To Be with You

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“To Be with You”
Single by Mr. Big from the album Lean into It
B-side	Green-Tinted Sixties Mind
Released	January 1, 1992
Format	Cassette CD single CD maxi 7" single
Recorded	Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, CA Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Hard rock Acoustic rock Glam metal
Length	3:27
Label	Atlantic Records
Writer(s)	Eric Martin David Grahame
Producer	Kevin Elson

"To Be With You" is the best known song by the American hard rock group 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. This song has been revived by the Irish pop group Westlife in their album Turnaround. Andrew Spencer has also made dance remixes of the song in late 2007, early 2008.

"To Be With You" is about a man who has his eye on a well liked woman, but she is taken by another man that is mean to her.

After leaving Mr. Big, guitarist Paul Gilbert continues to play the song live using the riff from the Van Halen song Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love.

[edit] Formats and track listings

7" single

1. "To Be with You" (LP Version) (3:27)
2. "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" (LP Version) (3:30)

CD maxi

1. "To Be with You" (3:27)
2. "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" (3:30)
3. "Alive and Kickin'" (5:28)

[edit] Chart

Chart (1992) Peak position Australian Singles Chart[1] 1 Austrian Singles Chart[2] 1 French Singles Chart[3] 10 German Singles Chart[4] 1 Irish Singles Chart[5] 2 Norwegian Singles Chart[6] 1 Swedish Singles Chart[7] 1 Swiss Singles Chart[8] 1 UK Singles Chart[9] 3 US Billboard Hot 100[10] 1 US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[10] 1 US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[10] 19 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 "Human Touch" by Bruce Springsteen Norwegian number one single 15/1992 - 22/1992 Succeeded by "Das Boot" by U96 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! [edit] References ^ "To Be With You", Australian Singles Chart Australian-charts.com (Retrieved December 15, 2007) ^ "To Be With You", Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved December 15, 2007) ^ "To Be With You", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved December 15, 2007) ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved April 7, 2008) ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 7, 2008) ^ "To Be With You", Norwegian Singles Chart Norwegiancharts.com (Retrieved December 15, 2007) ^ "To Be With You", Swedish Singles Chart Swedishcharts.com (Retrieved December 15, 2007) ^ "To Be With You", Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved December 15, 2007) ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008) ^ a b c Billboard Billboard.com (Retrieved April 7, 2008)