I Will Always Love You by Whitney Houston Song Info
Originally written and performed by Dolly Parton in 1974, Whitney Houston's cover is the best selling single by a woman of all time. It was released on November 3, 1992. "I Will Always Love You" was the lead single of The Bodyguard: The Original Soundtrack. Considered one of the most beautiful love songs of all time, it peaked at number #1 in several countries (including the United States, United Kingdom and Japan) and remained on Billboard's Hot 100 for 14 consecutive weeks at #1 and today is still one of the longest charting songs, notably tied with "We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey among others; Houston's version was passed by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men's song, "One Sweet Day", which stayed at #1 for 16 consecutive weeks.