"To Be with You"
File:To be with you.jpg
Single by Mr. Big
from the album Lean into It
B-side "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind"
Released November 25, 1991
Format Cassette, CD single, CD maxi, 7" single
Recorded 1991 Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, CA
Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre Acoustic rock
Length 3:27
Label Atlantic
Writer(s) Eric Martin
David Grahame
Producer Kevin Elson
Mr. Big singles chronology
"Green-Tinted Sixties Mind"
(1991)
"To Be with You"
(1991)
"Just Take My Heart"
(1992)

"To Be with You" is the title of a song by the American hard rock band Mr. Big. It appears on the album Lean into It. The song charted in 20 plus countries, many of them at number one, such as on the United States Billboard Hot 100. It also reached a peak of number three in the UK.

The song was written and composed by Eric Martin during his teen years. Raoul contributed to its melodic arrangements later on. Writing credit is also given to David Grahame, a songwriter working for the label at the time (though exactly what contributions each of the three men made to the song is unclear).

In his solo career, Mr. Big guitarist Paul Gilbert performed the song live using the riff from the Van Halen song "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love".

Contents

History [link]

While in Paul's apartment at Yucca Street in L.A., Eric and Paul were laying out their compositions. Eric had a ballad called "To Be With You". Paul had his psychedelic rock song called "Green Tinted Sixties Mind". Both felt the two songs were strong enough to be included in their upcoming album, despite it being purely rock;[1] and true enough, these songs remained throughout the course of their career as a group and as solo artists.

Content [link]

"To Be With You" is about a man who has his eye on a woman who has recently experienced a broken heart from a previous relationship.

Cover versions [link]

Irish pop group Westlife performed the song during the acoustic session of their 2003 Greatest Hits Tour, and it was subsequently included on their Turnaround album later that year.

Australian male vocal group Human Nature included a cover of the song in their 2004 Walk the Tightrope studio album. Their interpretation was somewhat more pop/R&B than the original.

Old Man Gloom performed an acoustic cover of the song titled under the guise of "Gratuitous Bonus Track Made By Sensible Musicians Doing Questionable Things" on their 2003 EP Christmas Eve I and II + 6.

Andrew Spencer has also made dance remixes of the song in late 2007, early 2008. The pop-punk band Allister and Japanese "bilingual melodic punk band" Nicotine have also recorded covers of the song.

The song is also featured in the first act of Rock of Ages.

American musician David Cook and his band The Anthemic first covered this song in concert at the Orlando Food and Wine Festival on March 31, 2012.[2]

The song was covered by Adhir Kalyan in the episode The Five Things in the sitcom Rules of Engagement to attempt to seduce a woman, but was picked as a prank by David Spade.

The song was sampled and remixed by Styles & Complete, the song is a Dubstep (genre) remix.

Formats and track listings [link]

7" single
  1. "To Be with You" (LP Version) (3:27)
  2. "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" (LP Version) (3:30)
12" maxi
  1. "To Be with You"
  2. "A Little Too Loose" (Live)
  3. "The Drill Song (Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy)" (Live)
  4. "Alive And Kickin'" (Live)
CD maxi
  1. "To Be with You" (3:27)
  2. "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" (3:30)
  3. "Alive And Kickin'" (5:28)

Charts [link]

Peak positions [link]

Chart (1992) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[4] 1
Canada (RPM)[5] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 6
France (SNEP)[7] 10
Germany (Media Control AG)[8] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 1
New Zealand (RIANZ)[11] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[12] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 1
UK Singles Chart[15] 3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[16] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[16] 11
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[16] 19

End of year charts [link]

End of year chart (1992) Position
Australian Singles Chart[17] 4
Austrian Singles Chart[18] 5
Dutch Top 40[19] 7
Swiss Singles Chart[20] 3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[21] 12

End of decade charts [link]

Chart (1990–1999) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[22] 90

Certifications [link]

Country Certification Date Sales certified[23]
Germany[24] Gold 1992 250,000
Netherlands[25] Gold 1992 40,000
U.S.[26] Gold February 12, 1992 500,000

Chart successions [link]

