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"I Will Always Love You" is a song written, composed, and originally recorded by American singer-songwriter . The
track was released on June 6, 1974 as the second single from Parton's thirteenth solo studio album,
(1974). The singer wrote the song, which was recorded on June 13, 1973, for her one-time partner and mentor , from whom she was professionally splitting at the time.
"I Will Always Love You" received positive reviews from critics and attained commercial success, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart two times. First, in June 1974 and a 1982 rerecording of the song also reached number one October of that year. With that accomplishment, Parton became the first artist ever to earn a number one record twice with the same song as a singer, and (with the Whitney Houston version) three times as a writer. The song also won Parton Female Vocalist at the CMA Awards, in 1975. Parton's 1982 recording of the song is from the soundtrack of the film .
recorded a cover version of the song for the 1992 film . It has since become one of the . Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You" re-charted in 2012 after her death, making it the second single ever to reach the top three on the
in separate chart runs.
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Parton wrote the track in 1973 for her one-time partner and mentor , from whom she was separating professionally at the time. She recorded it in Nashville on June 13, 1973. Parton later re-recorded the song in 1982, when it was included on the soundtrack of . 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." According to sheet music published
by Hal Leonard Corporation, the
track is set in
of 66 . During an interview, Parton's manager Danny Nozel said that "one thing we found out from
is that most people don't know that Dolly Parton wrote [the track]".
In addition to The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas's soundtrack, Parton's original 1974 recording of the song also appeared in 's film .
In his book Country Music Culture: From Hard Times to Heaven (1995), Ellison 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." Ken Knight, author of The Midnight Show: Late Night Cable-TV "Guy-Flicks" of the '80s (2008), commented that Parton is the only singer who can sing "I Will Always Love You" and "make it memorable". Writer Paul Simpson criticized the singer, stating that the track was only written to "soften the blow" of Parton and Wagoner's split. On its first release, "I Will Always Love You" reached number four in Canada and number one on the Billboard Hot Country Songs, becoming one of the best selling singles of 1974.
Around the time the song reached number one on the country charts,
indicated that he wanted to cover the song. Parton was interested until Presley's manager, , told her that it was standard procedure for the songwriter to sign over half of the publishing rights to any song Elvis recorded. Parton refused, and that decision is credited with helping to make her many millions of dollars in royalties from the song over the years. After being re-released in 1982, the track once again peaked at number one on Hot Country Songs, making Parton the first artist ever to earn a number one record twice with the same song. After recording a duet with
in 1995, "I Will Always Love You" re-entered the Billboard chart and peaked at number 15.
"I Will Always Love You" – 2:53
"Lonely Comin' Down" – 3:09
Weekly Chart (1974)
Canadian RPM Country Tracks
US Billboard Hot Country Songs
Weekly Chart (1982)
Australian Kent Music Report
Canadian RPM Top Singles
Canadian RPM Country Tracks
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks
US Billboard Hot 100
US Billboard Hot Country Songs
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
Weekly Chart (1995)
Canadian RPM Country Tracks
US Billboard Hot Country Songs
Preceded by
number-one single
June 8, 1974
Succeeded by
Preceded by
number-one single
October 16, 1982
Succeeded by
"" by Ronnie Milsap
Preceded by
Country Tracks number-one single
October 23–30, 1982
Succeeded by
track listing
"I Will Always Love You"
Music video
In 1992, R&B singer
recorded the song for
to , her film debut. Houston was originally to record 's "" as the lead single from The Bodyguard. However, when it was discovered the song was to be used for , Houston requested a different song, and her co-star
brought her 's recording, the song's producer brought her 's 1975 version of "I Will Always Love You" from her album . Houston and producer
re-arranged the song as an
ballad. Her record company did not feel a song with an
introduction wo however, Houston and Costner insisted on retaining the a cappella intro. The tenor saxophone solo was played by . Whitney Houston's recording is not the only version of the song featured in the movie. In a scene where she dances with Kevin Costner, a version by
can be heard playing on a jukebox.
Houston's version was a massive worldwide success. It appears at No. 9 on NME's "Greatest No 1 Singles in History" list. In 2004, Houston's version of "I Will Always Love You" finished at #65 on
survey of top tunes in American cinema. It was also ranked at number 22 on 's list of Britain's favorite 100 songs, published in May 2002. In February 2014, the song was placed at number six on 's list of the "Top 50 'Love' Songs of All Time".
A live performance was included in the 1999 release . A 1994 performance was included on the 2014 CD/DVD release, .
