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" How Will I Know " is a 1986 song recorded by American recording artist Whitney Houston for her eponymous debut ___MASK9___ , which was released in February 1985 . It was released by ___MASK1___ in November that year , as the ___MASK9___ ' s third single . Composed by George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam , the song was originally intended for Janet Jackson , but she passed on it . Houston then recorded the song with altered lyrics and production from Narada Michael Walden . The lyrics speak about the protagonist trying to discern if a boy she likes will ever like her back . Divinyls ( often incorrectly referred to as The Divinyls ) was an Australian rock band that was formed in Sydney in 1980 . The band primarily consisted of vocalist Chrissy Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee . Amphlett garnered widespread attention for performing on stage in a school uniform and fishnet stockings , and often used an illuminated neon tube as a prop for displaying aggression towards both band members and the audience . Originally a five - piece , the band underwent numerous line - up changes , with Amphlett and McEntee remaining as core members , before its dissolution in ___MASK90___ . The Bangles is an American ___MASK20___ rock band that formed in Los Angeles in 1981 , scoring several hit singles as that decade continued . The band ' s hits include " Walk Like an Egyptian ", " Billboard " magazine ' s number - one single of 1987 , as well as " Manic Monday ", " Hazy Shade of Winter ", and their 1989 number - one single " Eternal Flame ". The Pretenders are an ___MASK95___ - American rock band formed in Hereford , England , in March 1978 . The original band consisted of initiator and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde ( lead vocals , rhythm guitar ), James Honeyman - Scott ( lead guitar , backing vocals , keyboards ), Pete Farndon ( bass guitar , backing vocals ), and Martin Chambers ( drums , backing vocals , percussion ). Following the drug - related deaths of Honeyman - Scott and Farndon , the band has experienced numerous subsequent personnel changes , with Hynde as the only consistent member , and Chambers returning after an absence of several years . A songwriter is an individual who writes the lyrics , melodies and chord progressions for songs , typically for a popular music genre such as rock or ___MASK19___ . A songwriter can also be called a composer , although the latter term tends to be used mainly for individuals from the classical music genre . The pressure from the music industry to produce popular hits means that songwriting is often an activity for which the tasks are distributed between a number of people . For example , a songwriter who excels at writing lyrics might be paired with a songwriter with a gift for creating original melodies . Pop songs may be written by group members from the band or by staff writers  songwriters directly employed by music publishers . Some songwriters serve as their own music publishers , while others have outside publishers . " I Touch Myself " is a song written and recorded by the Australian rock band Divinyls . It was released in November 1990 as the lead single from their fifth ___MASK9___ , " diVINYLS ", and is a paean to female pleasure , eroticism , orgasm and masturbation . MTV ( originally an initialism of Music Television ) is an American cable and ___MASK84___ television channel owned by ___MASK10___ ( a division of Viacom ) and headquartered in New York City . Launched on August 1 , 1981 , the channel originally aired music videos as guided by television personalities known as " video jockeys " ( VJs ). In its early years , MTV ' s main target demographic was young adults , but today it is primarily towards teenagers , high school students and college students . MTV has toned down its music video programming significantly in recent years , and its programming now consists mainly of original reality , comedy and drama programming and some off - network syndicated programs and films , with limited music video programming in off - peak time periods . It has received criticism towards this change of focus , both by certain segments of its audience and musicians . MTV ' s influence on its audience , including issues involving censorship and social activism , has also been a subject of debate for several years . `` So Emotional '' is a song written by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly , and recorded by American singer Whitney Houston . The song was the third single from her second ___MASK9___ Whitney , and was released in October 1987 . Commercially , it peaked at number five in the UK and number one in the Billboard Hot 100 , where it became her sixth consecutive number one , and a dance chart hit . It would go and finish as the sixth best selling song of the year and the fourth most played in clubs ; it is her sixth biggest hit on the Hot 100 chart . William Endfield " Billy " Steinberg ( born February 26 , 1950 ) is an American songwriter . He achieved his greatest success in the 1980s with songwriting partner Tom Kelly ; together the two wrote or co - wrote the No . 