically satisfying and uncharacteristically hip for the MOR songbird."[60] John Martinucci of Gavin Report asserted that Houston "delivers a powerful rendition that reminds us of her natural abilities as a singer with or without musical accompaniment."[61] Chris Willman of the Los Angeles Times commented that the singer "has the goods to deliver on the tune's haunting beauty and resists overpowering it – until the finale, when the key change and stratospheric notes drain all the heart-rending sadness out of the song and make it sound like just another anthem of survival."[62] Stephen Holden of The New York Times called it a "magnificent rendition", commenting,

Houston transforms a plaintive country ballad into a towering pop-gospel assertion of lasting devotion to a departing lover. Her voice breaking and tensing, she treats the song as a series of emotional bursts in a steady climb toward a final full-out declamation. Along the way, her virtuosic gospel embellishments enhance the emotion and never seem merely ornamental.[63]

Peter Stanton of Smash Hits commented, "A slow intro moulds into a crescendo of huggy-kissy-smoochiness that could melt the heart of the yeti of Northern Siberia."[64] Writing for USA Today on November 17, 1992, James T. Jones IV labeled it a "tour-de-force", and added "[Houston] gives a 31⁄2-star [out of four] performance. Where Dolly Parton's original 'I Will Always Love You' was plaintive and tear-stained, Houston's is gospel-infused and dramatic."[65]

Chart performance edit

The single spent 14 weeks at the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, which at the time was a record.[66][67] It became Houston's longest run atop the chart, surpassing her previous record of three weeks with "Greatest Love of All" in 1986. It is also the longest running number-one single from a soundtrack album. It holds the record for the most consecutive weeks at number one in the US by a solo artist, sharing the title with Elton John's "Candle in the Wind '97" and becoming the longest running female consecutive number one single in history, earning Houston a Guinness World Record.[68]

It debuted at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, and became Houston's tenth number-one entry two weeks later. It also dominated other Billboard charts, spending 14 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Single Sales chart, and 11 weeks at number one on its Hot 100 Airplay chart. The song remained at number one on the Mainstream Top 40 chart for nine consecutive weeks. It was Houston's first single on the chart and her first number one. The song also remained at number one for five weeks on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks, and for 11 weeks on the Hot R&B Singles chart becoming the longest running number one on the R&B charts at the time; it remained in the top 40 for 24 weeks.[69][70][71] It became Arista Records' biggest hit. The song was number one on the Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, and R&B chart simultaneously for a record-equaling five weeks; Ray Charles' "I Can't Stop Loving You" in 1962 achieved the same feat on the same charts.[72]

The song stayed at number one in the U.S. throughout January and February 1993, making it the first time Billboard did not rank a new number-one single until March of the new year. Houston's "I Will Always Love You" was also the year-end number one single of 1993 in the US.[73] Similarly, in the UK, Houston's version was ranked the number-one single of 1992, and then made the countdown again in 1993 where it was ranked number nine, marking the first time any musical act had the same single ranked in the top ten of the year-end review two years in a row.[74] In Australia, it was the number 17 single of 1992 and the number two song of 1993.[75][76]

Houston's "I Will Always Love You" was also a massive international hit, topping the singles charts in almost every country, including the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles, where it spent 13 weeks at the top. The single ruled the summit position for ten weeks in Australia,[77] five weeks in Austria,[78] seven weeks for Belgium,[79] eight weeks in France,[80] six weeks in Germany,[81] eight weeks in Ireland,[82] six weeks in the Netherlands,[83] fourteen weeks in New Zealand,[84] nine weeks in Norway,[85] one week in Spain and Uruguay, six weeks in Sweden,[86] eight weeks in Switzerland,[87] and ten weeks in the UK.[88] The song reached the number one spot in the UK in 1992. Houston's ten-week reign in the UK was the longest run at the top by a solo female artist in the history of the British singles chart, until it was overtaken by Tones & I in 2019.[89][90][91] It was the year-end number one song for in three countries – the U.S., Canada and the UK.

Houston's single sold approximately 400,000 copies in its second week at the top of the charts, making it the best-selling song in a single week surpassing Bryan Adams' "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You". It broke its own record in the following three weeks, peaking at 632,000 copies in the week ending on December 27, 1992. The January 9, 1993, issue of Billboard reported it had broken its own record for most copies sold in a single week for any song in the Nielsen SoundScan era. This record was broken by Elton John's "Candle in the Wind 1997/Something About the Way You Look Tonight", which sold 3.4 million in the final week of September 1997.[92] "I Will Always Love You" was certified four times Platinum in the U.S. for shipments of over 4 million copies by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on January 12, 1993, making Houston the first female artist with a single to reach that level in RIAA history.[4][93] According to Nielsen SoundScan, as of 2009, the single had sold 4,591,000 copies, and had become the second best-selling physical single in the US.[6][94] On January 12, 2022, the single was certified Diamond by the RIAA for selling 10 million equivalent sales units from sales and streams, becoming the second-eldest song in history to do so after Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" and the third song overall in the 20th century to do so, preceded by "Bohemian Rhapsody" and Mariah Carey's 1994 Christmas single, "All I Want for Christmas is You".[95] With this accomplishment, Houston became only the third female artist to have a diamond single and album after Carey and Taylor Swift.[95]

In the UK, the single sold over 1,550,000 copies, becoming the tenth best-selling single of the 1990s, and was certified two times Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on January 1, 1993.[96][97][98] In doing so, it became just the second single by a female artist in UK music history after Jennifer Rush's "The Power of Love" to sell a million copies in the UK.[99] In 1992 alone the single had sold 960,000 copies in United Kingdom.[100] In 1993 the single sold 395,000 copies in United Kingdom.[101] It was certified Platinum for shipments of over 500,000 copies by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) in Germany.[102] In Japan, "I Will Always Love You" sold over 810,000 copies, staying for 27 weeks on the chart, and became the best-selling single by a foreign female artist at the time, despite not topping the charts.[103][104]

Only a few hours after Houston's death on February 11, 2012, "I Will Always Love You" topped the U.S. iTunes charts. Also, in the week following her death, the single returned to the Billboard Hot 100 after almost twenty years, debuting at number seven, and becoming a posthumous top-ten single for Houston, the first one since 2001. The song eventually peaked at number three (two spots shy of repeating the feat achieved by Chubby Checker when "The Twist" returned to the top position after previously falling off the chart).[105] It debuted on the Billboard Hot Digital Singles Chart at number three on the chart dated February 25, 2012, with over 195,000 copies downloaded.[106] In the UK, the song charted at number ten the week of Houston's death.[107]

