I'll Be There for You (The Moffatts song)

"I'll Be There for You"
Single by the Moffatts
from the album Chapter I: A New Beginning
Released	April 8, 1998
Length	4:16
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	The Moffatts
Producer(s)	David Brunner the Berman Brothers
The Moffatts singles chronology
"Guns of Love" (1995) "I'll Be There for You" (1998) "Miss You Like Crazy" (1998)
Audio
"I'll Be There for You" on YouTube

"I'll Be There for You" is a song by Canadian pop rock band the Moffatts. It was released in April 1998 as the first single from their third album, Chapter I: A New Beginning . The song was a hit in Canada, reaching No. 5 on The Record 's single chart and No. 25 on the RPM Adult Contemporary chart.

Music video

The music video was directed by Lionel C. Martin and premiered in 1998. The video features the Moffatts performing in a garage on a stormy day. Their garage band performance is being watched in various locations: in the living room of a young couple while they eat popcorn; in the bedroom of a girls' slumber party; and through the window of a pawn shop. The video ends with the Moffatts walking to the pawn shop windows where they notice their performance.

Track listing

1. "I'll Be There for You" (radio edit) – 3:39
2. "I'll Be There for You" (long version) – 4:16
3. "I'll Be There for You" (instrumental) – 3:39
4. "Now and Forever" – 3:18

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [1]	24
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [2]	13
Canada ( The Record ) [3]	5
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [4]	25
Germany (GfK) [5]	41
Spain (Top 40 Radio) [6]	7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [7]	21
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [8]	34

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Canada	April 8, 1998	—	EMI Music Canada	[ citation needed ]
Japan	April 16, 1998	CD	EMI	[9]

References

1. "The Moffatts – I'll Be There for You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
2. "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3655." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
3. "Hits of the World: Canada". Billboard . Vol. 110, no. 22. May 30, 1998. p. 68.
4. "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 3610." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
5. "The Moffatts – I'll Be There for You" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
6. Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN   84-8048-639-2.
7. "The Moffatts – I'll Be There for You". Swiss Singles Chart.
8. "The Moffatts – I'll Be There for You". Singles Top 100.
9. "君のためにアイル・ビー・ゼア | モファッツ" [I'll Be There for You | Moffatts] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved October 1, 2023.