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

{{Infobox song

| name = I'll Be There for You

| cover = The Moffatts - Ill Be There For You single.png

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = the Moffatts

| album = Chapter I: A New Beginning

| released = April 8, 1998

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| length = 4:16

| label = EMI

| writer = The Moffatts

| producer =

David Brunner
the Berman Brothers

| prev_title = Guns of Love

| prev_year = 1995

| next_title = Miss You Like Crazy

| next_year = 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.

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

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

Charts

scope="row"\|Canada (The Record){{cite magazine\|title=Hits of the World: Canada\|magazine=Billboard\|volume=110\|issue=22\|page=68\|date=May 30, 1998}} \|5
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1998) !Peak position
{{single chart\|Austria\|24\|artist=The Moffatts\|song=I'll Be There for You\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Canadatopsingles\|13\|chartid=3655\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 1, 2023}}
{{single chart\|Canadaadultcontemporary\|25\|chartid=3610\|rowheader=true\|access-date=October 1, 2023}}
{{single chart\|Germany\|41\|artist=The Moffatts\|song=I'll Be There for You\|songid=3588\|rowheader=true\|access-date=April 7, 2020}}
{{single chart\|Switzerland\|21\|artist=The Moffatts\|song=I'll Be There for You\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Sweden\|34\|artist=The Moffatts\|song=I'll Be There for You\|rowheader=true}}

Release history

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scope="row"\|Canada \|April 8, 1998 \|{{n/a}} \|EMI Music Canada \|{{citation needed\|date=October 2023}}
scope="row"\|Japan \|April 16, 1998 \|CD \|EMI \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/170453/products/262305/1/\|title=君のためにアイル・ビー・ゼア {{!}} モファッツ\|trans-title=I'll Be There for You {{!}} Moffatts\|publisher=Oricon\|language=ja\|access-date=October 1, 2023}}

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!scope="col"|Region

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Format(s)

!scope="col"|Label(s)

!scope="col"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"|Canada

|April 8, 1998

|{{n/a}}

|EMI Music Canada

|{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

scope="row"|Japan

|April 16, 1998

|CD

|EMI

|{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/170453/products/262305/1/|title=君のためにアイル・ビー・ゼア {{!}} モファッツ|trans-title=I'll Be There for You {{!}} Moffatts|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=October 1, 2023}}

References

Category:1998 singles

Category:1998 songs

Category:EMI Records singles

Category:Music videos directed by Lionel C. Martin

Category:The Moffatts songs