Celebrate (Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks song)
| "Celebrate" | ||||
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| Single by Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks | ||||
| from the album Sparkle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
| Released | June 5, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 – February 7, 2012 | |||
| Studio | The Chocolate Factory (Chicago, IL) | |||
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| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter | R. Kelly | |||
| Producer | R. Kelly | |||
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| "Celebrate" on YouTube | ||||
"Celebrate" is a duet by American singers Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks. It was written and produced by R. Kelly for the soundtrack album Sparkle to the 2012 musical drama film of the same name. The film starred Houston and Sparks. RCA Records released "Celebrate" as the first official single from the soundtrack.
It is the last song recorded by Houston before she died on February 11, 2012. It was officially released as Houston's first posthumous single release on June 5, 2012 for digital download on iTunes and Amazon. The song made its US radio premiere on On Air with Ryan Seacrest on May 21, 2012.
The accompanying music video for the song was filmed on May 30, 2012. The video was shot over two days by director Marcus Raboy and made its world premiere on BET's 106 & Park on June 27, 2012.
The song found success after its release, reaching the top ten on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs and Gospel Digital Song Sales charts, and also reaching the top 40 of both the Adult Contemporary and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs charts. On the latter chart, Houston achieved a milestone 40th top 40 hit on the latter chart. It received a Best Song nomination at the Black Reel Awards and won the Soul Train Music Award for Best Gospel/Inspirational Song at the 2012 ceremony.