Accolades edit

"I Will Always Love You" won the 1994 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Houston's third win in the latter category after earlier wins in 1986 and 1988. During the Grammy Award telecast, the Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female award was presented to Houston by composer Dolly Parton and David Foster. The single topped the 1993 Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B Singles year-end charts simultaneously, becoming the first single by a female artist and the second overall to achieve that feat behind Prince's "When Doves Cry" in 1984. In addition, it received Favorite Pop/Rock Single and Favorite Soul/R&B Single awards at the 21st American Music Awards, which was the first record by a solo female artist to win both categories, and the third overall in AMA history behind "Endless Love" by Lionel Richie & Diana Ross in 1982 and "Beat It" by Michael Jackson in 1984. "I Will Always Love You" won two Japan Gold Disc Awards in 1993 for International Song of the Year, and a 1994 International Song of the Year Special Award for Japanese sales of over one million units.[108]

In 2015, "I Will Always Love You" was named the No. 1 Song of the Rock Era in the book The Top 500 Songs of the Rock Era: 1955–2015.[109]

In 2020, "I Will Always Love You" was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[110]

In 2021, "I Will Always Love You" was listed at number 94 on the updated list of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[111]

Year Awards ceremony Award description(s) Results
1993 The 19th People's Choice Awards Favorite New Music Video[112] Won
The 7th Soul Train Music Awards Best R&B/Soul Single, Female[113] Won
The 7th Japan Gold Disc Awards Song of the Year (International)[114] Won
The 2nd MTV Movie Awards Best Song from a Movie[115][116] Won
The 4th Billboard Music Awards #1 Hot 100 Single (Hot 100 Single of the Year)[117][118] Won
#1 Hot R&B Single (R&B Single of the Year)[117][118] Won
Special Award: Single Most Weeks at No. 1 (14 weeks)[117][118] Won
No. 1 World Single[117][118] Won
No. 1 Hot 100 Singles Sales[117] Won
No. 1 Hot R&B Singles Sales[117] Won
1994 The 21st American Music Awards Favorite Pop/Rock Single[119] Won
Favorite Soul/R&B Single[119] Won
36th Grammy Awards Record of the Year[120] Won
Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female[120] Won
The 8th Soul Train Music Awards Best R&B Song of the Year[121][122] Won
The 8th Japan Gold Disc Awards Special Award[114] Won

Controversy edit

After Houston's recording became a hit in 1992, the tabloid press began reporting on a 'feud' between the two performers, stemming from Parton allegedly reneging on an agreement that she would not perform the song for a number of months while Houston's version was on the charts, so as not to compete with Houston's recording. However, both Parton and Houston dismissed any rumors, speaking glowingly of one another in interviews.[123][124] Houston praised Parton for writing a beautiful song. In return, Parton thanked Houston for bringing her song to a wider audience and increasing the amount of royalties in the process. Parton also gave a live interview, confirming this.

When Houston won the Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female award at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards for her recording, Parton (along with David Foster) presented the award.

In a statement to Billboard mourning Houston's death in February 2012, Parton said:

Mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of Whitney Houston. I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart, 'Whitney, I will always love you. You will be missed.'[125]

Music video edit

The single's music video is credited to Alan Smithee (Nick Brandt removed his name due to the way Clive Davis re-edited the video), and produced by Rob Newman. It begins with the performance of the song Houston gives at the end of The Bodyguard. The video then cuts to the singer in a dark blue suit sitting in an empty theater with the spotlight shining on her, singing of her love, and when she starts her dramatic vocal finale, the theater changes into open camp surrounded by snow, which is meant to be at Fallen Leaf Lake, California, where The Bodyguard's boat scene was filmed. The video is interspersed with scenes from the film and gives the viewer the experience of reliving the moments with Houston. At the time of the video's shooting the singer was pregnant with her daughter Bobbi Kristina, so she is shown only sitting in the theater scenes.[126] On October 24, 2020, the video for "I Will Always Love You" reached one billion views on YouTube. It is the first music video of the 20th century by a solo artist to reach the milestone. Later in that year the 4k video was released.

Formats and track listings edit

Credits and personnel edit

Charts edit

Certifications and sales edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[216] 4× Platinum 280,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[217] Gold 25,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[218] Platinum 90,000‡
France (SNEP)[219] Gold 250,000*
Germany (BVMI)[220] Platinum 500,000^
Italy (FIMI)[221] Platinum 50,000‡
Japan (RIAJ)[222]
Physical single 		5× Platinum 500,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[223]
Digital single 		Platinum 250,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[224] Gold 30,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[225] Platinum 75,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[226] Platinum 10,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[227] Platinum 60,000‡
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[228] Platinum 60,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[229] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[230] 2× Platinum 1,670,000[204]
United States (RIAA)[231] Diamond 10,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Tributes edit

Jennifer Hudson performed the song in front of Houston, who received The BET Honors Award for Entertainer Lifetime Achievement spanning over 25 years in the industry. The 2010 BET Honors Awards was held at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., and aired on February 1, 2010.

Since Houston's death in 2012, many other artists have performed tributes to the late singer's version of the song, including on February 12, 2012, when Hudson performed the song as a tribute during the 54th Annual Grammy Awards, the day after Houston's death, alongside images of musicians who had died in 2011 and 2012, including Amy Winehouse and Etta James. Parton complimented Hudson on her performance, saying,

I was brought to tears again last night, as I'm sure many were, when Jennifer Hudson sang "I Will Always Love You" on the Grammys in memory of Whitney. Like everybody else, I am still in shock. But I know that Whitney will live forever in all the great music that she left behind. I will always have a very special piece of her in the song we shared together and had the good fortune to share with the world. Rest in peace, Whitney. Again, we will always love you.[232][233]

The song was played at Houston's funeral as her casket was brought out of the church. The song title also served as the epitaph on Houston's gravestone. [234] In 2012, following Whitney Houston's death, American singer Beyoncé performed a tribute to Houston during her revue Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live in Atlantic City, New Jersey at the Revel resort.[235][236] She began the performance of her song "Halo" singing the first verse of "I Will Always Love You" a cappella.[236][237] Later, in 2013, during her The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour, Beyoncé also sang the opening lines of "I Will Always Love You" prior to the performance of "Halo" as the final song of the tour.[238] At the 2017 Commencement of the University of Southern California, Will Ferrell sang "I Will Always Love You" to the graduating class.[239]

Sarah Washington version edit

"I Will Always Love You"
 
Single by Sarah Washington
B-side"Body Heat"
ReleasedAugust 2, 1993 (1993-08-02)[240]
Genre
Length5:27
Label
Songwriter(s)Dolly Parton
Producer(s)
  • Martyn Norris
  • Richard Cottle
Sarah Washington singles chronology
"I Will Always Love You"
(1993) 		"Careless Whisper"
(1993)

British singer Sarah Washington released a dance-cover of "I Will Always Love You" in August 1993. It became her highest-charting hit, reaching number three in Spain, number 12 in the UK, number 15 in Ireland, and number 32 in Sweden. On the Eurochart Hot 100, it peaked at number 44 in September 1993. It was released on Almighty Records, which described Washington as "an eager young hopeful" and cited her "sensational studio performance" as being key to the ultimate success of the track, also giving credit to London radio station 95.8 Capital FM and its heavy rotation of the song.[241] A black-and-white music video was produced to promote the single. In 2006, Almighty Records released an 11-mixes package of "I Will Always Love You".