The single's music video, credited to
(who was actually director , who removed his name due to the way
re-edited the video), and produced by Rob Newman, begins with the performance of the song Houston gives at the end of The Bodyguard. The video then cuts to Houston in a dark blue suit sitting in an empty theater with the spotlight shining on her, singing of her love. The video is intercut with scenes from The Bodyguard and gives the viewer the experience of reliving the moments with the singer. Because at the time of the video's shooting Houston was pregnant with her daughter Bobbi Kristina, she is shown only sitting in the theater scenes.
The single spent 14 weeks at the top of the U.S. , which at the time was a record. The single became Houston's longest run at number one, smashing her previous record, which was three weeks with 1986's, "." It is also the longest running number one single from a soundtrack album.
The single debuted at number 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Houston's tenth number one hit a mere two weeks later. It also dominated various other
charts, spending 14 weeks at the top of Billboard
chart and 11 weeks at number one on its
chart. The song also stayed at number one for five weeks on the
and for 11 weeks on the
becoming the longest running number one on the R&B charts at the time, and remained in the top 40 for 24 weeks. It became ' biggest hit. The song was number one on the Hot 100, Adult Contemporary, and R&B chart simultaneously for a record- Ray Charles'
in 1962 achieved the same feat on the same charts.
Houston's single sold approximately 400,000 copies in its second week on the summit, making it the best-selling song in a single week (taking the record from ' ""). It broke its own record in the following three weeks, peaking at 632,000 copies in the week ended December 27, 1992, Billboard the issue date of January 9, 1993 (the week it broke its own record for most copies sold in a single week for any song in the Nielsen SoundsScan era). The record was broken by 's "/", selling 3.4 million in the final week of September 1997. "I Will Always Love You" was certified 4× Platinum in the U.S. for shipments of over 4 million copies by the
(RIAA) on January 12, 1993, making Houston the first female artist with a single to reach that level in the RIAA history. According to , as of 2009, the single sold 4,591,000 copies, and became the second best-selling physical single in U.S. alone, only behind Elton John's single in 1997.
Houston's single made a massive international success, peaking at number one of the singles charts in almost all countries, including the , spent 13 weeks at the top. The single also hit pole position for ten weeks in Australia, five weeks in Austria, seven weeks for Belgium, eight weeks in France, six weeks in Germany, eight weeks in Ireland, two weeks in Italy, six weeks in Netherlands, 11 weeks in New Zealand, nine weeks in Norway, six weeks in Sweden, eight weeks in Switzerland, and ten weeks in the United Kingdom. Houston's 10-week reign in the U.K. set the record for the longest run at the top by a solo female artist in the history of the British singles chart. It is the only single to have ever topped the U.S., the U.K. and Australian singles charts for at least ten weeks. In the United Kingdom, the single sold over 1,550,000 copies, becoming the tenth best-selling single of the 1990s, and was certified 2× Platinum by the
(BPI) on January 1, 1993. It was certified Platinum for shipments of over 500,000 copies by the
(BVMI) in Germany. 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, though the single did not top the record chart unlike most other countries.
The song stayed at number one in the United States throughout January and February in 1993, making it the first time Billboard didn't rank a new number one single until March of the new year. Houston's "I Will Always Love You" was also the year-end single of 1993 in the U.S. Similarly, in the U.K., 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 artist or group had the same single ranked in the top 10 of the year-end review two years in a row. In Australia, it was the number 17 single of 1992 and the number two song of 1993.
Only a few hours after Houston's death on February 11, 2012, "I Will Always Love You" topped the U.S.
Charts. Also, that same week after her death, the single returned to the Billboard Hot 100, after almost 20 years, debuting at number 7, and becoming a posthumous top-ten single for Houston, the first one since 2001. The song eventually peaked at No. 3, two spots shy of becoming the first song to return to the No. 1 position after falling off the chart since "" by . It debuted on the
at number 3 on the chart dated February 25, 2012 with over 195,000 copies downloaded. In the United Kingdom, the song charted at number 10 the week of Houston's death.
Upon its release, Houston's version was acclaimed by many critics, who called it her "signature song".
praised the work as 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.
Writing for
on November 17, 1992, James T. Jones IV simply called it "the 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." Chris Willman from the
also gave good comments on her vocal performance, stating "Houston 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." Amy Linden of
wrote Houston's version "is artistically satisfying and uncharacteristically hip for the
songbird." Praise was not unanimous, however. Stewart Mason of
found Houston's cover "repulsively overwrought... so boomingly bombastic and glutinous with self-approbation that the tenderness of Dolly Parton's song is lost in the mire."
