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"I Have Nothing" was the third single released from Whitney Houston's first feature film soundtrack, The Bodyguard
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Song Information

The song was written by David Foster and Linda Thompson, and is a soulful R&B ballad about Houston expressing her deep love and commitment to her lover, through lines such as "I don't wanna go where you don't follow" and "Stay in my arms if you dare/ or must I imagine you there/ Don't walk away from me/ I have nothing, nothing, if I don't have you".

Chart Information

After the back to back successes of "I Will Always Love You" and "I'm Every Woman" Houston was expected to make at least the Top 5 with another song from The Bodyguard. Houston lived up to her expectations, as "I Have Nothing" peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, a hit, but not the type of hit Arista hoped for. The song peaked at a #7 on the Hot 100 Single Sales, a chart which Houston once dominated, but surprisingly stayed at #1 on the Hot 100 Airplay for 6 weeks. Many had expected Houston's 6 week run at #1 on the Airplay chart fuel "I Have Nothing" to the Hot 100 #1. In today's (2006) chart methods, this #1 stay would have more than likely fueled "I Have Nothing" to number one. However, given the considerable difference between peaks on the Hot 100 Airplay and Hot 100 Single Sales, there were probably songs with not such a huge difference that made #1 instead of "I Have Nothing". (For example, a song peaking at #2 on the Airplay and #4 on the Sales would be the #1 song instead of #1 on the Airplay and #7 on the Sales).

However, the set did sell enough copies to be certified gold. On other charts, the song became a standard hit with a #1 peak (for 2 weeks) on the Adult Contemporary chart and a #4 peak on the R&B Chart, but the song is usually not considered a bigger hit than "I'm Every Woman".

Internationally, the song was not as well received as its two predecessors, peaking at a high #3 in the UK, but a considerably low 28 in Australia, #23 in Germany, and #39 in Switzerland, barely cracking the Top 40.

Also, in the weeks on the Billboard chart ending March 13 and March 20, Houston had 3 songs in the Top 11 of the chart: "I Will Always Love You", "I'm Every Woman", and "I Have Nothing".

Awards

The song was nominated for a 1994 Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B Single - Female, but did not win.

The song was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song, but did not win.

Single Track Listing

1. "I Have Nothing"
2. "All The Man That I Need"
3. "Where You Are"
4. "Lover For Life"

Music video

The music video, similar to "I Will Always Love You", shows Houston performing the song to an audience in a dining room hall. The video is intercut with scenes from The Bodyguard
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Comprehensive Charts

"I Have Nothing" Debuted at #42 on The Billboard Hot 100
"I Have Nothing" Was Ranked #30 on The Billboard Hot 100 Year End Charts (1993)
"I Have Nothing" Remained in The Billboard Hot 100 for 20 weeks

"I Have Nothing" was Whitney's 9th #1 single on The Billboard Hot 100 Airplay
"I Have Nothing" was Whitney's 10th #1 single on The Billboard Adult Contemporary

International

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