I'll Be There for You (Solid HarmoniE song)

"I'll Be There for You" is a 1997 song recorded by British-American pop group Solid HarmoniE. It was released as the lead single from their album, Solid HarmoniE. The song is produced by Swedish producers and songwriters Kristian Lundin and Max Martin, who also wrote it. The single remains the group's most successful song, peaking at number 7 in the Netherlands, number 9 in Sweden and number 12 in Denmark. It also reached number 18 in the UK and number 123 in the US. A music video was shot to accompany the single. It was directed by Gerry Wenner.

"I'll Be There for You"
Single by Solid HarmoniE
from the album Solid HarmoniE
B-side"Remix"
Released1997
Genre
Length3:09
Label
  • Jive
  • Virgin
Songwriter(s)
  • Max Martin
  • Kristian Lundin
Producer(s)
  • Kristian Lundin
  • Max Martin
Solid HarmoniE singles chronology
"Got 2 Have Ya"
(1996)		 "I'll Be There for You"
(1997)		 "I Want You to Want Me"
(1998)
Music video
"I'll Be There For You" on YouTube

Critical reception

Music & Media wrote, "There's a real international aspect to this U.S. pop/dance quartet, A&R'ed out of the Netherlands, with Swedish producers; a female counterpart of the Backstreet Boys, perhaps? They have in common some really strong vocal harmonies and-if this example is anything to go by-some very convincing material. Frans van Dun, one of the programmers at leading Dutch AC network Sky Radio 100.7 FM/Hilversum, believes the comparison is an apt one. "They have a lot in common with the Backstreet Boys, who are very popular over here," he suggests. Van Dun continues: "It's the kind of pleasant, inoffensive track that's easy to programme and although it didn't test that well, we've stuck with it since it started to chart 11 weeks ago." Van Dun concludes: "For one reason or another, people do seem to like this thing , because it spent seven weeks in the singles Top 10."[1] Sunday Mirror said that "they'll never change the world with bubblegum pop tunes" like "I'll Be There For You", "but they might just make you smilte."[2]

Track listing
12" single, United Kingdom (1997)
No.TitleLength
1."I'll Be There For You" (Matthias Remix)6:45
2."I'll Be There For You" (Poptastic Full On Mix)3:36
3."I'll Be There For You" (Red 5 Remix)6:02
4."I'll Be There For You" (Original Version)3:09
CD single, Europe (1997)
No.TitleLength
1."I'll Be There For You" (Single Edit)3:09
2."I'll Be There For You" (Matthias Remix)6:45
CD maxi, Europe (1997)
No.TitleLength
1."I'll Be There For You" (Single Edit)3:09
2."I'll Be There For You" (Matthias Remix)6:45
3."I'll Be There For You" (Red 5 Remix)6:02
4."I'll Be There For You" (Matthias Radio Edit)3:56

Charts

References
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  2. Sunday Mirror. 19 April 1998. p. 43. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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  4. Danish Singles Chart 6 February 1998
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  6. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Solid Harmonie" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Solid Harmonie – I'll Be There For You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  8. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 25 January 1998 - 31 January 1998". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
  9. "Swedishcharts.com – Solid Harmonie – I'll Be There For You". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  10. "Årslista Singlar – År 1997" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  11. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1998". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  12. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1998" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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