Preceded by
"I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred
Billboard Hot 100 number one single
February 29, 1992- March 14, 1992
Succeeded by
"Save the Best for Last" by Vanessa Williams
Preceded by
"Stockholm" by Orup
Swedish Singles Chart number one single
April 1, 1992 - April 29, 1992
Succeeded by
"Stay" by Shakespears Sister
Preceded by
"Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" by Elton John and George Michael
Eurochart Hot 100 number one single
April 4, 1992 - May 9, 1992 (6 weeks)
Succeeded by
"Rhythm is a Dancer" by Snap!
Preceded by
"Human Touch" by Bruce Springsteen
Norwegian number one single
15/1992 - 22/1992
Succeeded by
"Das Boot" by U96
Preceded by
"Under the Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Dutch Top 40 number one single
April 25, 1992 - May 16, 1992 (4 weeks)
Succeeded by
"Please Don't Go" by Double You
Preceded by
"Das Boot" by U96
Swiss number one single
May 3, 1992- June 14, 1992
Succeeded by
"Jump" by Kris Kross
Preceded by
"Under the Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Australia (ARIA) number one single
May 16, 1992 - 5 June 1992
Succeeded by
"One In A Million" by Euphoria
Preceded by
"Das Boot" by U96
Austrian number one single
May 17, 1992 - May 24, 1992
Succeeded by
"Rhythm Is a Dancer" by Snap!

References [link]

  1. ^ https://www.rocksquad.net/eric_martin_interview.htm
  2. ^ "David Cook Performs at the Orlando Food and Wine Festival". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ4gunlUGH4. Retrieved April 20, 2012. 
  3. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Mr. Big – To Be with You". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
  4. ^ "Mr. Big – To Be with You – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
  5. ^ Canadian peak
  6. ^ Nyman, Jake (2005) (in Finnish). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN 951-31-2503-3. 
  7. ^ "Lescharts.com – Mr. Big – To Be with You" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
  8. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  9. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
  10. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Mr. Big search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.
  11. ^ "Charts.org.nz – Mr. Big – To Be with You". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Mr. Big – To Be with You". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
  13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Mr. Big – To Be with You". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
  14. ^ "Mr. Big – To Be with You – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
  15. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
  16. ^ a b c Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)
  17. ^ "1992 Australian Singles Chart". aria. https://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-50-singles-1992.htm. Retrieved 14 April 2010. 
  18. ^ "1992 Austrian Singles Chart" (in German). Austriancharts. https://www.austriancharts.at/1992_single.asp. Retrieved 14 April 2010. 
  19. ^ "Single top 100 over 1992" (in Dutch) (pdf). Top40. https://www.top40.nl/pdf/Top%20100/top%20100%20-%201992.pdf. Retrieved 14 April 2010. 
  20. ^ "1992 Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Swisscharts. https://www.swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=1992. Retrieved 14 April 2010. 
  21. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1992". https://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1992. Retrieved 2010-07-30. 
  22. ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=RA1-PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved October 15, 2010. 
  23. ^ "Certification for every country in the world" (pdf). IFPI. https://www.ifpi.org/content/library/certification-award-levels.pdf. Retrieved 14 April 2010. 
  24. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('To Be with You')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. https://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=To+Be+with+You&strInterpret=&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved 14 April 2010. 
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  26. ^ "U.S. certifications". Riaa. https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved 14 April 2010. 


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To Be With You

by: Simply Red

I can't pronounce it
Don't even understand
The words I mean
My tongues tied
Up around it
My brain is so tired
But my heart is so warm
I wanna be with you
To talk with you
To sleep with you
Most of all
To make love to you
Last night I dreamed about it
The rooms in these hotels
Are the same around the world
I could really do without it
I'll only hate myself
If I take another girl
I wanna be with you
I wanna talk with you
I wanna sleep with you
Most of all
To make love to you
Oh if I ever get home again
If you could ever
Do the same thing too
I could open up my soul again
I have to get this message to you
I wanna be with you
I wanna talk with you
I wanna sleep with you
I wanna make love to you
Love to you
You've got that feeling inside
And you know




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