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

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"I'll Be There for You"
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Single by the Moffatts
from the album Chapter I: A New Beginning
ReleasedApril 8, 1998
Length4:16
Label EMI
Songwriter(s) The Moffatts
Producer(s)
The Moffatts singles chronology
"Guns of Love"
(1995)
"I'll Be There for You"
(1998)
"Miss You Like Crazy"
(1998)

"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.

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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 ( The Record ) [2] 5
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [3] 13
Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [4] 25
Germany (Official German Charts) [5] 41
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [6] 21
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [7] 34

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
CanadaApril 8, 1998 EMI Music Canada [ citation needed ]
JapanApril 16, 1998CD EMI [8]

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