Question: when did i want to dance with somebody
Answer: `` I Wanna Dance with Somebody ( Who Loves Me ) '' Single by Whitney Houston from the album Whitney B - side `` Moment of Truth '' Released May 2 , 1987 ( 1987 - 05 - 02 ) Format CD single cassette single 7 '' single 12 '' single Recorded October 1986 Genre Dance - pop R&B Length 4 : 50 ( album version ) 8 : 33 ( 12 '' remix ) Label Arista Songwriter ( s ) George Merrill Shannon Rubicam Producer ( s ) Narada Michael Walden Whitney Houston singles chronology `` The Greatest Love of All '' ( 1986 ) `` I Wanna Dance with Somebody ( Who Loves Me ) '' ( 1987 ) `` Did n't We Almost Have It All '' ( 1987 ) `` The Greatest Love of All '' ( 1986 ) `` I Wanna Dance w