I'll Be

Infobox Single
Name = I'll Be


Artist = Edwin McCain
Album = Misguided Roses
A-side =
B-side = "Grind Me in the Gears"
Released = 1998
Format = 7", CD
Recorded = 1997
Genre = Pop
Length = 4:25
Label = Lava
Writer = Edwin McCain
Producer = Matt Serletic
Certification =
Last single = "Solitude" (1995)
This single = "I'll Be" (1998)
Next single = "I Could Not Ask for More" (1999)
Misc =

"I'll Be" is a song written and sung by American Alt-Rock singer/guitarist, Edwin McCain. The song was released as the first and only single from his second album "Misguided Roses". McCain recorded an acoustic version of the song for his follow-up album, "Messenger".

It was covered by Dean Geyer on his debut CD "Rush".

Chart performance

"I'll Be" ended up being a success for McCain in the United States, peaking at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. While it was only his second single to chart, it became his first and only Top 10 hit and his biggest hit to date.

Appearances on movie and television soundtracks

"I'll Be" was featured on "", music from the 2004 movie starring Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray and "Family Man" starring Nicolas Cage.