I Will Be Your Bride

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"I Will Be Your Bride"
Single by The Kelly Family
from the album From Their Hearts
Genre Pop
Length4:22
Songwriter(s) Angelo Kelly
Producer(s) Kathy, Paddy and Angelo Kelly

"I Will Be Your Bride" is a song by European-American pop group The Kelly Family and was written by Angelo Kelly. It was produced by Kathy, Paddy and Angelo Kelly as the lead single for their twelfth studio album From Their Hearts and features lead vocals by Angelo Kelly.

The single also includes live versions of the songs "One More Freaking Dollar" (sung by Paddy Kelly) and "First Time" (sung by Patricia Kelly).

Formats and track listings

Maxi single

1. I Will Be Your Bride (4:22)

2. One More Freakin' Dollar (live version) (3:49)

3. First Time (live version) (3:34)

Charts

Chart (1997)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [1] 14
Germany (Official German Charts) [2] 14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [3] 19
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [4] 17
  1. "The Kelly Family – I Will Be Your Bride" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  2. "The Kelly Family – I Will Be Your Bride" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
  3. "The Kelly Family – I Will Be Your Bride". Swiss Singles Chart.
  4. "The Kelly Family – I Will Be Your Bride" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

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