Whitney Houston x Clean Bandit’s ‘How Will I Know’ gets video treatment

Song celebrates 36th anniversary

RCA Records releases the music video for Whitney Houston x Clean Bandit’s dance version of the timeless hit song “How Will I Know.” The video, which is directed by Ezra Hurwitz (New York City Ballet) and choreographed by James Alsop (Beyoncé), stars actress Heather Morris (Glee, Fired Up!) and dancer Marlon Pelayo (Selena Gomez, Nicki Minaj).

This November marks the 36th anniversary of the release of “How Will I Know” from Houston’s 1985 RIAA-certified Diamond, self-titled debut album on Arista Records. The platinum-selling single became Houston’s second No. 1 on the Billboard 100 chart in 1986 and the accompanying video earned Houston her first MTV VMA award for Best Female Video that same year. Since then, Houston has been cited as the most awarded female artist of all time by Guinness World Records and remains one of the bestselling music artists of all time with more than 200 million records sold worldwide. In 2020, Houston was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and became the first black artist with three RIAA-certified Diamond albums.

The blend of Houston’s unforgettable voice with the unique sonics from the UK’s chart-topping Clean Bandit takes the original to new heights. Clean Bandit have remained one of pop’s most essential and dynamic forces ever since the release of their 2014, GRAMMY-winning breakout single “Rather Be” featuring Jess Glynne. With classical and electronic elements at the heart of their music – Grace, a classically-trained cellist, Jack, a producer and multi-instrumentalist, and Luke, a drummer/remixer, – their unique methods of both production and collaboration have seen Bandit pioneer their very own pop blueprint.

Buddy Iahn
Buddy Iahn

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