Celebrate (Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks song)

"Celebrate"
Single by Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks
from the album Sparkle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Released	June 5, 2012 (2012-06-05)
Recorded	2011 – February 7, 2012[1]
Genre	Soul R&B
Length	3:35
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	R. Kelly
Producer(s)	R. Kelly
Whitney Houston singles chronology
"Million Dollar Bill" (2009) "Celebrate" (2012) "His Eye Is on the Sparrow" (2012)
Jordin Sparks singles chronology
"I Am Woman" (2011) "Celebrate" (2012) "Double Tap" (2015)
Music video
"Celebrate" on YouTube

"Celebrate" is a duet by American singers Whitney Houston and Jordin Sparks. It was written and produced by R. Kelly for the soundtrack album Sparkle to the 2012 musical drama film of the same name. The film starred Houston and Sparks. RCA Records released "Celebrate" as the first official single from the soundtrack. It is the last song recorded by Houston before she died on February 11, 2012. It was officially released on June 5, 2012 for digital download on iTunes and Amazon. The song made its US radio premiere on On Air with Ryan Seacrest on May 21, 2012. For the week June 16, 2012, "Celebrate" debuted at number 34 on the US Adult R&B Airplay. During that same week, "Celebrate" also debuted at number 84 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, and has since peaked at number 62. The accompanying music video for the song was filmed on May 30, 2012. The video was shot over two days by director Marcus Raboy.^[2] The music video made its world premiere on BET's 106 & Park on June 27, 2012.