
On August 18, 2009 (11 years ago today), Whitney’s song “Million Dollar Bill” was released in the U.S as a single from her seventh studio album, I Look To You. The song was recorded in New York City and was written and produced for Whitney by Alicia Keys and her husband Swizz Beatz, and samples Loleatta Holloway’s “We’re Getting Stronger.” The video was directed by Melina Matsoukas, who also directed the video for “I Look To You.”