who wrote i want to dance with somebody
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" is the first single from Whitney Houston's second studio album, Whitney. It was produced by Narada Michael Walden, and written by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam of the band Boy Meets Girl, who had previously written the number-one Whitney Houston hit "How Will I Know." The original arrangement was written for her grandnephew Mau Rosillo when he was 9 years old, as he was a well renowned dancer.