"I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By"
Single by Method Man featuring Mary J. Blige
from the album Tical
Released	May 2, 1995
Format	12" single, CD5"
Genre	East Coast hip hop, hip hop soul
Length	3:45
Label	Def Jam
Writer(s)	Nickolas Ashford Robert Diggs Valerie Simpson Clifford Smith
Producer	RZA
Certification	Platinum (RIAA)
Method Man singles chronology "Release Yo' Delf" (1995) "I'll Be There for You" (1995) "How High" (1995) Mary J. Blige singles chronology "I'm Going Down" (1995) "I'll Be There for You" (1995) "I Love You" (1995)

I'll Be There for You/You're All I Need to Get By is a Grammy winning duet performed by rapper Method Man, and R&B singer Mary J. Blige.

The song is a combination of Method Man's "All I Need" (which appeares on his 1994 debut album Tical), with an interpolation of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell's 1968 hit, "You're All I Need to Get By", with Mary J. Blige singing the choruses, and backing vocals.

The song peaked at number three on the pop charts, and number one on the R&B singles chart, a position it held for three weeks ^[1]. The song also ended up winning the duo the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1996. Another version was released, entitled; "The Puff Daddy mix", which was produced by Sean Combs, and repeatedly used a sample ("Lie together, cry together/I swear to God I hope we fuckin' die together") from The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Me & My Bitch" from his debut album, Ready to Die.

The song appears on Radio 1 Established 1967, a compilation album celebrating the 40th anniversary of BBC Radio 1. In 2008, it ranked number 44 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop" list. In 2009, Method Man and Mary J. Blige performed the song together at VH1's 6th Annual Hip Hop Honors ceremony.

[edit] Credits

• All raps by Method Man
• All vocals by Mary J. Blige
• Produced by RZA

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