And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going
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"And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going" | ||||
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Single by Jennifer Holliday | ||||
from the album Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album | ||||
B-side | "Fake Your Way to the Top" by Cleavant Derricks, Loretta Devine, Jennifer Holliday, and Sheryl Lee Ralph | |||
Released | 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1982 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 4:08 | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | David Foster | |||
Jennifer Holliday singles chronology | ||||
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Audio | ||||
"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" by Jennifer Holliday on YouTube |
"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (also known in short as just "And I Am Telling You") is a
In addition to its presence in the musical, "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" is also notable as the debut single of two women who portrayed Effie. Jennifer Holliday originated the role on Broadway in 1981 and won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for the role as well as the Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for its re-release in 1982 for which it became a number-one R&B hit for Holliday. Jennifer Hudson portrayed Effie in the 2006 film adaptation of the musical, winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance. Hudson's version became a Top 20 R&B single, and a number-one dance hit.
Jennifer Holliday version
In 1982, Jennifer Holliday, the actress who portrayed Effie in the original
"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" was designed as the closing number of Dreamgirls' first act. Holliday's performance of the song, in a style owing much to
Charts
Chart (1982) | Peak position |
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Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[4] | 7 |
Ireland (IRMA)[5] | 23 |
32 | |
US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 22 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[8] | 1 |
Rosabel with Jennifer Holliday version
Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[9] | 6 |
US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales
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66 |
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play
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10 |
Jennifer Hudson version
"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" | ||||
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"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" by Jennifer Hudson on YouTube |
In 2006, "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" was recorded by
Hudson's version received widespread praise from film and music critics as well as the audiences, which highlighted her strength as both a vocalist and an actress. The New York Observer described Hudson's performance as "five mellifluous, molto vibrato minutes...."[10] Newsweek said that when moviegoers hear Hudson sing the song, she "is going to raise goose bumps across the land."[11] Variety wrote that Hudson's performance "calls to mind debuts like Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl or Bette Midler in The Rose, with a voice like the young Aretha."[12] For her performance, Hudson won a multitude of accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. The song also appeared in Hudson's eponymous debut album (2008).
On June 26, 2007, the 7th Annual BET Awards opened with Jennifer Holliday and Jennifer Hudson performing "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" live in their first duet together.
Although it in essence is Hudson's first single release, it became her fourth top 75 hit in the United Kingdom after a performance on
In February 2022, Hudson's rendition was named a finalist for Oscars Cheer Moment as part of the
Dance remix
A club remix was created for this single, engineered by Richie Jones and
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2006–2007) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[16] | 60 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[17] | 14 |
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[18] | 1 |
US Pop 100 (Billboard) | 70 |
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
Ireland (IRMA)[19] | 37 |
Scotland (OCC)[20] | 32 |
32 | |
12 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2007) | Position |
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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[23] | 66 |
Other notable versions
In 1994, Donna Giles scored a minor club hit in the US and UK with her rendition of the song. The track remained a sleeper club hit in the UK throughout 1995, prompting a spate of re-releases and remixes, including
In an episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Will (Will Smith) serenades Uncle Phil to the song by lip-syncing it when trying to win his forgiveness but only ends up annoying him.
In an episode of
In 1998, Jim Carrey flamboyantly performed a parody of the song in the final episode of The Larry Sanders Show (entitled "Flip"), pleading to the titular Sanders to persuade him not to leave his late-night talk show.
In the 2001 film Down to Earth, the song is performed by several people at the Apollo Theater, with the audience only approving when sung by Phil Quon (John Cho).
Various renditions appear in several episodes of the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris, often sung by Chris' mother Rochelle (Tichina Arnold), or by off-screen performers watched by Rochelle.
In 2006, then 12-year-old Bianca Ryan auditioned with the song for America's Got Talent. Ryan subsequently won the contest that year.
Jake Gyllenhaal performed it on Saturday Night Live shortly after the film's release in a pastiche of Hudson. He wore a wig and black sequined dress, with three of the female regulars on SNL as his "backup singers", dressed in red glitter dresses, heels and wigs.
In 2009, it was performed by
Also in 2009, the parody film Dance Flick features David Alan Grier performing a version of the song telling the protagonists that they're "gonna feed [him]" with assorted foods and name brand items.
Also in 2013,
Also in 2013,
Also in 2013, actor/singer Tituss Burgess performed a rendition at the event "Broadway Backwards" for the charity Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
In 2015,
In 2016, Chi Chi DeVayne and Thorgy Thor lipsynced to the song on the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race. The performance, specifically from DeVayne, was viewed as the best lipsync of the season and one of the best in the franchise's history.[30][31][32]
In Britain's Got Talent 2017, Sarah Ikumu sang this song as her audition. It won her the Golden Buzzer from Simon Cowell, which got her an unchallenged pass into the live finals.[33]
In 2020,
See also
- List of number-one dance singles of 2007 (U.S.)
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- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
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- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
- ^ Live: Her Greatest Performances-Whitney Houston. AllMusic
- ^ Hernandez, Lee (10 May 2012). "Jessica Sanchez Delivers Explosive Performance Of 'And I Am Telling You' (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ Corneau, Allison (24 May 2012). "Watch Jessica Sanchez's Emotional Idol Finale Duet With Jennifer Holliday". Us Weekly. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
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