Critical reception edit

Larry Flick from Billboard commented, "There are no less than nine dance music covers of the Whitney Houston megahit "I Will Always Love You". So far, only Sarah Washington's hi-NRG rendering on Almighty Records is worth a spin."[242] In his weekly UK chart commentary, James Masterton wrote, "If anything this new version adds a little more to the song, and at least proves it had genuine soul to start with. Top 10 for sure."[243] Chris Roberts from Melody Maker added, "And now you can shake a tailfeather to it as well."[244] Alan Jones from Music Week gave it four out of five, complimenting "a sinewy garage groove with a powerful vocal from the Donna Summer school of disco divas."[245] Stephen Dalton from NME felt the record "hop, skip and pump along with a breezy, good-natured charm."[246] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update described it as a "I Will Survive-ish" remake.[247]

Track listings edit

  • CD single (Dance Mix), UK (1993)
  1. "I Will Always Love You" (The Dolly Mix) – 6:20
  2. "I Will Always Love You" (7" Edit) – 5:25
  3. "I Will Always Love You" (Mighty Mix) – 7:26
  4. "Body Heat" – 4:38
  • CD single (Dance Mix), Scandinavia (1993)
  1. "I Will Always Love You" (7" Edit) – 5:27
  2. "I Will Always Love You" (12" Original Mix) – 7:27
  • CD single (Dance Mix), Australia (1993)
  1. "I Will Always Love You" (7" Edit)
  2. "I Will Always Love You" (12" Original Mix)
  3. "I Will Always Love You" (Luv'd Up Mix)
  4. "Body Heat"

Charts edit

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[248] 44
Ireland (IRMA)[249] 15
Spain (AFYVE)[250] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[251] 32
UK Singles (OCC)[252] 12
UK Dance (Music Week)[253] 11
UK Club Chart (Music Week)[254] 19

Rik Waller version edit

In 2002, English pop singer Rik Waller took his own version of "I Will Always Love You" into the top ten of the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 6.[255] It was his debut single and the first released from his debut studio album From Now..., after his taking part in the Pop Idol series.

Kristin Chenoweth version edit

"I Will Always Love You"
 
Single by Kristin Chenoweth and Dolly Parton
from the album For the Girls
ReleasedAugust 9, 2019
Recorded2019
GenrePop
Length3:22
LabelConcord
Songwriter(s)Dolly Parton
Producer(s)
Kristin Chenoweth singles chronology
"Dreams"
(2011) 		"I Will Always Love You"
(2019)
Dolly Parton singles chronology
"Smoky Mountain Rain"
(2019) 		"I Will Always Love You"
(2019) 		"God Only Knows"
(2019)
Audio video
"I Will Always Love You" on YouTube

"I Will Always Love You" was covered by American actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth as a duet with Dolly Parton. It was released on August 9, 2019,[256] as the first single[257][258] from Chenoweth's album, For the Girls.

Background edit

Chenoweth reflected on recording "I Will Always Love You" with ET Online, saying "it is a song I've loved since I was a child." She went on to say, "I used to think, 'One day I'm gonna sing that song.' Little did I know that I'd get to sing it with the queen herself."[259]

"Forever Country" edit

The song found further chart success as part of the "Forever Country" medley, created in 2016 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Country Music Association Awards. The medley also features "Take Me Home, Country Roads" and "On the Road Again". Parton performs on the medley, along with 29 other country music artists. The medley debuted at number one on the Billboard US Hot Country Songs chart and number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on October 8, 2016.[260]

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External links edit

  • "I Will Always Love You" at Discogs (list of releases)
  • Kristin Chenoweth – "I Will Always Love You" (uploaded in 2015) on YouTube

