To Be with You

Infobox Single
Artist = Mr. Big
Name = To Be with You


from Album = Lean into It
B-side = Green-Tinted Sixties Mind
Format = Cassette
CD single
CD maxi
7" single
Released = January 1, 1992
Genre = Hard rock
Acoustic rock
Glam metal
Length = 3:27
Label = Atlantic Records
Writer = Eric Martin
David Grahame
Producer = Kevin Elson
Recorded = Rumbo Recorders, Canoga Park, CA
Cherokee Studios, Hollywood, CA

"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. The pop-punk band Allister has also made a cover of the song.

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

Formats and track listings

; 7" single
# "To Be with You" (LP Version) (3:27)
# "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" (LP Version) (3:30) ; CD maxi
# "To Be with You" (3:27)
# "Green-Tinted Sixties Mind" (3:30)
# "Alive and Kickin'" (5:28)

Chart

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