"I Will Always Love You" won the , and ?which was Houston's third award for this category after 1986 and 1988?at the
in 1994. During the Grammy Award telecast, the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female was presented to Houston by composer , along with . The single topped the 1993
year-end charts simultaneously, becoming the first single by a female artist and the second overall to achieve that feat behind 's "" in 1984. In addition, it received Favorite Pop/Rock Single and Favorite Soul/R&B Single awards at , which was the first record by a solo female artist to win both categories, and the third overall in AMA history behind "" by
in 1982 and "" by
in 1984. "I Will Always Love You" won two Japan Gold Disc Awards for 1993 International Song of the Year, and for 1994 International Song of the Year Special Award, presented to the product which released before that year, sales over one million units or sales higher than product get award on same category, selling 600,000 copies in 1993 only, in Japan
Awards ceremony
Award description(s)
Favorite New Music Video
Song of the Year (International)
(Hot 100 Single of the Year)
(R&B Single of the Year)
Special Award: Single Most Weeks at No. 1 (14 weeks)
No. 1 World Single
No. 1 Hot 100 Singles Sales
No. 1 Hot R&B Singles Sales
Special Award
UK / Europe 12" Vinyl Single
A "I Will Always Love You" ― 4:31
B1 "" ― 5:11
B2 "" ― 3:31
UK / Europe / US 7" Vinyl Single
A "I Will Always Love You" ― 4:31
B "" ― 5:11
US / Europe Maxi-CD Single
"I Will Always Love You" ― 4:31
"Jesus Loves Me" ― 5:11
"Do You Hear What I Hear?" ― 3:31
Maxi-CD Singles (1999 Remixes)
"I Will Always Love You" ( Radio Edit) ― 4:50
"I Will Always Love You" (Hex Hector 12" Club Mix) ― 9:51
"I Will Always Love You" (Hex Hector Anthem Dub Mix) - 5:44
Performed by
Produced and arranged by
Vocal arrangement – Whitney Houston
Directed by
Sax solo –
Drums –
Recording engineers – Bill Schnee, Dave Reitzas, Peter J. Yianilos
Mixing engineer – Dave Reitzas
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Finland ()
Germany ()
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South Korea International Singles ()
Switzerland ()
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Weekly Chart (2014)
Weekly Chart (2015)
Year-end charts (1992)
Australian Singles Chart
Canadian Adult Contemporary Tracks
Dutch Top 40
Italian Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
Year-end charts (1993)
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Austrian Singles Chart
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)
Canadian Singles Chart
Canadian Adult Contemporary Singles
Dutch Top 40
Dutch Single Top 100
Finnish Singles Chart
Japanese Singles Chart
Swiss Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
US Billboard Hot 100
US Adult Contemporary
US Hot Pop Singles
US Hot R&B Singles
Year-end chart (2012)
Spanish Singles Chart
Decade-end chart ()
Dutch Top 40
UK Singles Chart
US Billboard Hot 100
Billboard 40 Years of the Top 40
The Top 10 Remakes
The Top 10 "Love" Songs
Billboard The Hot 100 of the Hot 100: Top Songs of Four Decades
The Top 10 Soundtrack Songs
Song with the Most Weeks at No. 1 (14 weeks)
Billboard Hot 100 50th Anniversary
The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs
The All-Time Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot 100 Song of the Year – 1993
Billboard Hot 100 55th Anniversary
The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs
The All-Time Top R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot 100 Song of the Year – 1993
Order of precedence
Preceded by
December 19, 1992 – February 26, 1993 (10 weeks)
Succeeded by
Preceded by
"Would I Lie to You?" by Charles & Eddie
January 24 – February 7, 1993
February 21–28, 1993 (5 weeks)
Succeeded by
"Would I Lie to You?" by Charles & Eddie
Preceded by
"Would I Lie to You?" by Charles & Eddie
January 9–15, 1993
January 23 – March 5, 1993 (7 weeks)
Succeeded by
"Would I Lie to You?" by Charles & Eddie
"It's OK, All Right" by
Preceded by
"Song Instead of a Kiss" by
December 19, 1992 – February 26, 1993 (8 weeks)
Succeeded by
Preceded by
"End of the Road" by Boyz II Men
Dutch Top 40
December 12, 1992 – February 19, 1993 (9 weeks)
Succeeded by
Preceded by
"End of the Road" by Boyz II Men
December 5, 1992 – March 5, 1993 (13 weeks)
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"No Limit" by 2 Unlimited
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January 30 – March 20, 1993 (8 weeks)
Succeeded by
"Alison" by Jordy
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"Would I Lie to You?" by Charles & Eddie
January 25 – March 7, 1993 (6 weeks)
Succeeded by
Preceded by
"End of the Road" by Boyz II Men
December 3, 1992 – January 23, 1993 (8 weeks)
Succeeded by
"This Time" by
Preceded by
December 5–18, 1992 (2 weeks)
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"Dur dur d'être bébé!" by Jordy
Preceded by
"Would I Lie to You?" by Charles & Eddie
December 18, 1992 – March 25, 1993 (11 weeks)
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" by Boyz II Men
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" by Ace of Base