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This article is about the Dolly Parton song also recorded by Whitney Houston For other uses see I Will Always Love You disambiguation And I will always love you redirects here Not to be confused with Inday Will Always Love You I Will Always Love You is a song written and originally recorded in 1973 by American singer songwriter Dolly Parton Written as a farewell to her business partner and mentor Porter Wagoner expressing Parton s decision to pursue a solo career 1 the country single was released in 1974 The song was a commercial success for Parton twice reaching the top spot of Billboard Hot Country Songs first in June 1974 then again in October 1982 with a re recording for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas soundtrack I Will Always Love You Side A of the original 1974 U S singleSingle by Dolly Partonfrom the album JoleneB side Lonely Comin Down ReleasedMarch 11 1974 1974 03 11 RecordedJune 12 1973 1973 06 12 StudioRCA Studio B NashvilleGenreCountryLength2 54LabelRCA VictorSongwriter s Dolly PartonProducer s Bob FergusonDolly Parton singles chronology Jolene 1973 I Will Always Love You 1974 Love Is Like a Butterfly 1974 Audio video I Will Always Love You on YouTubeWhitney Houston recorded a soul ballad arrangement of the song for the 1992 film The Bodyguard Houston s version peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for a then record breaking 14 weeks 2 The single was certified diamond by the RIAA making Houston s first diamond single the third female artist who had both a diamond single and a diamond album 3 and becoming the best selling single by a woman in the U S 4 5 6 7 The song was a global success topping the charts in almost all countries With over 24 million copies sold it became the best selling single of all time by a female solo artist 8 It was also the world s best selling single of 1992 9 Houston won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year and the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance Female 10 in 1994 for I Will Always Love You 11 Houston also won a Grammy Award for Album Of The Year for The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack Album 10 The song has been recorded by many other artists including Linda Ronstadt 12 John Doe 13 Amber Riley LeAnn Rimes 14 and Sarah Washington whose dance version reached number 12 on the UK Singles Chart I Will Always Love You has been recognized by BMI for over ten million broadcast performances 15 Contents 1 Background and composition 2 1974 version 2 1 Critical reception 2 2 Track listing 2 3 Credits and personnel 2 4 Charts 3 1982 version 3 1 Critical reception 3 2 Charts 3 3 Certifications 4 1995 version 4 1 Personnel 4 2 Charts 5 Whitney Houston version 5 1 Background 5 2 Critical reception 5 3 Chart performance 5 4 Accolades 5 5 Controversy 5 6 Music video 5 7 Formats and track listings 5 8 Credits and personnel 5 9 Charts 5 9 1 Weekly charts 5 9 2 Year end charts 5 9 3 Decade end charts 5 9 4 All time charts 5 10 Certifications and sales 5 11 Tributes 6 Sarah Washington version 6 1 Critical reception 6 2 Track listings 6 3 Charts 7 Rik Waller version 8 Kristin Chenoweth version 8 1 Background 9 Forever Country 10 See also 11 References 12 External linksBackground and composition edit nbsp I Will Always Love You source track A 19 second sample of Parton s 1982 recording of I Will Always Love You Problems playing this file See media help Country music singer songwriter Dolly Parton wrote the song in 1973 for her one time partner and mentor Porter Wagoner from whom she was separating professionally after a seven year partnership citation needed She recorded it in RCA Studio B in Nashville on June 12 1973 16 Author Curtis W Ellison stated that the song speaks about the breakup of a relationship between a man and a woman that does not descend into unremitting domestic turmoil but instead envisions parting with respect because of the initiative of the woman 17 The country love track is set in a time signature of common time with a tempo of 66 beats per minute Larghetto Adagio 18 Although Parton found much success with the song many people are unaware of its origin during an interview Parton s manager Danny Nozel said that one thing we found out from American Idol is that most people don t know that Dolly Parton wrote the track 19 During an interview on The Bobby Bones Show Dolly Parton revealed that she wrote her signature song Jolene on the same day that she wrote I Will Always Love You 20 21 Several times long before Whitney Houston recorded the song Dolly Parton suggested to singer Patti LaBelle that she record I Will Always Love You because she felt LaBelle could have sung it so well However LaBelle admitted she kept putting off the opportunity to do so and later deeply regretted it after she heard Whitney Houston s rendition 22 1974 version edit I Will Always Love You was issued on March 18 1974 as the second single from Parton s thirteenth solo studio album Jolene 1974 During its original release in 1974 I Will Always Love You reached number four in Canada on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart and peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart becoming one of the best selling singles of 1974 23 When the 1974 recording of the song reached number one on the country charts Elvis Presley indicated that he wanted to record the song Parton was interested until Presley s manager Colonel Tom Parker told her that it was standard procedure for the songwriter to sign over half of the publishing rights to any song Elvis recorded 24 Parton refused She recalls I said I m really sorry and I cried all night I mean it was like the worst thing You know it s like Oh my God Elvis Presley And other people were saying You re nuts It s Elvis Presley I said I can t do that Something in my heart says Don t do that And I just didn t do it He would have killed it But anyway so he didn t Then when Whitney Houston s version came out I made enough money to buy Graceland 25 The song won Parton Female Vocalist of the Year at the 1975 CMA Awards Critical reception edit In Curtis W Ellison s book Country Music Culture From Hard Times to Heaven 1995 he stated In the early 1990s when ambiguity in romantic relationships accompanies changing expectations for both men and women this song demonstrates Dolly Parton s appeal as a songwriter in the pop music market 17 Writer Paul Simpson criticized the singer stating that the track was only written to soften the blow of Parton and Wagoner s split 26 Track listing edit 7 vinyl 16 I Will Always Love You 2 53 Lonely Comin Down 3 09Credits and personnel edit Dolly Parton vocals guitar Jimmy Colvard guitar Chip Young guitar Stu Basore pedal steel guitar Bobby Dyson bass Larrie Londin drums Buck Trent banjo Bobby Thompson banjo Mack Magaha fiddle Johnny Gimble fiddle Hargus Pig Robbins piano Dolores Edgin background vocals Hershel Winginton background vocals Joe Babcock background vocals June Page background vocals Charts edit Weekly Chart 1974 PeakpositionCanada Country Tracks RPM 27 4US Hot Country Songs Billboard 28 1Year End Chart 1974 PeakPositionUS Hot Country Songs Billboard 29 221982 version edit I Will Always Love You nbsp Single by Dolly Partonfrom the album The Best Little Whorehouse in TexasA side Do I Ever Cross Your Mind ReleasedJuly 12 1982 1982 07 12 Recordedc February 1982StudioRCA Studio A Nashville GenreCountryLength3 02LabelRCA RecordsSongwriter s Dolly PartonProducer s Dolly PartonGregg PerryDolly Parton singles chronology Heartbreak Express 1982 I Will Always Love You 1982 Hard Candy Christmas 1982 Film clip I Will Always Love You 1982 on YouTubeParton re recorded the song for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas released July 12 1982 as the first single from the soundtrack album The single eventually hit number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart earning Parton a rare distinction reaching the number one position twice with the same song Critical reception edit Billboard gave a positive review which said The first single from