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"I'll Be There for You"
Single by the Moffatts
from the album Chapter I: A New Beginning
ReleasedApril 8, 1998
Length4:16
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)The Moffatts
Producer(s)
The Moffatts singles chronology
"Guns of Love"
(1995) 		"I'll Be There for You"
(1998) 		"Miss You Like Crazy"
(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

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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

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  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

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Chart (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 (GfK)[5] 41
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 21
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[7] 34

Release history

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

References

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  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.
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