My Name Is Not Susan
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My Name Is Not Susan
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| Single by Whitney Houston | ||||
| from the album I'm Your Baby Tonight | ||||
| Released | July 21, 1991 | |||
| Format | CD single, Cassette single, 7" single | |||
| Recorded | 1990—1991 | |||
| Genre | R&B, pop | |||
| Length | 4:40 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Writer(s) | Eric Foster White | |||
| Producer | L.A. Reid, Babyface | |||
| Whitney Houston singles chronology | ||||
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"My Name Is Not Susan" was the fourth single released from Whitney Houston's third album, I'm Your Baby Tonight. The song was produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface and written by Eric Foster White. In the song, the female protagonist's lover has mistakenly called her by his ex-girlfriend's name, "Susan", and receives a harsh rebuke for his mistake.
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Music video
In the song's music video directed by Lionel C. Martin, Houston is featured playing both herself and a character named "Susan." The video is suggested by several elements in the Alfred Hitchcock film Vertigo, both containing a man involved with an obsessive love for both a glamorous blonde and down-to-earth brunette played by the same actress. Several specific scenes that are parallel include a visit to a grave, dining in a restaurant, and the photographer's buying clothes for the girl, having her hair also dyed blonde, and the way she emerges from the bathroom. The boyfriend, who is a photographer may have been suggested by another Hitchcock film, Rear Window.
There is also a rare version of the video with a remix with British rapper Monie Love.
Live performances
Houston performed the song on her 1991 I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour. Three different performances of the song were taped; in Yokohama, Japan on March 15, 1991; Oakland, California on May 11, 1991; and A Coruña, Spain on September 29, 1991. The Yokohama concert was broadcast on Japanese TV channel and the show in Oakland was aired during The Simple Truth: A Concert for Kurdish Refugees, a telethon held to aid the Kurds on May 12, 1991.[1] She also performed the song on Welcome Home Heroes, broadcast live on HBO, March 31, 1991. This performance can be found on the video: Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston ― Live in Concert, dubbed the album version of the song over the performance until right after the bridge because of technical problem ― the song was obviously performed live. (check the performance) At the 19th American Music Awards of 1992, Houston performed remixed version of the song as a part of "I'm Your Baby Tonight Medley," along with "I'm Your Baby Tonight" and "Who Do You Love." In addition, she performed the song on The Concert for a New South Africa, the first of three concerts was aired live on HBO in November 1994, and on a private gig to celebrate for the wedding of Princess Rashidah, the eldest daughter of the Sultan of Brunei on August 24, 1996.
Track listings and formats
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Chart performance
"My Name Is Not Susan" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 67, peaking at number 20. It remained in the Top 40 for six weeks, Houston's shortest showing at the time. It peaked at number eight on the R&B Singles Chart. "My Name Is Not Susan" was modestly received internationally, where it peaked at number 29 on the UK Singles Chart and a modest number 57 in Germany. In 1998, a remixed version of the song (remixed by Snap in 1991 as the Logic remix) charted in Germany and reached number 52, five places higher than the original did in 1991.
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| Canada (RPM 100 Singles)[9] | 43 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] | 14 |
| Germany Singles Chart | 57 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[11] | 14 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] | 28 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] | 31 |
| UK Singles Chart | 29 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 20 |
| US R&B Singles | 8 |
| Chart (1998) | Peak position |
| Germany Singles Chart1 | 52 |
1 Remix
References
- ^ Neil McCartney. "Plot Summary for The Simple Truth: A Concert for Kurdish Refugees (1991)". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1055314/plotsummary. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Whitney-Houston-My-Name-Is-Not-Susan/release/942651
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Whitney-Houston-My-Name-Is-Not-Susan-The-Remixes/release/942656
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Whitney-Houston-My-Name-Is-Not-Susan/release/1850833
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Whitney-Houston-My-Name-Is-Not-Susan-Remixes/release/532850
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Whitney-Houston-My-Name-Is-Not-Susan/release/2579231
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Whitney-Houston-My-Name-Is-Not-Susan/release/1068457
- ^ http://www.discogs.com/Whitney-Houston-My-Name-Is-Not-Susan/release/460532
- ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.1636&type=2&interval=24&PHPSESSID=9cvp3eo6c6t70dvkgmtc6th3t4
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972. Finland: Otava. p. 161. ISBN 951-1-21053-X.
- ^ http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=3
- ^ http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston&titel=My+Name+Is+Not+Susan&cat=s
- ^ http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston&titel=My+Name+Is+Not+Susan&cat=s
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