My Name Is Not Susan

"My Name Is Not Susan"
Single by Whitney Houston
from the album I'm Your Baby Tonight
Released	July 21, 1991
Format	CD single, Cassette single, 7" single
Recorded	1990
Genre	R&B, Pop
Length	4:40
Label	Arista
Writer(s)	Eric Foster White
Producer	L.A. Reid, Babyface
Whitney Houston singles chronology
"Miracle" (1991) "My Name Is Not Susan" (1991) "I Belong To You" (1991)

"My Name Is Not Susan" was the fourth single released from Whitney Houston's third album, I'm Your Baby Tonight. The song was produced by L.A. Reid and Babyface and written by Eric Foster White. In the song, the female protagonist's lover has mistakenly called her by his ex-girlfriend's name, "Susan," and receives a harsh rebuke for his mistake.

Music video

In the song's music video, Houston is featured playing both herself and a character named "Susan." The video is suggested by several elements in the Alfred Hitchcock film Vertigo, both containing a man involved with an obsessive love for both a glamorous blonde and down-to-earth brunette played by the same actress. Several specific scenes that are parallel include a visit to a grave, dining in a restaurant, and the photographer's buying clothes for the girl, having her hair also dyed blonde, and the way she emerges from the bathroom. The boyfriend, who is a photographer may have been suggested by another Hitchcock film, Rear Window.

There is also a rare version of the video with a remix with British rapper Monie Love.

Live performances

Houston performed the song on her 1991 I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour. Three different performances of the song were taped; in Yokohama, Japan on March 15, 1991; Oakland, California on May 11, 1991; and A Coruña, Spain on September 29, 1991. The Yokohama concert was broadcast on Japanese TV channel and the show in Oakland was aired during The Simple Truth: A Concert for Kurdish Refugees, a telethon held to aid the Kurds on May 12, 1991.^[1] She also performed the song on Welcome Home Heroes, broadcast live on HBO, March 31, 1991. This performance can be found on the video: Welcome Home Heroes with Whitney Houston ― Live in Concert, dubbed the album version of the song over the performance until right after the bridge because of technical problem ― the song was obviously performed live. (check the performance) At the 19th American Music Awards of 1992, Houston performed remixed version of the song as a part of "I'm Your Baby Tonight Medley," along with "I'm Your Baby Tonight" and "Who Do You Love." In addition, she performed the song on The Concert for a New South Africa, the first of three concerts was aired live on HBO in November 1994, and on a private gig to celebrate for the wedding of Princess Rashidah, the eldest daughter of the Sultan of Brunei on August 24, 1996.

Track listings and formats

Maxi-Single[2] "My Name Is Not Susan" (Waddell 7") — 4:08 "My Name Is Not Susan" (Breakthrough Mix) — 7:45 "My Name Is Not Susan" (Album Edit) — 4:37 Maxi-Single[3] "My Name Is Not Susan" (Waddell Alternate Mix) — 7:40 "My Name Is Not Susan" (L.A.Reid & Babyface Remix) — 5:56 "My Name Is Not Susan" (Waddell Straight Mix) — 6:17 Promo CD-Single[4] "My Name Is Not Susan" (Album Edit) "My Name Is Not Susan" (U.K. Mix) "My Name Is Not Susan" (Power Radio Mix w/ Rap) "My Name Is Not Susan" (Power Radio Mix w/o Rap) 12"Vinyl[5] A1 "My Name Is Not Susan" (Waddell Straight Mix) — 6:17 A2 "My Name Is Not Susan" (Waddell Alternate Mix) — 7:40 B1 "My Name Is Not Susan" (L.A. Reid & Babyface Remix) — 5:56 B2 "My Name Is Not Susan" (Instrumental Edit) — 5:19 B3 "My Name Is Not Susan" (Dub) — 4:28

12"Vinyl[6] A1 "My Name Is Not Susan" (Logic Remix Extended) A2 "My Name Is Not Susan" ('70's Flange Mix) B1 "My Name Is Not Susan" (Album Version) (Edit) B2 "My Name Is Not Susan" (Ambiente Mix) 12"Vinyl[7] A "My Name Is Not Susan" (The Breakthrough Mix) B1 "My Name Is Not Susan" (The Upbeat Cut Mix) B2 "My Name Is Not Susan" (Waddell 7" Mix) 12"Vinyl[8] A1 "My Name Is Not Susan" (Extended Mix) — 5:56 A2 "My Name Is Not Susan" (Dub) — 4:28 B1 "My Name Is Not Susan" (Extended U.K. Mix) — 6:16 B2 "My Name Is Not Susan" (Alternate U.K. Mix) — 7:40

Chart performance

"My Name Is Not Susan" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 67, peaking at number 20. It remained in the Top 40 for six weeks, Houston's shortest showing at the time. It peaked at number eight on the R&B Singles Chart. "My Name Is Not Susan" was modestly received internationally, where it peaked at number 29 on the UK Singles Chart and a modest number 57 in Germany. In 1998, a remixed version of the song (remixed by Snap in 1991 as the Logic remix) charted in Germany and reached number 52, five places higher than the original did in 1991.

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Canada (RPM 100 Singles)[9]	43
Germany Singles Chart	57
Ireland (IRMA)[10]	14
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11]	28
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12]	31
UK Singles Chart	29
US Billboard Hot 100	20
US R&B Singles	8
Chart (1998)	Peak position
Germany Singles Chart1	52

¹ Remix

References

1. ^ Neil McCartney. "Plot Summary for The Simple Truth: A Concert for Kurdish Refugees (1991)". imdb.com. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1055314/plotsummary. Retrieved January 21, 2011. 
2. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Whitney-Houston-My-Name-Is-Not-Susan/release/942651
3. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Whitney-Houston-My-Name-Is-Not-Susan-The-Remixes/release/942656
4. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Whitney-Houston-My-Name-Is-Not-Susan/release/1850833
5. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Whitney-Houston-My-Name-Is-Not-Susan-Remixes/release/532850
6. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Whitney-Houston-My-Name-Is-Not-Susan/release/2579231
7. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Whitney-Houston-My-Name-Is-Not-Susan/release/1068457
8. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Whitney-Houston-My-Name-Is-Not-Susan/release/460532
9. ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.1636&type=2&interval=24&PHPSESSID=9cvp3eo6c6t70dvkgmtc6th3t4
10. ^ http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=3
11. ^ http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston&titel=My+Name+Is+Not+Susan&cat=s
12. ^ http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston&titel=My+Name+Is+Not+Susan&cat=s

External links

• My Name Is Not Susan at Discogs