The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas isn t the sort of brassy main theme normally used to launch a major movie musical here Parton reinterprets one of her earliest exercises in pure pop writing and while older fans may be divided over the breathier more stylized reading she offers here the song itself is still a lovely ballad with a soaring chorus 30 Cashbox also reviewed the single favorably saying that hoisted over a building arrangement Parton s vocals have never been more convincing or moving The single choice from her Hollywood flick The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas the tune is sentiment wrapped in an appropriate package replete with strings oboe and harp in addition to a delicate rhythm section 31 Charts edit Chart 1982 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 32 72Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 33 4Canada Top Singles RPM 27 8Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 34 1Canada Country Tracks RPM 27 1Netherlands Single Top 100 35 2Sweden Sverigetopplistan 36 45US Billboard Hot 100 37 53US Adult Contemporary Billboard 38 17US Hot Country Songs Billboard 39 1Certifications edit Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 40 Gold 35 000 United Kingdom BPI 41 Silver 200 000 United States RIAA 42 Platinum 1 000 000 StreamingSweden GLF 43 Gold 4 000 000 Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Streaming only figures based on certification alone 1995 version edit I Will Always Love You Single by Dolly Parton and Vince Gillfrom the album Something SpecialB side Speakin of the Devil ReleasedNovember 1995Recorded1995GenreCountryLength3 17LabelColumbiaSongwriter s Dolly PartonProducer s Steve BuckinghamDolly PartonDolly Parton singles chronology When You Tell Me That You Love Me 1994 I Will Always Love You 1995 Just When I Needed You Most 1996 Vince Gill singles chronology Go Rest High on That Mountain 1995 I Will Always Love You 1995 High Lonesome Sound 1996 Audio I Will Always Love You 1995 on YouTubeParton recorded I Will Always Love You in 1995 as a duet with Vince Gill for her album Something Special Following an August 26 performance of the duet at the Grand Ole Opry which aired on TNN radio stations began giving the duet unsolicited airplay causing it to debut on the Billboard Hot Country Singles amp Tracks chart at number 53 After a performance at the 29th Annual CMA Awards the song was officially released as a single in November 1995 peaking at number 15 This marked the third time Parton had a top 20 hit with the song The song was nominated at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals and was named Vocal Event of the Year at the 30th Annual CMA Awards Personnel edit Adapted from the album liner notes Assa Dormi concertmaster Paul Franklin steel Vince Gill duet vocals Owen Hale drums David Hungate bass Brent Mason guitar Terry McMillan percussion Dale Oehler string arrangements conductor Dolly Parton lead vocals Matt Rollings piano Brent Rowan guitarCharts edit Chart 1995 PeakpositionCanada Country Tracks RPM 27 22US Hot Country Singles amp Tracks Billboard 28 15Whitney Houston version edit I Will Always Love You nbsp U S CD singleSingle by Whitney Houstonfrom the album The Bodyguard Original Soundtrack AlbumB side Jesus Loves Me Do You Hear What I Hear ReleasedNovember 2 1992 1992 11 02 44 RecordedApril 22 1992 45 GenrePop 46 soul 47 R amp B 48 Length4 31LabelAristaSongwriter s Dolly PartonProducer s David FosterWhitney Houston singles chronology We Didn t Know 1992 I Will Always Love You 1992 I m Every Woman 1993 Music video I Will Always Love You on YouTubeBackground edit In 1992 American singer Whitney Houston recorded a new arrangement of I Will Always Love You for the soundtrack to The Bodyguard her film debut The song has a saxophone solo by Kirk Whalum She was originally to record Jimmy Ruffin s What Becomes of the Brokenhearted as the lead single from The Bodyguard However when it was discovered the song was to be used for Fried Green Tomatoes Houston requested a different song It was her co star Kevin Costner who suggested I Will Always Love You playing her Linda Ronstadt s 1975 version from her album Prisoner in Disguise 49 50 Producer David Foster and Houston re arranged the song as a soul ballad 47 Her record company did not feel a song with an a cappella introduction would be as successful however Houston and Costner insisted on retaining it When Parton heard that Houston was using Ronstadt s recording as a template she called Foster to give him the final verse which was missing from the Ronstadt recording as she felt it was important to the song Houston s rendition of the song was issued as the soundtrack s leading single on November 2 1992 by Arista Records 44 Houston s recording is not the only version of the song featured in the film In a scene where she dances with Costner a version by John Doe can be heard playing on a jukebox Houston s version appears at No 8 on NME s Greatest No 1 Singles in History list 51 In 2004 Houston s version of I Will Always Love You placed at number 65 on AFI s 100 Years 100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema 52 It was also ranked at number 22 on The Guardian s list of Britain s favorite 100 songs published in May 2002 53 Houston s version of I Will Always Love You has sold over 24 million copies worldwide making it the best selling single by a female artist of all time 54 as well as one of the best selling singles of all time 55 It was also the world s best selling single of 1992 9 In February 2014 the song placed at number six on Billboard s list of the Top 50 Love Songs of All Time 56 A live performance was included on the 1999 release Divas Live 99 and a 1994 performance of the song was included on the 2014 CD DVD release of Whitney Houston Live Her Greatest Performances 57 Critical reception editHouston s cover of I Will Always Love You received widespread acclaim from music critics being now regarded as one of her signature songs Larry Flick of Billboard wrote that the song is bolstered by a remarkably restrained and ultimately effective vocal by Houston She builds to dramatic heartfelt conclusion that makes sense given the unusually slow building created by producer David Foster 58 Randy Clark of Cashbox noted that the unstoppable voice and unquestionable talent of Whitney Houston will no doubt come roaring back onto the charts with this cover 59 Amy Linden of Entertainment Weekly said it is artistically satisfying and uncharacteristically hip for the MOR songbird 60 John Martinucci of Gavin Report asserted that Houston delivers a powerful rendition that reminds us of her natural abilities as a singer with or without musical accompaniment 61 Chris Willman of the Los Angeles Times commented that the singer has the goods to deliver on the tune s haunting beauty and resists overpowering it until the finale when the key change and stratospheric notes drain all the heart rending sadness out of the song and make it sound like just another anthem of survival 62 Stephen Holden of The New York Times called it a magnificent rendition commenting Houston transforms a plaintive country ballad into a towering pop gospel assertion of lasting devotion to a departing lover Her voice breaking and tensing she treats the song as a series of emotional bursts in a steady climb toward a final full out declamation Along the way her virtuosic gospel embellishments enhance the emotion and never seem merely ornamental 63 Peter Stanton of Smash Hits commented A slow intro moulds into a crescendo of huggy kissy smoochiness that could melt the heart of the yeti of Northern Siberia 64 Writing for USA Today on November 17 1992 James T Jones IV labeled it a tour de force and added Houston gives a 31 2 star out of four performance Where Dolly Parton s original I Will Always Love You was plaintive and tear stained Houston s is gospel infused and dramatic 65 Chart performance edit The single spent 14 weeks at the top of the U S Billboard Hot 100 which at the time was a record 66 67 It became Houston s longest run atop the chart