"Million Dollar Bill" is a song performed by American R&B recording artist Whitney Houston, from her seventh studio album titled I Look to You. It is scheduled for release as the official worldwide lead single (second US single) from the album on August 18, 2009 through Arista Records in the US[1] and August 24, 2009 through RCA Records in the UK. The song was written by Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter Alicia Keys and samples R&B singer Loleatta Holloway's "We're Getting Stronger" from Holloway's 1976 debut LP. Keys had requested to be a part of Houston's album and Houston decided she wanted to work with Keys after hearing her perform at one of Clive Davis' parties. It was produced by hip-hop producer Swizz Beatz with an old school R&B beat. The song received critical acclaim at the album's three listening parties and was cited as a "big comeback record".