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

"I'll Be There for You" is a song by Canadian pop rock band the Moffatts. It was released in December 1997 In Europe and April in America 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.

"I'll Be There for You"
Single by the Moffatts
from the album Chapter I: A New Beginning
ReleasedDecember 8, (Germany) - April 8, 1998 (U.S)
Length4:16
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)Jeff Coplan and the Berman Brothers
Producer(s)
The Moffatts singles chronology
"Guns of Love"
(1995)
"I'll Be There for You"
(1998)
"Miss You Like Crazy"
(1998)

Music video edit

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 edit

  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 edit

Chart (1997-1998) 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 edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ "The Moffatts – I'll Be There for You" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  2. ^ "Hits of the World: Canada". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 22. May 30, 1998. p. 68.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3655." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
  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. ^ "The Moffatts – I'll Be There for You". Swiss Singles Chart.
  7. ^ "The Moffatts – I'll Be There for You". Singles Top 100.
  8. ^ "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.