Moment of Truth World Tour in 1987-1988 had Houston performing it as the finale song of the tour . She performed the song without back-up dancers on the North American leg ( 1987 ) , and with four dancers on the European leg of the tour ( 1988 ) . Two different performances of the song were taped in Saratoga Springs , New York on September 2 , 1987 and at Wembley Arena in London , United Kingdom in May 1988 . The first was broadcast on MTV , during the 4th MTV Video Music Awards on September 11 , 1987 . The second was taken from one night of nine sold-out Wembley Arena shows , aired on Italian TV Channel , Rai Uno 's special program for her in 1988 . On March 2 , 1988 , she opened the night of the 30th Annual Grammy Awards singing the song . During the European leg of the tour , she participated in the Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Concert and performed the song in front of about 72,000 people at Wembley Stadium on June 11 , 1988
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute Concert
Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute
I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)