For You I Will (Monica song)

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"For You I Will"
MonicaForYouIWill.jpg
Single by Monica
from the album Space Jam and The Boy Is Mine
ReleasedJanuary 14, 1997 (1997-01-14) [1]
Genre
Length
  • 4:55 (album version)
  • 4:10 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s) Diane Warren
Producer(s) David Foster
Monica singles chronology
"Why I Love You So Much" / "Ain't Nobody"
(1996)
"For You I Will"
(1997)
"The Boy Is Mine"
(1998)
Space Jam singles chronology
"Hit 'Em High (The Monstars' Anthem)"
(1997)
"For You I Will"
(1997)
"Fly Like an Eagle"
(1997)
US CD single
No.TitleLength
1."For You I Will" (radio edit)4:10
2."For You I Will" (instrumental)4:53

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of The Boy Is Mine. [4]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "For You I Will"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [3] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "For You I Will"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesJanuary 14, 1997 Contemporary hit radio [2]
February 11, 1997
  • CD
  • cassette
[3]

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