Whitney Houston
"Exhale (Shoop Shoop)"
From the Waiting To Exhale Soundtrack
1995
After debuting at #1 on the Hot 100, the song spent a record 11 weeks at the #2 spot, helping the Waiting To Exhale soudtrack become on of the biggest selling albums of the year, and one of the biggest selling R&B/Soul albums of all time.
The song, album, and the movie all struck a chord with African American women proving to be a cultural phenomenan and was an important moment in African American culture, music, and film.
The lyrics:
Everyone falls in love sometime
Sometimes it's wrong, and sometimes it's right
For every win, someone must fail
But there comes a point when
When we exhale (yeah, yeah, say)
Shoop, shoop, shoop
Shoop be doop, shoop, shoop
Sometimes you'll laugh
Sometimes you'll cry
Life never tells us, the when's or why's
When you've got friends, to wish you well
You'll find your point when
You will exhale (yeah, yeah, say)
Shoop, shoop, shoop
Shoop be doop, shoop, shoop
Hearts are often broken
When there are words unspoken
In your soul there's answers to your prayers
If you're searching for a place you know
A familiar face, somewhere to go
You should look inside yourself
You're halfway there
Sometimes you'll laugh
Sometimes you'll cry
Life never tells us, the when's or why's
When you've got friends, to wish you well
You'll find your point when
You will exhale (yeah, yeah, say)
Shoop, shoop, shoop
Shoop be doop, shoop, shoop
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