"Nothing is so good it last eternally Perfect situations must go wrong But this has never yet prevented me From wanting far too much for far too long Looking back I could have done it differently One or few more moments who can tell But it took time to understand the man Now at least I know I know him well Chorus Wasn't it good? (Oh so good) Wasn't it fine? (so fine) Isn't it madness That he can't be mine But in the end he needs a little bit more than before Security, he needs his fantasy and freedom I know him so well No one in your life Is with you constantly No one is completely on your side And though I moved my world to be with him Still the gap between us is too wide. Looking back I could have done it differently Learn about the man before I fell But I was ever so much younger then Now at least I know I know him well" Chorus Wasn't it good wasn't it fine Isn't it madness He can't be mine Didn't I know how it would go If I knew from the start Why am I falling apart? repeat chorus
"Nothing is so good it last eternally Perfect situations must go wrong But this has never yet prevented me From wanting far too much for far too long Looking back I could have done it differently One or few more moments who can tell But it took time to understand the man Now at least I know I know him well Chorus Wasn't it good? (Oh so good) Wasn't it fine? (so fine) Isn't it madness That he can't be mine But in the end he needs a little bit more than before Security, he needs his fantasy and freedom I know him so well No one in your life Is with you constantly No one is completely on your side And though I moved my world to be with him Still the gap between us is too wide. Looking back I could have done it differently Learn about the man before I fell But I was ever so much younger then Now at least I know I know him well" Chorus Wasn't it good wasn't it fine Isn't it madness He can't be mine Didn't I know how it would go If I knew from the start Why am I falling apart? repeat chorus
A canção foi originalmente escrita para a cantora pop Janet Jackson, que a recusou, antes de Whitney Houston registrá-la com letras alteradas e produção de Narada Michael Walden.
O videoclipe garantiu a exposição de Houston para adolescentes através do MTV e outros canais de vídeo, mostrando a artista dançando em um cenário de telas de vídeo e divisões coloridas.
"How Will I Know" rendeu a Whitney Houston duas indicações nos MTV Video Music Awards de 1986, vencendo a categoria de Melhor Vídeo Feminino, embora tenha sido indicada também como Melhor Novo Artista.
A faixa alcançou o primeiro lugar na parada Billboard Hot 100 dos EUA em fevereiro de 1986, permanecendo no topo por duas semanas, e também foi o primeiro sucesso número um de Houston no Canadá.
A música foi incluída como parte do repertório em diversas turnês de Houston, como Greatest Love Tour (1986) e Nothing But Love World Tour (2009–10).
Com mais de 11 milhões de unidades vendidas mundialmente, a versão remix da canção aparece no álbum de compilação Whitney: The Greatest Hits (2000), enquanto a versão single original está presente em The Ultimate Collection (2007) e I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston (2012).
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