I Will Always Love You

A radio, a promise, and one famous song.

Let's tell the story of a song that became one of the most famous ever.

First, the song was written and recorded by an American singer named Dolly Parton.

Later, singer Linda Ronstadt recorded a version, and that version inspired the next singer.

That next singer was Whitney Houston, an American star with a powerful voice.

Her version came out in nineteen ninety-two, as the main single from the film The Bodyguard.

It was her first film role, and a producer named David Foster helped shape the sound.

People everywhere loved it, and it reached number one on the charts in thirty-four countries.

It sold twenty-four million copies, the most ever for a single by a female artist. It was also the best-selling single in the whole world in nineteen ninety-two.

• 24 million copies

Today its music video has over one billion views online, a huge number for such an old song. So when you hear it on the radio, you can remember the writer, the cover, and the star. Quick question for you.

In short, Dolly wrote it, Linda inspired it, and Whitney made it one of the most loved songs ever.