I Look to You (song)
"I Look to You" is a pop-soul song performed by American recording artist Whitney Houston, from her seventh and final studio album of the same name. It was released as a worldwide promotional single and as the first US single from the album on July 23, 2009 on US radio following highly favorable reviews at pre-release album listening parties.
| "I Look to You" | ||||
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| Single by Whitney Houston | ||||
| from the album I Look to You | ||||
| B-side | "Million Dollar Bill" | |||
| Released | July 23, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
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| Length | 4:26 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Robert Kelly | |||
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| "I Look To You" on YouTube | ||||
The single is one of two songs written by R. Kelly which appear on the album and was produced by Emanuel Kiriakou, Tricky Stewart and Harvey Mason Jr. Following its preview on US radio the single was released fully for airplay on July 27, 2009. On July 30, just one week after its premiere (and 3 days after its promotional release) the song reached number 19 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Chart, becoming her 30th top 20 hit. The song has since become her highest-charting single in the United States in nine years, charting at #70.
On February 18, 2012, R. Kelly (who wrote "I Look to You") performed the song at Houston's homegoing at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New Jersey. The service was broadcast and streamed live to a worldwide audience.