53rd week, 1992 – 8th week, 1993 (9 weeks)
Succeeded by
"No Limit" by 2 Unlimited
Preceded by
"Dur dur d'être bébé!" by Jordy
February 20, 1993
Succeeded by
"I Feel You" by Depeche Mode
Preceded by
January 13 – February 23, 1993 (6 weeks)
Succeeded by
"No Limit" by 2 Unlimited
Preceded by
January 17 – March 13, 1993 (8 weeks)
Succeeded by
Preceded by
"Would I Lie To You?" by Charles & Eddie
December 5, 1992 – February 12, 1993 (10 weeks)
Succeeded by
"No Limit" by 2 Unlimited
Preceded by
November 28, 1992 – March 5, 1993 (14 weeks)
Succeeded by
Preceded by
December 19, 1992 – January 16, 1993 (5 weeks)
Succeeded by
"A Whole New World" by Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle
Preceded by
"How Do You Talk to an Angel" by The Heights
December 12, 1992 – February 6, 1993 (9 weeks)
Succeeded by
Preceded by
December 5, 1992 – February 13, 1993 (11 weeks)
Succeeded by
After Houston's cover of the song became a hit, the tabloid press began reporting on a 'feud' between the two performers, stemming from Parton's 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 the more recent cover. However, both Houston and Parton have dispelled any rumors, speaking glowingly of one another in interviews, Houston praising Parton for writing a beautiful song, and Parton thanking Houston for bringing her song to a wider audience, and in the process making her a great deal of money in . Dolly Parton also gave a live interview, confirming this.
On the day of Houston's death in February 2012, Parton said in a statement to :
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."
In 2012, following Whitney Houston's death, American recording artist
performed a tribute to the singer during her revue
resort. Wearing a red dress, Beyoncé began the performance of her song "" singing the first verse of "I Will Always Love You" . Her live rendition of the song received positive reviews from music critics. While reviewing the revue, Kyle Anderson of Entertainment Weekly wrote that "the most attention-grabbing moments of the night... came when she dipped into other artists' catalogs". Maura Johnston of The Village Voice stated that when Beyoncé started singing the opening lines of the song, the crowd "sighed in unison". USA Today's Elysa Gardner described the performance as an "artful transition" while Ben Ratliff of The New York Times mentioned the song in the "almost continuous high point" of the concert.
wrote that Beyoncé performed a "powerful" version of the song driven by
and sudden hushes, adding that the Ovation Hall "captured all of the singer's nuances". He concluded his review by writing that "Houston would have loved it." A writer of
magazine noted that Beyoncé's voice was stellar throughout the performance of the ballad while Rebecca Thomas of MTV News described the live rendition as "the more memorable" among the other songs. Jim Farber from the Daily News noted that the cover showed a sentimental side of Beyoncé who sang a "sweet bit" of it. Dan DeLuca of
wrote that the singer performed a "flawless" a cappella verse of the song while another writer of the same publication noted that she "showed off a nice sense of historical debt by paying loving tribute to" the singer.
Beyoncé performing "I Will Always Love You" and "Halo" during a stop of The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour in 2013
Later, in 2013, during her
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. A writer of
magazine described her rendition of the song as "heart-stopping".
noted that the performance of the song was the perfect encore reducing fans to tears. Tim de Lisle of Daily Mail praised Beyoncé's vocals during the song describing them as "big" adding that she sings the song "straight at first, then adding some heavy drums to stop it getting too sugary". Warren Manger of
noted that the performance of "I Will Always Love You" showed off "the full majesty of her velvet voice". Simon Price of The Independent wrote, "As the encores approach, backstreet bookies in the corridors are taking bets as to the exact duration of the first 'I' in 'I Will Always Love You'." However, in contrast, Philip Matusavage from
gave a mixed review for the song writing, "Many of the other performances vary little from how she has performed them many times before. The low-point of this comes when a brief cover of I Will Always Love You flows into Halo, re-tooled as a tribute to Whitney Houston. Given that it’s already been used to honour both Michael Jackson and the victims of the Haiti earthquake, it can’t help but feel rather schmaltzy and hollow."
performed the song in front of Houston in 2010. On February 12, 2012, Hudson performed the song as a tribute during the , the day after Houston's death, alongside images of musicians who had died in 2011 and 2012, including
and . The song was played at Houston's funeral as her casket was brought out of the church. Parton complimented Hudson on her performance of the song at the Grammys and praised Houston's amazing gift in a statement soon after the event, 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.
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