"I'll Be There for You" is a song by Canadian
pop rock
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band
the Moffatts
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. 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
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''s single chart and No. 25 on the ''
RPM
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Standards
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'' Adult Contemporary chart.
Music video
The music video was directed by
Lionel C. Martin
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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
Release history
References
1998 singles
1998 songs
EMI Records singles
Music videos directed by Lionel C. Martin
The Moffatts songs
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