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I'll Be (Reba McEntire song)

"I'll Be"
The cover art to Reba's 2000 single, "I'll Be".
Australia cover art
Single by Reba McEntire
from the album So Good Together
B-side"When You're Not Trying"
ReleasedMarch 13, 2000 (2000-03-13)[1]
GenreCountry
Length4:23
LabelMCA Nashville
Songwriter(s)Diane Warren
Producer(s)
Reba McEntire singles chronology
"What Do You Say"
(1999) 		"I'll Be"
(2000) 		"We're So Good Together"
(2000)

"I'll Be" is a song by American country music recording artist Reba McEntire. The song was written by famed songwriter Diane Warren, with McEntire co-producing the track with frequent collaborator Tony Brown. Released as the second single from her 24th studio album So Good Together (1999), the track was sent to country radio on March 13, 2000.

The song continued McEntire's chart success, hitting number four on both the US Hot Country Songs chart and Canada RPM Country Tracks while also becoming her second entry in Australia.

Music video

Deaton-Flanigen Productions filmed the music video for "I'll Be". It is one of McEntire's few music videos not available on her official YouTube channel. It debuted to CMT on March 12, 2000.[2] The video would be nominated for Video of the Year at the 2001 TNN Country Weekly Music Awards, the precursor to the modern-day CMT Music Awards.[3]

Commercial performance

"I'll Be" initially entered the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart the week of February 12, 2000 due to unsolicited airplay at number 69. It re-entered the chart the week of March 25, 2000 at number 52, unofficially being the highest debut of the week (the highest first-time debut of that week was Lee Ann Womack and Sons of the Desert's "I Hope You Dance" at number 56). It would hit its peak position of number four on the chart on July 22, 2000, becoming her 51st top-ten single. On both country charts for Radio & Records and Gavin Report, the track hit number three.

Charts

References

  1. ^ "Going for Adds: Country". Radio & Records. No. 1341. March 10, 2000. p. 74.
  2. ^ "Video Monitor: New Ons". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 13. Nielsen Business Media. March 25, 2000. p. 79. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved August 28, 2024 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Jackson leads nominees for country music awards". The Bryan Times. Bryan, Ohio. March 26, 2001. p. 19. Retrieved August 28, 2024 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Reba McEntire ARIA Chart history (complete) (1988 to 2024)". ARIA. Retrieved July 28, 2024 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7228." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. July 24, 2000. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  6. ^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  7. ^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Reba McEntire Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard.
  9. ^ "R&R Country Top 50". Radio & Records. No. 1359. July 14, 2000. p. 125.
  10. ^ "Gavin Country". Gavin Report. No. 2313. July 14, 2000. p. 34.
  11. ^ "Best of 2000: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2000. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
  12. ^ "Country: Top 100 of 2000". Radio & Records. No. 1381. December 15, 2000. p. 85.
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