I'll Be Around (Rappin' 4-Tay song)

"I'll Be Around"
Single by Rappin' 4-Tay featuring The Spinners
from the album Don't Fight the Feelin'
B-side	"Just Cause I Called You A Bitch"
Released	March 7, 1995
Format	12", Cassette, CD
Recorded	1994
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:26
Label	Chrysalis
Writer(s)	Anthony Forté, Thom Bell, Phill Hurtt
Producer(s)	Cyrus Esteban, Franky J
Rappin' 4-Tay chronology
"Playaz Club" (1994) "I'll Be Around" (1995) "Ain't No Playa (Playaz Shit)" (1996)

"I'll Be Around" is the second single released from Rappin' 4-Tay's second album, Don't Fight the Feelin'. The song both sampled the music and retained the original chorus of The Spinners' song of the same name, though Rappin' 4-Tay replaced the song's original lyrics with his own. The Spinners were credited as featured artists and song writers Thom Bell and Phil Hurtt were both given writing credits.

The song became 4-Tay's second consecutive Top 40 single, peaking at #39 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the Hot Rap Singles, becoming his biggest hit on that chart. It also made #30 on the UK Singles Chart. The single became The Spinners' last Top 40 hit in both the US and UK, some 24 years after their first, 1961's "That's What Girls Are Made For".

Chart history

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Billboard Hot 100	39
Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	37
Billboard Hot Rap Singles	5
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales	32
Billboard Rhythmic Top 40	16
UK Singles Chart	30