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}} "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" is a song by American recording artist Whitney Houston, featured on the soundtrack for the film ''Waiting to Exhale.'' It was released as the lead single from the soundtrack on November 7, 1995, by Arista Records. The song was written and produced by Babyface. A mid-tempo R&B ballad, composed in the key of C major, the song's lyrics speaks about growing up and learning to let go. The song garnered mostly positive reviews from critics, many of whom noted Houston's vocal maturity in the song. In the United States, it became the third single to debut on top of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in ''Billboard''s history, and Houston's eleventh (and final) number one single. It was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of one million copies. The song also reached number one in Canada and Spain, and the top 10 in Finland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and Sweden. Additionally, it peaked within the top 20 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. At the 39th Annual Grammy Awards, held on February 26, 1997, "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" received four nominations, including the Grammy Award for the Song of the Year, and won in the category of Best R&B Song. The song also won four other awards, including a Soul Train Music Award. The music video for the song, directed by Forest Whitaker, shows close-up scenes of Houston inter-cut with scenes from the film ''Waiting to Exhale''. Houston performed the song at the 39th Grammy Awards ceremony, and on the HBO special ''Classic Whitney Live from Washington, D.C.'' in October 1997. It was included in the set-list of Houston's three tours and select dates of various concerts. == Background and release == In 1994, Houston signed with 20th Century Fox to play the role of Savannah Jackson in the film ''Waiting to Exhale'', which was adapted from the novel of the same name by Terry McMillan.〔 Initially, she had no interest in recording songs for the film's soundtrack, as she wanted to concentrate on her acting. The film's director, Forest Whitaker, hired Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds to compose the film score and the accompanying soundtrack.〔 Though Babyface visited the set of the film and tried to convince her, Houston was determined not to record songs for the soundtrack. She finally agreed after hearing Babyface play one of the songs she liked.〔 In an interview with Fred Bronson, Babyface explained the development of the song:
Babyface produced the song,〔 and it was released as the lead single from ''Waiting to Exhale'' soundtrack on November 7, 1995, through Arista Records. The b-side of the single includes four songs:〔 "Dancin' on the Smooth Edge", which was initially included as the b-side to "All the Man That I Need" (1991), "Moment of Truth", "Do You Hear What I Hear", which Houston recorded for the compilation ''A Very Special Christmas album'' (1987), and her duet with Aretha Franklin, "It Isn't, It Wasn't, It Ain't Never Gonna Be" (1989).〔 "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" is also featured on Houston's compilation albums ''Whitney: The Greatest Hits'' (2000), ''Love, Whitney'' (2001), ''The Ultimate Collection'' (2007), ''The Essential Whitney Houston'' (2011), and ''I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston'' (2012).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title =Exhale (Shoop Shoop) )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title =The Essential Whitney Houston > Whitney Houston )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Exhale (Shoop Shoop)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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