I'll Be Over You

"I'll Be Over You" is a hit single by the American rock band Toto. Released as the lead single from their 1986 album, Fahrenheit, the song reached number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1986. Lead vocals were sung by guitarist Steve Lukather, who co-wrote the song with hit songwriter Randy Goodrum (one of several collaborations between the two). Guest musician Michael McDonald provided the vocal counterpoint on the recording.

"I'll Be Over You"
Single by Toto
from the album Fahrenheit
B-side"In a Word"
ReleasedAugust 1986
Recorded1985
GenreSoft rock[1]
Length3:51
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)
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" 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").[2]

Composition

Lukather explained the song's lyrics: "What the song is basically saying is, the guy has broken up with a girl, and realized that he should never have broken up with this girl, and he's still really deeply in love with her. Sort of like a warning to people, like, you never know how good you got it until you don't have it anymore."[3]

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.[4]

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

Personnel
Toto
Additional musicians
  • Michael McDonald – backing vocals
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion

Charts
Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [5] 11
U.S. Adult Contemporary [5] 1
Canadian RPM Top Singles[6] 13
Year-end chart (1986)Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[7] 99

References
  1. Deggans, Eric (August 20, 2014). "Review: Toto, Michael McDonald showcase stellar '70s chops at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
  3. Hot Rocks: The Toto Story (LP). United Stations Programming Network. May 6, 1988. Event occurs at 70:30.
  4. "Location of 548 S Spring St on Google Maps". Retrieved March 5, 2010.
  5. "allmusic ((( Fahrenheit > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  6. Peaked on RPM 100 Singles Chart on November 22, 1986 & again on November 29, 1986
  7. Nielsen Business Media, Inc (December 27, 1986). "1986 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. 98 (52): Y-21.

See also
  • List of Hot Adult Contemporary number ones of 1986
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