For You I Will (Monica song)

Infobox Single
Name = For You I Will


Artist = Monica
from Album = Space Jam soundtrack
B-side =
Released = February 1997
Format = CD maxi single, cassette single, 7" single
Recorded = 1996
Genre = Pop, soul, ballad
Length = 4:55
Label = Warner Sunset
Writer = Diane Warren
Producer = David Foster
Certification = Platinum (RIAA)
Last single = "Before You Walk Out of My Life/ Ain't Nobody"
(1996)
This single = "For You I Will"
(1997)
Next single = "The Boy Is Mine"
(1998)

"For You I Will" is a pop ballad written by Diane Warren and performed by Monica. Her version was included on the soundtrack to the film "Space Jam". In 1997, when released as a single, the song became a top 10 hit on the "Billboard" Hot 100 as well as "Billboard"s R&B chart. It also experienced some success internationally. The song's lyrics involve the singer pledging love and devotion and promising to help an unnamed "you" overcome any difficulty, regardless of the magnitude.

The song debuted at an impressive number nine on the "Billboard" Hot 100, and peaked at number four, becoming Monica second top five single and one of her most successful songs. It also went platinum. In New Zealand the single peaked at number 2, becoming her most successful single in the country after "The Boy Is Mine."

"For You I Will" was ranked #13 on Top Hot 100 Hits of 1997.

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External links

*Youtube|VVJkB1wzONk|"For You I Will" music video