Count on Me

For the Bruno Mars song, see It's Better If You Don't Understand.

"Count on Me"
Single by Whitney Houston & CeCe Winans
from the album Waiting To Exhale
Released	March 4, 1996
Recorded	1995
Genre	R&B
Length	4:26
Label	Arista
Writer(s)	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Whitney Houston, Michael Houston
Producer	Babyface
Certification	Gold
Whitney Houston chronology "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" (1995) "Count on Me" (1996) "Why Does It Hurt So Bad" (1996) CeCe Winans chronology "Every Time" (1995) "Count on Me" (1996) "Well Alright", "What About You", "Slippin" (1998)

"Count on Me" is a duet by American recording artists Whitney Houston and CeCe Winans. It is an uplifting song about leaning on a friend for support when needed. Released in early 1996, the song was the fourth single from the soundtrack album of the motion picture Waiting to Exhale, and the second single by Houston released from that album. It became Winans highest position reached on the US Hot 100 as the single reached the top ten, peaking at number eight. It was certified Gold in the U.S.

Music video

The music video for the song features Houston and Winans giving a concert performance, while clips of the Waiting to Exhale feature film are sporadically mixed in. The "Count on Me" music video peaked at number one on music channels BET, MTV, and VH1.

References in pop culture

On a Valentines Day episode of Sister Sister, the three principal actors: Tia Mowry, Tamera Mowry and Marques Houston, sing the song at a karaoke bar. They sing the first two verses and the chorus.

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	87
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1]	28
Germany (Media Control Charts)[2]	75
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[3]	34
New Zealand (RIANZ)[4]	26
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5]	31
U.K (UK Singles Chart)[6]	12
U.S (Billboard Hot 100)[7]	8
U.S (Billboard Adult Pop Songs)[8]	4
U.S (Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks)[9]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[10]	48
U.S. R&B Singles[11]	35

Certifications

Country (Provider)	Certification
United States (RIAA)[12]	Gold

References

1. ^ http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston+%26+CeCe+Winans&titel=Count+On+Me&cat=s
2. ^ http://www.worldcharts.co.uk/archives/germany/ger95.htm
3. ^ http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston+%26+CeCe+Winans&titel=Count+On+Me&cat=s
4. ^ http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston+%26+CeCe+Winans&titel=Count+On+Me&cat=s
5. ^ http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Whitney+Houston+%26+CeCe+Winans&titel=Count+On+Me&cat=s
6. ^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/WHITNEY%20HOUSTON/
7. ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100?chartDate=1996-05-04#/charts/hot-100?chartDate=1996-05-04
8. ^ http://m.billboard.com/artist/whitney-houston/chart-history/4849?f=343&g=Singles&sort=timeon#/song/whitney-houston-cece-winans/count-on-me/1212991
9. ^ http://m.billboard.com/artist/whitney-houston/chart-history/4849?f=343&g=Singles&sort=timeon#/song/whitney-houston-cece-winans/count-on-me/1212991
10. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/851495. Retrieved 2010-08-27. 
11. ^ http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/851389
12. ^ http://www.riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=4&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=whitney%20houston&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2011&sort=Artist&perPage=25