surpassing her previous record of three weeks with Greatest Love of All in 1986 It is also the longest running number one single from a soundtrack album It holds the record for the most consecutive weeks at number one in the US by a solo artist sharing the title with Elton John s Candle in the Wind 97 and becoming the longest running female consecutive number one single in history earning Houston a Guinness World Record 68 It debuted at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Houston s tenth number one entry two weeks later It also dominated other Billboard charts spending 14 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Single Sales chart and 11 weeks at number one on its Hot 100 Airplay chart The song remained at number one on the Mainstream Top 40 chart for nine consecutive weeks It was Houston s first single on the chart and her first number one The song also remained at number one for five weeks on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks and for 11 weeks on the Hot R amp B Singles chart becoming the longest running number one on the R amp B charts at the time it remained in the top 40 for 24 weeks 69 70 71 It became Arista Records biggest hit The song was number one on the Hot 100 Adult Contemporary and R amp B chart simultaneously for a record equaling five weeks Ray Charles I Can t Stop Loving You in 1962 achieved the same feat on the same charts 72 The song stayed at number one in the U S throughout January and February 1993 making it the first time Billboard did not rank a new number one single until March of the new year Houston s I Will Always Love You was also the year end number one single of 1993 in the US 73 Similarly in the UK Houston s version was ranked the number one single of 1992 and then made the countdown again in 1993 where it was ranked number nine marking the first time any musical act had the same single ranked in the top ten of the year end review two years in a row 74 In Australia it was the number 17 single of 1992 and the number two song of 1993 75 76 Houston s I Will Always Love You was also a massive international hit topping the singles charts in almost every country including the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles where it spent 13 weeks at the top The single ruled the summit position for ten weeks in Australia 77 five weeks in Austria 78 seven weeks for Belgium 79 eight weeks in France 80 six weeks in Germany 81 eight weeks in Ireland 82 six weeks in the Netherlands 83 fourteen weeks in New Zealand 84 nine weeks in Norway 85 one week in Spain and Uruguay six weeks in Sweden 86 eight weeks in Switzerland 87 and ten weeks in the UK 88 The song reached the number one spot in the UK in 1992 Houston s ten week reign in the UK was the longest run at the top by a solo female artist in the history of the British singles chart until it was overtaken by Tones amp I in 2019 89 90 91 It was the year end number one song for in three countries the U S Canada and the UK Houston s single sold approximately 400 000 copies in its second week at the top of the charts making it the best selling song in a single week surpassing Bryan Adams Everything I Do I Do It for You It broke its own record in the following three weeks peaking at 632 000 copies in the week ending on December 27 1992 The January 9 1993 issue of Billboard reported it had broken its own record for most copies sold in a single week for any song in the Nielsen SoundScan era This record was broken by Elton John s Candle in the Wind 1997 Something About the Way You Look Tonight which sold 3 4 million in the final week of September 1997 92 I Will Always Love You was certified four times Platinum in the U S for shipments of over 4 million copies by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA on January 12 1993 making Houston the first female artist with a single to reach that level in RIAA history 4 93 According to Nielsen SoundScan as of 2009 the single had sold 4 591 000 copies and had become the second best selling physical single in the US 6 94 On January 12 2022 the single was certified Diamond by the RIAA for selling 10 million equivalent sales units from sales and streams becoming the second eldest song in history to do so after Queen s Bohemian Rhapsody and the third song overall in the 20th century to do so preceded by Bohemian Rhapsody and Mariah Carey s 1994 Christmas single All I Want for Christmas is You 95 With this accomplishment Houston became only the third female artist to have a diamond single and album after Carey and Taylor Swift 95 In the UK the single sold over 1 550 000 copies becoming the tenth best selling single of the 1990s and was certified two times Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry BPI on January 1 1993 96 97 98 In doing so it became just the second single by a female artist in UK music history after Jennifer Rush s The Power of Love to sell a million copies in the UK 99 In 1992 alone the single had sold 960 000 copies in United Kingdom 100 In 1993 the single sold 395 000 copies in United Kingdom 101 It was certified Platinum for shipments of over 500 000 copies by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie BVMI in Germany 102 In Japan I Will Always Love You sold over 810 000 copies staying for 27 weeks on the chart and became the best selling single by a foreign female artist at the time despite not topping the charts 103 104 Only a few hours after Houston s death on February 11 2012 I Will Always Love You topped the U S iTunes charts Also in the week following her death the single returned to the Billboard Hot 100 after almost twenty years debuting at number seven and becoming a posthumous top ten single for Houston the first one since 2001 The song eventually peaked at number three two spots shy of repeating the feat achieved by Chubby Checker when The Twist returned to the top position after previously falling off the chart 105 It debuted on the Billboard Hot Digital Singles Chart at number three on the chart dated February 25 2012 with over 195 000 copies downloaded 106 In the UK the song charted at number ten the week of Houston s death 107 Accolades edit I Will Always Love You won the 1994 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Houston s third win in the latter category after earlier wins in 1986 and 1988 During the Grammy Award telecast the Best Pop Vocal Performance Female award was presented to Houston by composer Dolly Parton and David Foster The single topped the 1993 Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R amp B Singles year end charts simultaneously becoming the first single by a female artist and the second overall to achieve that feat behind Prince s When Doves Cry in 1984 In addition it received Favorite Pop Rock Single and Favorite Soul R amp B Single awards at the 21st American Music Awards which was the first record by a solo female artist to win both categories and the third overall in AMA history behind Endless Love by Lionel Richie amp Diana Ross in 1982 and Beat It by Michael Jackson in 1984 I Will Always Love You won two Japan Gold Disc Awards in 1993 for International Song of the Year and a 1994 International Song of the Year Special Award for Japanese sales of over one million units 108 In 2015 I Will Always Love You was named the No 1 Song of the Rock Era in the book The Top 500 Songs of the Rock Era 1955 2015 109 In 2020 I Will Always Love You was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being culturally historically or aesthetically significant 110 In 2021 I Will Always Love You was listed at number 94 on the updated list of Rolling Stone s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time 111 Year Awards ceremony Award description s Results1993 The 19th People s Choice Awards Favorite New Music Video 112 WonThe 7th Soul Train Music Awards Best R amp B Soul Single Female 113 WonThe 7th Japan Gold Disc Awards Song of the Year International 114 WonThe 2nd MTV Movie Awards Best Song from a Movie 115 116 WonThe 4th Billboard Music Awards 1 Hot 100 Single Hot 100 Single of the Year 117 118 Won 1 Hot R amp B Single R amp B Single of the