I Will Come to You

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"I Will Come to You"
Single by Hanson
from the album Middle of Nowhere
B-side
  • "With You in Your Dreams"
  • "Cried"
ReleasedSeptember 23, 1997 (1997-09-23)
Length4:11
LabelMercury
Songwriters
ProducerStephen Lironi
Hanson singles chronology
"Where's the Love"
(1997)		 "I Will Come to You"
(1997)		 "Weird"
(1998)
Music video
"I Will Come to You" on YouTube

"I Will Come to You" is a song by American pop rock band Hanson. It was released on September 23, 1997, by Mercury Records, as the third single from the band's debut album, Middle of Nowhere (1997). "I Will Come to You" reached number five on the UK Singles Chart and number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100. It was more successful in Australia, reaching number two and receiving a platinum certification, and in Sweden, where it topped the chart for four weeks and was also certified platinum.

Critical reception

British magazine Music Week gave "I Will Come to You" a full score of five out of five and named it Single of the Week, writing, "With its extremely catchy singalong chorus and big, dramatic build, this has huge Christmas hit written ail over it and could well upsel the bookies' predictions by going all the way to the top."[1]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "I Will Come to You" was filmed in London and directed by Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson of the experimental group Coil. In the video Isaac, Taylor and Zac are performing in a forest. They look like angels in the city streets. Christopherson claimed that the Hanson brothers' original vision for the video was darker than the final product.[2]

There was also another video filmed at the Beacon Theatre in New York City; this version was directed by Jeb Brien.[3]

Track listings

  • US 7-inch single[4]
A. "I Will Come to You" – 4:11
B. "With You in Your Dreams" – 3:53
  • US CD and cassette single[5][6]
  1. "I Will Come to You" – 4:11
  2. "Cried" – 3:34
  • US maxi-CD single[7]
  1. "I Will Come to You" (Tee's Frozen Club) – 7:47
  2. "I Will Come to You" (Tee's Radio) – 4:20
  3. "I Will Come to You" (Tee's Frozen Dub) – 7:29
  4. "I Will Come to You" (acapella) – 4:12
  5. "I Will Come to You" (album version) – 4:11
  6. "MMMBop" (live acoustic version) – 3:28
  • UK and Australian CD1[8]
  1. "I Will Come to You" – 4:11
  2. "Cried" – 3:34
  3. "MMMBop" (live) – 3:36
  4. "Madeline" (live) – 3:32
  • UK and Australian CD2[9]
  1. "I Will Come to You" – 4:11
  2. "MMMBop" (live) – 3:36
  3. "Merry Christmas Baby" – 3:08
  4. "What Christmas Means to Me" – 3:42
  • UK cassette single and European CD single[10][11]
  1. "I Will Come to You" – 4:11
  2. "MMMBop" (live) – 3:36

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997–1998) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 10
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[14] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[15] 7
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[16] 11
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[17] 28
Estonia (Eesti Top 20)[18] 17
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[19] 4
Europe (European Hit Radio)[20] 5
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[21] 2
Finland Airplay (Radiosoittolista)[22] 4
France (SNEP)[23] 10
France Airplay (SNEP)[24] 19
Germany (GfK)[25] 36
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[26] 16
Ireland (IRMA)[27] 14
Latvia (Latvijas Top 20)[28] 10
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[29] 9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[30] 12
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[31] 3
Norway (VG-lista)[32] 4
Scotland Singles (OCC)[33] 4
Spain Airplay (Top 40 Radio)[34] 36
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[35] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[36] 9
UK Singles (OCC)[37] 5
UK Airplay (Music Week)[38] 13
US Billboard Hot 100[39] 9
US Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[40] 22
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[41] 18
US Rhythmic Airplay (Billboard)[42] 36

Year-end charts

Chart (1997) Position
Australia (ARIA)[43] 15
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[44] 38
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[45] 66
Brazil (Crowley)[46] 36
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[47] 98
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[48] 97
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[49] 88
Sweden (Topplistan)[50] 7
UK Singles (OCC)[51] 112
Chart (1998) Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[52] 74
Brazil (Crowley)[53] 41
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[54] 61
France (SNEP)[55] 90
Sweden (Hitlistan)[56] 49
US Billboard Hot 100[57] 50

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[58] Platinum 70,000^
Belgium (BRMA)[59] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[60] Gold 250,000*
Sweden (GLF)[61] Platinum 30,000^
United States (RIAA)[62] Gold 600,000[63]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States September 23, 1997 Contemporary hit radio Mercury [64]
United Kingdom November 10, 1997
  • CD
  • cassette
 [65]
United States November 11, 1997
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • cassette
 [66]
Japan November 24, 1997 CD [67]

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