1 hits " Like a Virgin " by Madonna ( 1984 ), " True Colors " by Cyndi Lauper ( 1986 ), " Eternal Flame " by the Bangles ( 1989 ), " So Emotional " by Whitney Houston ( 1987 ) and " Alone " ( covered by Heart in 1987 ). They also wrote or co - wrote the hit songs " I Drove All Night " ( recorded by various artists , 1987 ), " I Touch Myself " by Divinyls ( 1990 ), " I ' ll Stand By You " by The Pretenders ( 1994 ) and " One & One " by Edyta Górniak ( 1997 ). Steinberg wrote " I ' m Gonna Follow You " for Pat Benatar . Cynthia Ann Stephanie " Cyndi " Lauper ( born June 22 , 1953 ) is an American singer , songwriter , actress and LGBT activist . Her career has spanned over 30 years . Her debut solo ___MASK9___ " She ' s So Unusual " ( 1983 ) was the first debut female ___MASK9___ to chart four top - five hits on the " Billboard " Hot 100 " Girls Just Want to Have Fun ", " Time After Time ", " She Bop ", and " All Through the Night " and earned Lauper the Best New Artist award at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985 . Her success continued with the soundtrack for the motion picture " The Goonies " and her second record " True Colors " ( 1986 ). This ___MASK9___ included the number one hit of the same name and " Change of Heart ", which peaked at number 3 . Guinness World Records , known from its inception in 1955 until 1998 as The Guinness Book of Records and in previous U . S . editions as The Guinness Book of World Records , is a reference book published annually , listing world records and ___MASK40___ , both of human achievements and the extremes of the natural world . The book itself holds a world record , as the best - selling copyrighted book of all time . As of the 2017 edition , it is now in its 63rd year of publication , published in 100 countries and 23 languages . The international franchise has extended beyond print to include television series and museums . The popularity of the franchise has resulted in " Guinness World Records " becoming the primary international authority on the cataloguing and verification of a huge number of world records ; the organisation employs official record adjudicators authorised to verify the authenticity of the setting and breaking of records . Patricia Mae Andrzejewski ( born January 10 , 1953 ), known professionally by her stage name Pat Benatar , is an American singer , songwriter , and four time Grammy Award winner . She is a soprano . She has had massive commercial success , particularly in the United States and Canada . During the 1980s , Benatar had two RIAA - certified multi - platinum albums , five RIAA - certified platinum albums , three RIAA - certified gold albums , 17 Billboard charting hits , 15 of them being Top 40 singles , including the Top 10 hits " Hit Me with Your Best Shot ", " Love Is a Battlefield ", " We Belong ", and " Invincible ". Other popular singles include " Heartbreaker ", " Treat Me Right ", " Fire and Ice ", " Promises in the Dark ", " Shadows of the Night ", and " All Fired Up ". Benatar was one of the most heavily played artists in the early days of MTV . She was the first female artist to ___MASK41___ MTV , performing " You Better Run ". " I ' ll Stand by You " is a 1994 song recorded by The Pretenders from their sixth ___MASK58___ , " Last of the Independents ". It was written by Chrissie Hynde in collaboration with the songwriting team of Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg . It was the Pretenders ' last successful single in North America . Whitney Elizabeth Houston ( August 9 , 1963  February 11 , 2012 ) was an American singer , actress , producer , and model . In 2009 , " Guinness World Records " cited her as the most awarded female act of all time . Houston is one of ___MASK20___ music ' s best - selling music artists of all - time , with an estimated 170  200 million records sold worldwide . She released seven studio albums and two soundtrack albums , all of which have diamond , multi - platinum , platinum or gold certification . Houston ' s crossover appeal on the popular music charts , as well as her prominence on MTV , starting with her video for " How Will I Know ", influenced several African American women artists who follow in her footsteps . Edyta Anna Górniak ( born 14 November 1972 , Zibice , Poland ) is a Polish ___MASK20___ singer with a career spanning 3 decades . She is noted for possessing a wide vocal range of approximately four octaves . She started as a musical theatre actress in 1990 . Górniak performed in the most popular musical in Polish history called " Metro ". Some shows of " Metro " took place on Broadway . With the performance at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 she began her career as a ___MASK20___ singer in her native country and internationally . So far , Edyta has sold over 2 million albums and was featured on more than 160 magazine covers . The readers of " Maxim " magazine ' s internet site have voted her their most beautiful international cover girl . Edyta remains today arguably one of Poland ' s most gifted and beautiful singers .