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" I Wanna Dance with Somebody " was written by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam, who wrote Houston's 1985 song " How Will I Know ".

" How Will I Know " became successful, and as a result, they were asked to come up with another song for Houston's then-new album.

Originally the song that gave Merrill and Rubican their British top ten success as Boy Meets Girl, " Waiting For a Star to Fall " was intended by the duo to be a song for Houston.

The duo sent it to Arista Records, but they passed on it citing it was not suitable for Houston.

Undeterred by this minor setback, the pair continued working on finding a song that would be ideal for Houston, and were inspired to come up with " I Wanna Dance with Somebody.

" Later on, Rubicam explained the idea behind the song: