I Will Come to You

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"I Will Come to You"
Hanson-iwillcometoyou.jpg
Single by Hanson
from the album Middle of Nowhere
B-side
  • "With You in Your Dreams"
  • "Cried"
ReleasedNovember 10, 1997 (1997-11-10)
Length4:11
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Stephen Lironi
Hanson singles chronology
"Where's the Love"
(1997)
"I Will Come to You"
(1997)
"Weird"
(1998)
Music video
"I Will Come to You" on YouTube

"I Will Come to You" is a song by American pop rock band Hanson. [1] It was released on November 10, 1997, as the third single from the band's debut album, Middle of Nowhere (1997). "I Will Come to You" reached number five on the UK Singles Chart and number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was more successful in Australia, reaching number two and receiving a platinum certification, and in Sweden, where it topped the chart for four weeks and was also certified platinum.

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Critical reception

British magazine Music Week gave "I Will Come to You" five out of five, picking it as Single of the Week. They added, "With its extremely catchy singalong chorus and big, dramatic build, this has huge Christmas hit written ail over it and could well upsel the bookies' predictions by going all the way to the top." [2]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "I Will Come to You" was filmed in London. In the video Isaac, Taylor and Zac are performing in a forest. They look like angels in the city streets. There was also another video filmed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City; this version was directed by Jeb Brien. [3]

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [49] Platinum70,000^
Belgium (BEA) [50] Gold25,000*
France (SNEP) [51] Gold250,000*
Sweden (GLF) [52] Platinum30,000^
United States (RIAA) [53] Gold600,000 [54]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesSeptember 23, 1997 Contemporary hit radio Mercury [55]
United KingdomNovember 10, 1997
  • CD
  • cassette
[56]
United StatesNovember 11, 1997
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • cassette
[57]
JapanNovember 24, 1997CD [58]

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