Jordin Sparks, Whitney Houston's Last Song Reveals Secret Life? (VIDEO)
The last song Whitney Houston recorded before her death, a duet with Jordin Sparks for new movie "Sparkle," has been released.
"Sparkle" is set to debut in August and is the 1976 remake of the story inspired by "The Supremes," three teenage girls from the Bronx who made a name for themselves in Motown. "Celebrate" is a song featured in the movie, and became the last song Whitney Houston recorded before her death.
Houston died only four days after "Celebrate" was recorded and the lyrics are almost eerie, given the events that would ensue.
"Everybody's been so uptight, and forgetting to live their life. Let all their problems get them down," the first lyric reads. "Makes you want to shout."
Days later Houston would be found dead in a hotel bathtub. Weeks later it was announced that the singer had died of an apparent drug overdose after years of struggling with a cocaine habit. Much like the song lyrics suggest however, many believed Houston was on the road to recovery.
"See everybody's been down on luck. Now finally things are looking up," the next lyric says. "No more obstacles in our way."
While the song was written for the film, it almost seems as though the duet, with Jordin Sparks, tells the secret tale of what Houston was going through.
"Everyone going through changes, just trying to make it from day to day," another song lyric reads.
The song was produced by R. Kelly and debuted Monday on the Ryan Seacrest radio show with Jordin Sparks as a guest speaker.
"'I celebrate YOU, you celebrate ME!'" Sparks tweeted following the interview.
Spark's told Entertainment Weekly in February that it was "amazing" to work with Houston on the film.
"I got really lucky to be able to see her on something she was so passionate about," the former American Idol said.
