"I'll Be You" | ||||
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Single by The Replacements | ||||
from the album Don't Tell a Soul | ||||
Released | April 1989 | |||
Format | CD single, 12" | |||
Recorded | 1988–89 | |||
Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 3:27 | |||
Label | Sire/Reprise | |||
Songwriter(s) | Paul Westerberg | |||
Producer(s) | Matt Wallace | |||
The Replacements singles chronology | ||||
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"I'll Be You" was the lead single from The Replacements' sixth studio album Don't Tell a Soul in 1989 and was written by lead singer Paul Westerberg. It became the band's first and only Billboard Hot 100 appearance, peaking at #51 and reaching the top of both the album rock and modern rock charts.