Peak
4
Weeks
28
Score
6,095
Chart Year
2000
Songfacts®: This song was co-written and co-produced by Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, who helmed Fugees' 1996 album The Score and also acted as the group's bass guitarist. Fugees member and Wonda's cousin Wyclef Jean was the other co-writer and co-producer. Wonda recalled the story of the song in an interview with The Boombox: "It's actually a song that I remember me and Clef cooked the beat for on the bus while we were on tour," he said. "When Whitney showed up, she was with her daughter and I remember when we put her daughter [in front of the mic] and she said, 'Sing Mommy!' She loved it so much, it was like, she'd be like, 'Cue my daughter's voice loud!' We'd turn it up, she'd be like, 'No! Louder! Louder!"' The tune was a massive hit worldwide, becoming another one of Houston's signature songs. It topped the European Hot 100 Singles Chart for a week and also peaked at #1 in New Zealand. The song featured backing vocals from The Family Friends Community Choir. This was sampled by Duke Dumont on his 2014 UK chart-topper "I Got U." He told MTV UK: "With things like that you need to seek permission to use the vocal and Wyclef is kind of quite tough with his music. He doesn't let people use his music for a lot of things but he was willing for us to use the Whitney recording. That was quite nice getting a little bit of respect from his side. So that was a nice touch to it."
If tomorrow is judgment day And I'm standing on the front line And the Lord asks me what I did with my life I will say I spent it with you If I wake up in World War III (World War III) I see destruction and poverty And I feel like I want to go home It's okay if you're coming with me 'Cause your love is my love And my love is your love It would take an eternity to break us And the chains of Amistad couldn't hold us 'Cause your love is my love And my love is your love It would take an eternity to break us And the chains of Amistad couldn't hold us If I lose my fame and fortune (really don't matter) And I'm homeless on the street (on the street oh Lord) And I'm sleeping in Grand Central Station (okay) It's okay if you're sleeping with me As the years they pass us by (the years, the years, the years, the years, the years) We stay young through each other's eyes (each other's eyes) And no matter how old we get It's okay as long as I got you baby 'Cause your love is my love And my love is your love It would take an eternity to break us And the chains of Amistad couldn't hold us 'Cause your love is my love And my love is your love It would take an eternity to break us And the chains of Amistad couldn't hold us If I should die this very day (very very very day) Don't cry (don't cry), 'cause on Earth we weren't meant to stay And no matter what the people say (really don't matter) I'll be waiting for you after the judgment day 'Cause your love is my love And my love is your love It would take an eternity to break us And the chains of Amistad couldn't hold us 'Cause your love is my love And my love is your love It would take an eternity to break us And the chains of Amistad couldn't hold us
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 4, 1999 | 81 | 45 |
| 2 | Sep 11, 1999 | 68 | 58 |
| 3 | Sep 18, 1999 | 44 | 82 |
| 4 | Sep 25, 1999 | 16 | 110 |
| 5 | Oct 2, 1999 | 11 | 115 |
| 6 | Oct 9, 1999 | 9 | 117 |
| 7 | Oct 16, 1999 | 8 | 118 |
| 8 | Oct 23, 1999 | 7 | 119 |
| 9 | Oct 30, 1999 | 8 | 118 |
| 10 | Nov 6, 1999 | 7 | 119 |
| 11 | Nov 13, 1999 | 8 | 118 |
| 12 | Nov 20, 1999 | 8 | 118 |
| 13 | Nov 27, 1999 | 6 | 120 |
| 14 | Dec 4, 1999 | 6 | 120 |
| 15 | Dec 11, 1999 | 5 | 121 |
| 16 | Dec 18, 1999 | 5 | 121 |
| 17 | Dec 25, 1999 | 5 | 121 |
| 18 | Jan 1, 2000 | 5 | 121 |
| 19 | Jan 8, 2000 | 4 | 122 |
| 20 | Jan 15, 2000 | 6 | 120 |