Year 117 118 WonSpecial Award Single Most Weeks at No 1 14 weeks 117 118 WonNo 1 World Single 117 118 WonNo 1 Hot 100 Singles Sales 117 WonNo 1 Hot R amp B Singles Sales 117 Won1994 The 21st American Music Awards Favorite Pop Rock Single 119 WonFavorite Soul R amp B Single 119 Won36th Grammy Awards Record of the Year 120 WonBest Pop Vocal Performance Female 120 WonThe 8th Soul Train Music Awards Best R amp B Song of the Year 121 122 WonThe 8th Japan Gold Disc Awards Special Award 114 WonControversy edit After Houston s recording became a hit in 1992 the tabloid press began reporting on a feud between the two performers stemming from Parton allegedly reneging on an agreement that she would not perform the song for a number of months while Houston s version was on the charts so as not to compete with Houston s recording However both Parton and Houston dismissed any rumors speaking glowingly of one another in interviews 123 124 Houston praised Parton for writing a beautiful song In return Parton thanked Houston for bringing her song to a wider audience and increasing the amount of royalties in the process Parton also gave a live interview confirming this When Houston won the Best Pop Vocal Performance Female award at the 36th Annual Grammy Awards for her recording Parton along with David Foster presented the award In a statement to Billboard mourning Houston s death in February 2012 Parton said Mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of Whitney Houston I will always be grateful and in awe of the wonderful performance she did on my song and I can truly say from the bottom of my heart Whitney I will always love you You will be missed 125 Music video edit The single s music video is credited to Alan Smithee Nick Brandt removed his name due to the way Clive Davis re edited the video and produced by Rob Newman It begins with the performance of the song Houston gives at the end of The Bodyguard The video then cuts to the singer in a dark blue suit sitting in an empty theater with the spotlight shining on her singing of her love and when she starts her dramatic vocal finale the theater changes into open camp surrounded by snow which is meant to be at Fallen Leaf Lake California where The Bodyguard s boat scene was filmed The video is interspersed with scenes from the film and gives the viewer the experience of reliving the moments with Houston At the time of the video s shooting the singer was pregnant with her daughter Bobbi Kristina so she is shown only sitting in the theater scenes 126 On October 24 2020 the video for I Will Always Love You reached one billion views on YouTube It is the first music video of the 20th century by a solo artist to reach the milestone Later in that year the 4k video was released Formats and track listings edit UK and Europe 12 inch vinyl single 127 128 A I Will Always Love You 4 31 B1 Jesus Loves Me 5 11 B2 Do You Hear What I Hear 3 31UK European and U S 7 inch vinyl single 129 130 131 A I Will Always Love You 4 31 B Jesus Loves Me 5 11 US and Europe maxi CD single 132 133 I Will Always Love You 4 31 Jesus Loves Me 5 11 Do You Hear What I Hear 3 31Maxi CD singles 1999 remixes I Will Always Love You Hex Hector radio edit 4 50 I Will Always Love You Hex Hector 12 inch club mix 9 51 I Will Always Love You Hex Hector Anthem dub mix 5 44 Credits and personnel edit Performed by Whitney Houston Produced and arranged by David Foster Vocal arrangement Whitney Houston Directed by Rickey Minor Keyboards David Foster Sax solo Kirk Whalum Drums Ricky Lawson Percussion Bashiri Johnson Guitars Dean Parks Michael Landau Bass Neil Stubenhaus Synth programmers Tony Smith Claude Gaudette String arrangements Ronn Huff Recording engineers Bill Schnee Dave Reitzas Peter J Yianilos Mixing engineer Dave Reitzas Executive producers Clive Davis Whitney Houston Charts edit Weekly charts edit Chart 1992 1993 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 77 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 78 1Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 79 1Canada Retail Singles The Record 134 22Canada Top Singles RPM 135 1Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 136 1Canada Contemporary Hit Radio The Record 134 1Denmark IFPI 137 1Europe Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 138 1Europe European Dance Radio 139 1Finland Suomen virallinen lista 140 2France SNEP 80 1Germany Official German Charts 81 1Greece IFPI 141 2Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 142 1Ireland IRMA 82 1Italy Musica e dischi 143 2Japan Oricon 144 5Mexico Hit Parade Notitas Musicales 145 1Netherlands Dutch Top 40 83 1Netherlands Single Top 100 146 1New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 84 1Norway VG lista 85 1Panama UPI 147 1Peru UPI 148 1Portugal AFP 149 1Spain AFYVE 150 1Sweden Sverigetopplistan 86 1Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 87 1UK Singles OCC 151 1Uruguay UPI 148 1US Billboard Hot 100 152 1US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 153 1US Adult Contemporary Billboard 154 1Chart 2012 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 155 8Austria O3 Austria Top 40 156 10Canada Canadian Hot 100 157 6Denmark Tracklisten 158 10Euro Digital Song Sales Billboard 159 8Finland Suomen virallinen lista 160 17France SNEP 161 2Germany Official German Charts 162 19Ireland IRMA 163 13Israel Media Forest 164 3Italy FIMI 165 7Japan Japan Hot 100 166 5Luxembourg Digital Song Sales Billboard 167 4Netherlands Dutch Top 40 168 17Netherlands Single Top 100 169 5New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 170 7Norway VG lista 171 12Portugal Digital Song Sales Billboard 172 2Scotland OCC 173 19South Korea International Circle 174 20Spain PROMUSICAE 175 2Sweden Sverigetopplistan 176 56Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 177 3UK Singles OCC 178 14US Billboard Hot 100 179 3 Year end charts edit Chart 1992 PositionAustralia ARIA 75 17Canada Top Singles RPM 180 85Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 181 97Netherlands Dutch Top 40 182 61UK Singles OCC 183 1Chart 1993 PositionAustralia ARIA 76 2Austria O3 Austria Top 40 184 8Belgium Ultratop Flanders 185 16Canada Top Singles RPM 186 1Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 187 7Europe Eurochart Hot 100 188 3Finland Suomen virallinen lista 189 5Germany Official German Charts 190 7Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 191 1Japan Oricon 192 31Netherlands Dutch Top 40 193 13Netherlands Single Top 100 194 5New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 195 2Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 196 7UK Singles OCC 197 10US Billboard Hot 100 198 1US Hot Adult Contemporary Singles amp Tracks Billboard 199 18US Hot R amp B Singles Billboard 200 1Chart 2012 PositionSpain PROMUSICAE 201 49Decade end charts edit Chart 1990 1999 PositionBelgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 202 33Netherlands Dutch Top 40 203 24UK Singles OCC 204 9US Billboard Hot 100 205 7All time charts edit Chart PositionUK Singles OCC 206 26Billboard Magazine Hot 100 Anniversary Charts Year Title Category Position Source1998 Billboard 40 Years of the Top 40 The Top 10 Remakes 2 207 The Top 10 Love Songs 2 207 Billboard The Hot 100 of the Hot 100 Top Songs of Four Decades 6 208 The Top 10 Soundtrack Songs 1 209 Song with the Most Weeks at No 1 14 weeks 2 209 2008 Billboard Hot 100 50th Anniversary The Billboard Hot 100 All Time Top Songs 68 210 The All Time Top R amp B Hip Hop Songs 27 211 Hot 100 Song of the Year 1993 1 212 2013 Billboard Hot 100 55th Anniversary The Billboard Hot 100 All Time Top Songs 49 213 The All Time Top R amp B Hip Hop Songs 27 214 Hot 100 Song of the Year 1993 1 215 Certifications and sales edit Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 216 4 Platinum 280 000 Austria IFPI Austria 217 Gold 25 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 218 Platinum 90 000 France SNEP 219 Gold 250 000 Germany BVMI 220 Platinum 500 000 Italy FIMI 221 Platinum 50 000 Japan RIAJ 222 Physical single 5 Platinum 500 000 Japan RIAJ 223 Digital single Platinum 250 000 Mexico AMPROFON 