To Be with You is a ballad by American rock band Mr. Big, released on November 22, 1991 as the second single from their album Lean into It, where it closes the record. The track was written by Eric Martin with David Grahame, with melodic input from Paul Gilbert, and it blends glam metal with soft rock in a 3:27 arrangement. It became a worldwide hit, reaching number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks and topping charts in 11 other countries including Australia, Canada, Germany, and New Zealand. The song’s origin lies in Martin’s teen years, and it was not originally intended as a single; a radio surge after a listener in Lincoln, Nebraska helped push it to release. The music video, directed by Nancy Bennett, features the band performing in a railroad car and shifts from black and white to color. Critics describe it as a campfire-singalong ballad with strong harmonies, and it remains the best known track from Lean into It, backed on the single by Green-Tinted Sixties Mind.
