Tell Me (I'll Be Around)

{{Short description|1996 single by Shades}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Tell Me (I'll Be Around)

| cover = Shades - Tell Me single cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Shades

| album = Shades

| B-side = "Love Means More"{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Shades-Tell-Me-Ill-Be-Around-Love-Means-More/master/200633|title=Shades (2) - Tell Me (I'll Be Around) / Love Means More at Discogs|work=Discogs|accessdate=July 31, 2014}}

| released = {{start date|1996|6|25}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Tell-Me-Your-Name-Shades/dp/B00000DF1S|title=Amazon.com: Tell Me Your Name: Music|work=Amazon.com|accessdate=July 31, 2014}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = R&B

| length = {{duration|m=4|s=51}} (album version)
{{duration|m=4|s=5}} (single edit)

| label = Motown

| writer = {{flatlist|

• Danielle Andrews
• Charles Farrar
• Monique Peoples
• Troy Taylor
• Bernard Wright
• Lenny Wright
• Shannon Walker Williams
• Tiffanie Cardwell{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Shades-Shades/release/4394105|title=Shades (2) - Shades (CD, Album) at Discogs|work=Discogs|accessdate=July 31, 2014}}

}}

| producer = {{flatlist|

• Charles Farrar
• Troy Taylor

}}

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Serenade

| next_year = 1997

| misc =

}}

"Tell Me (I'll Be Around)" (originally titled "Tell Me Your Name") is a song performed by Shades, issued as the lead single from their eponymous debut album. The song contains a sample of "Who Do You Love" by Bernard Wright.{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/Shades|title=Shades - WhoSampled|work=WhoSampled|accessdate=August 3, 2014}} It was the group's highest chart appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #50 in 1996.{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/shades-mn0000156563/awards|title=Shades - Awards - AllMusic|work=AllMusic|accessdate=August 3, 2014}}