224 Gold 30 000 Netherlands NVPI 225 Platinum 75 000 New Zealand RMNZ 226 Platinum 10 000 Norway IFPI Norway 227 Platinum 60 000 Spain PROMUSICAE 228 Platinum 60 000 Sweden GLF 229 Platinum 50 000 United Kingdom BPI 230 2 Platinum 1 670 000 204 United States RIAA 231 Diamond 10 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Tributes edit Jennifer Hudson performed the song in front of Houston who received The BET Honors Award for Entertainer Lifetime Achievement spanning over 25 years in the industry The 2010 BET Honors Awards was held at the Warner Theatre in Washington D C and aired on February 1 2010 Since Houston s death in 2012 many other artists have performed tributes to the late singer s version of the song including on February 12 2012 when Hudson performed the song as a tribute during the 54th Annual Grammy Awards the day after Houston s death alongside images of musicians who had died in 2011 and 2012 including Amy Winehouse and Etta James Parton complimented Hudson on her performance saying I was brought to tears again last night as I m sure many were when Jennifer Hudson sang I Will Always Love You on the Grammys in memory of Whitney Like everybody else I am still in shock But I know that Whitney will live forever in all the great music that she left behind I will always have a very special piece of her in the song we shared together and had the good fortune to share with the world Rest in peace Whitney Again we will always love you 232 233 The song was played at Houston s funeral as her casket was brought out of the church The song title also served as the epitaph on Houston s gravestone 234 In 2012 following Whitney Houston s death American singer Beyonce performed a tribute to Houston during her revue Revel Presents Beyonce Live in Atlantic City New Jersey at the Revel resort 235 236 She began the performance of her song Halo singing the first verse of I Will Always Love You a cappella 236 237 Later in 2013 during her The Mrs Carter Show World Tour Beyonce also sang the opening lines of I Will Always Love You prior to the performance of Halo as the final song of the tour 238 At the 2017 Commencement of the University of Southern California Will Ferrell sang I Will Always Love You to the graduating class 239 Sarah Washington version edit I Will Always Love You nbsp Single by Sarah WashingtonB side Body Heat ReleasedAugust 2 1993 1993 08 02 240 GenreDance hi NRGLength5 27LabelAlmighty ZYX MusicSongwriter s Dolly PartonProducer s Martyn Norris Richard CottleSarah Washington singles chronology I Will Always Love You 1993 Careless Whisper 1993 British singer Sarah Washington released a dance cover of I Will Always Love You in August 1993 It became her highest charting hit reaching number three in Spain number 12 in the UK number 15 in Ireland and number 32 in Sweden On the Eurochart Hot 100 it peaked at number 44 in September 1993 It was released on Almighty Records which described Washington as an eager young hopeful and cited her sensational studio performance as being key to the ultimate success of the track also giving credit to London radio station 95 8 Capital FM and its heavy rotation of the song 241 A black and white music video was produced to promote the single In 2006 Almighty Records released an 11 mixes package of I Will Always Love You Critical reception edit Larry Flick from Billboard commented There are no less than nine dance music covers of the Whitney Houston megahit I Will Always Love You So far only Sarah Washington s hi NRG rendering on Almighty Records is worth a spin 242 In his weekly UK chart commentary James Masterton wrote If anything this new version adds a little more to the song and at least proves it had genuine soul to start with Top 10 for sure 243 Chris Roberts from Melody Maker added And now you can shake a tailfeather to it as well 244 Alan Jones from Music Week gave it four out of five complimenting a sinewy garage groove with a powerful vocal from the Donna Summer school of disco divas 245 Stephen Dalton from NME felt the record hop skip and pump along with a breezy good natured charm 246 James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update described it as a I Will Survive ish remake 247 Track listings edit CD single Dance Mix UK 1993 I Will Always Love You The Dolly Mix 6 20 I Will Always Love You 7 Edit 5 25 I Will Always Love You Mighty Mix 7 26 Body Heat 4 38CD single Dance Mix Scandinavia 1993 I Will Always Love You 7 Edit 5 27 I Will Always Love You 12 Original Mix 7 27CD single Dance Mix Australia 1993 I Will Always Love You 7 Edit I Will Always Love You 12 Original Mix I Will Always Love You Luv d Up Mix Body Heat Charts edit Chart 1993 PeakpositionEurope Eurochart Hot 100 248 44Ireland IRMA 249 15Spain AFYVE 250 3Sweden Sverigetopplistan 251 32UK Singles OCC 252 12UK Dance Music Week 253 11UK Club Chart Music Week 254 19Rik Waller version editIn 2002 English pop singer Rik Waller took his own version of I Will Always Love You into the top ten of the UK Singles Chart peaking at number 6 255 It was his debut single and the first released from his debut studio album From Now after his taking part in the Pop Idol series Kristin Chenoweth version edit I Will Always Love You nbsp Single by Kristin Chenoweth and Dolly Partonfrom the album For the GirlsReleasedAugust 9 2019Recorded2019GenrePopLength3 22LabelConcordSongwriter s Dolly PartonProducer s Steve TyrellJon Allen co producer Kristin Chenoweth singles chronology Dreams 2011 I Will Always Love You 2019 Dolly Parton singles chronology Smoky Mountain Rain 2019 I Will Always Love You 2019 God Only Knows 2019 Audio video I Will Always Love You on YouTube I Will Always Love You was covered by American actress and singer Kristin Chenoweth as a duet with Dolly Parton It was released on August 9 2019 256 as the first single 257 258 from Chenoweth s album For the Girls Background edit Chenoweth reflected on recording I Will Always Love You with ET Online saying it is a song I ve loved since I was a child She went on to say I used to think One day I m gonna sing that song Little did I know that I d get to sing it with the queen herself 259 Forever Country editThe song found further chart success as part of the Forever Country medley created in 2016 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Country Music Association Awards The medley also features Take Me Home Country Roads and On the Road Again Parton performs on the medley along with 29 other country music artists The medley debuted at number one on the Billboard US Hot Country Songs chart and number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on October 8 2016 260 See also editList of Australian number one hits of 1993 List of Austrian number one hits of 1993 List of number one hits of 1993 Belgium Flanders List of RPM number one singles of 1992 List of RPM number one singles of 1993 Dutch Top 40 number one hits of 1992 Dutch Top 40 number one hits of 1993 List of European number one hits of 1992 List of European number one hits of 1993 List of French number one hits of 1993 Number one hits of 1993 Germany List of number one singles of 1992 Ireland List of number one singles of 1993 Ireland List of number one hits of 1992 Italy List of number one singles in 1992 New Zealand List of number one singles in 1993 New Zealand List of number one songs in Norway List of number one singles of 1993 Spain List of number one singles and albums in Sweden List of number one hits of 1993 Switzerland List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 1990s List of number one adult contemporary singles of 1992 U S List of number one adult contemporary singles of 1993 U S List of Hot 100 Airplay number one singles of the 1990s List of Billboard Mainstream Top 40 number one songs of the 1990s List of Billboard Rhythmic number one songs of the 1990s List of number one R amp B singles of 1992 U S R amp B number one hits of 1993 USA List of million selling singles in the United Kingdom List of best selling singles of the 1990s in the United Kingdom List of best selling singles by year 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