I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By
"I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Single by Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige | ||||||||||||||||||||
from the album Tical | ||||||||||||||||||||
Released | April 25, 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||
Format | 12" single, CD5" | |||||||||||||||||||
Genre | Hip hop, hip hop soul | |||||||||||||||||||
Length | 3:45 | |||||||||||||||||||
Label | Def Jam | |||||||||||||||||||
Writer(s) | Nickolas Ashford Robert Diggs Valerie Simpson Clifford Smith |
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Producer(s) | RZA (album version and video version) Sean "Puffy" Combs (radio version) |
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Certification | Platinum (RIAA) | |||||||||||||||||||
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"I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" (where the Roland D-50 patch "Fantasia" was heard) is a Grammy Award-winning duet performed by rapper Method Man and R&B singer Mary J. Blige.
The song is a remix of Method Man's "All I Need" (which appears on his 1994 debut album Tical), with an interpolation of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's 1968 hit, "You're All I Need to Get By", with Mary J. Blige singing the choruses, and backing vocals. Another version of the song was released, entitled "Puff Daddy Mix," which was produced by Sean Combs. The song contains a new instrumental which includes a repeated sample ("Lie together, cry together/I swear to God I hope we fuckin' die together") from The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Me & My Bitch". Another remix version, titled "Razor Sharp Mix" was produced by RZA. The song sold 800,000 copies and was certified platinum by the RIAA.[1][2]
The song peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 3, 1995,[3] and #1 on the R&B singles chart in the May 20, 1995 issue of Billboard Magazine - a position it held for three weeks.[4] The song also ended up winning the duo the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1996.
"I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" appears on Radio 1 Established 1967, a compilation album celebrating the 40th anniversary of BBC Radio 1.
In 2008, it was ranked #44 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop" list.[5]
In 2009, Method Man and Mary J. Blige performed the song together at VH1's 6th Annual Hip Hop Honors ceremony. The song is often cited as the hybrid of what's now known as "Thug-Loved" duets.
In 2012, Complex ranked the song #1 on its list of "The 25 Best Hip-Hop Love Songs."[6]
In a July 2012 interview with Complex magazine, Jean Claude "Poke" Olivier- one-half of the production team the Trackmasters- claimed they were the actual producers behind the Sean "Puffy" Combs remix, but were never properly credited for it. Instead, they were only credited as session musicians for programming the drums while Combs was credited as the producer.[7]
Personnel
- Method Man - performer
- Mary J. Blige - vocals
- Puff Daddy - remix
- RZA - production; remix
- Jeff Trotter - A&R
Charts
Chart (1995) | Position |
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UK Singles Chart | 10 |
Canadian Hot 100 | 1 |
Billboard Hot R&B Singles | 1 |
Billboard Hot Rap Singles | 1 |
Billboard Hot 100 | 3 |
Charts
Year End Chart (1995) | Position |
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Billboard Hot 100 | 10 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] | 42 |
See also
References
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Further reading
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External links
- "I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By" music video for the RZA mix on YouTube, Puff Daddy mix (MTV.com)
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- 1995 songs
- Mary J. Blige songs
- Method Man songs
- Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number-one singles
- Billboard Rap Songs number-one singles
- Music videos directed by Diane Martel
- Vocal duets
- Songs written by Nickolas Ashford
- Songs written by Valerie Simpson
- Song recordings produced by Rza
- Song recordings produced by Trackmasters
- Def Jam Recordings singles
- Songs written by Method Man
- Hip hop soul songs
- Songs written by RZA