I'll Be You

"I'll Be You"
Single by The Replacements
from the album Don't Tell a Soul
Released	April 1989
Recorded	1988–89
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:27
Label	Sire/Reprise
Songwriter(s)	Paul Westerberg
Producer(s)	Matt Wallace
The Replacements singles chronology
"Cruella DeVille" (1988) "I'll Be You" (1989) "Back to Back" (1989)

"I'll Be You" was released as 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 single, peaking at #51. The song also reached the top of the Modern Rock Tracks and Album Rock Tracks charts (both of which were based entirely on radio airplay rather than sales.)

Track listing

1. "I'll Be You" - 3:27
2. "Date to Church" - 3:49

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Canadian Singles Chart (RPM)	92
US Billboard Hot 100	51
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	1
US Billboard Album Rock Tracks	1

See also

• List of Billboard number-one alternative singles of the 1980s