I'll Be Over You

"I'll Be Over You"
Single by Toto
from the album Fahrenheit
B-side "In a Word"
Released 1986
Format 7" / 12"
Genre Soft rock
Length 3:51
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Steve Lukather, Randy Goodrum
Producer(s) Toto
Toto singles chronology
"How Does It Feel"
(1985)		 "I'll Be over You"
(1986)		 "Without Your Love"
(1986)

"I'll Be Over You" is a hit single by the American rock band Toto. Taken as a single from their 1986 album, Fahrenheit, the song reached number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in late 1986. Lead vocals were sung by guitarist Steve Lukather with Michael McDonald providing the vocal counterpoint on the recording. He reportedly received a huge paycheck for his services.

In addition, it spent two weeks at number one on the adult contemporary chart, Toto's second song to top this chart (following 1983's "I Won't Hold You Back."[1]

Music video

A music video (in which guest vocalist McDonald also appears) was shot with the band playing on an apartment rooftop until it rained. The rooftop is on top of the building located at 548 South Spring Street in Los Angeles, California, USA.[2]

Track listing

  1. "I'll Be Over You"
  2. "In a Word" - Non-album track, later released on Toto XX

Charts

Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [3] 11
U.S. Adult Contemporary [3] 1

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  2. ↑ "Location of 548 S Spring St on Google Maps". Retrieved March 5, 2010.
  3. 1 2 "allmusic ((( Fahrenheit > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 3, 2012.

External links

Preceded by
"Throwing It All Away" by Genesis		 Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single
October 25, 1986 		Succeeded by
"Next Time I Fall" by Peter Cetera with Amy Grant
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