Whitney Houston - I Have Nothing (Official Video)

"I Have Nothing" is a melody by American artist Whitney Houston, recorded as the 3-rd song from The Bodyguard: Soundtrack Album on February 20, 1993, by Arista Records. The melody was

written by David Foster and Linda Thompson, and produced by Foster. The single is a richly orchestrated power ballad about deep love and commitment to one's lover.

After the back-to-back successes of Houston's "I Will Always Love You" and "I'm Every Woman," "I Have Nothing" became yet diferent hit, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and being certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. The single also became a hit on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, with a number 4 peak, and a number-1 peak on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Houston established another historic milestone in Billboard chart history with the 2 previous songs off the soundtrack and this song, becoming the first artist to have 3 songs inside the top 11 of the Hot 100 chart in the same week since the chart began using Broadcast Data System and SoundScan data in 1991. Internationally, the single reached the number 1 in Canada, the top 5 in Ireland and the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top 4 in Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland. It received various nominations, including for Best Original Song at the 1993 Academy Awards, for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television at the 36th Grammy Awards of 1994, and for Best R&B Single, Female at the 1994 Soul Train Music Awards.

The single was promoted by Whitney with live performances on her worldwide concert tour, The Bodyguard World Tour (1993–94) only, and also at various awards ceremonies and concerts such as the 4th Billboard Music Awards in 1993, the 21st American Music Awards in 1994, Whitney: The Concert for a New South Africa in 1994, and the 1st BET Awards in 2001. "I Have Nothing" is also featured on Whitney: The Greatest Hits (2000), Love, Whitney (2001), The Ultimate Collection (2007), The Essential Whitney Houston (2011), I Will Always Love You: The Best of Whitney Houston (2012), and Whitney Houston Live: Her Greatest Performances (2014).

As with much of Houston's material, the single has been an popular choice on many reality television series around the world, in particular American Idol, on which it has become one of the most performed songs ever, having been covered six times since 2003.