I Look to You (song)

"I Look to You" is a pop-soul song recorded by American singer Whitney Houston, from her seventh and final studio album of the same name. It became the first single released from the album in the United States in July 2009, becoming her first official single release in nearly six years and was issued as a promotional single outside the country.

The song had originally been written for Houston by American singer-songwriter R. Kelly back in 1996, but was held from being sent for numerous years until 2008 when Houston began seeking for music to record. The song was produced by Emanuel Kiriakou, Tricky Stewart, and Harvey Mason Jr.

Upon its release, it became a multi-format hit in the United States upon its release, producing her best chart results on Billboard since 2001, becoming her 30th top 20 hit on the R&B charts and produced her best chart peak with a new song on the Billboard Hot 100 since 2000, reaching a peak of 70 while also finding chart success on the adult contemporary, dance, jazz and gospel charts, later peaking at number one on the Billboard Gospel Digital Song Sales chart, just days after Houston's death in 2012. It has since been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of a million copies in the United States, becoming one of the singer's 22 platinum singles in the country.

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. Kelly later recorded and released a posthumous duet with Houston with the song, which also became a number one hit on the Billboard Gospel Digital Song Sales chart.