If I Were You (Hoobastank song)

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"If I Were You"
Single by Hoobastank
from the album Every Man for Himself
ReleasedMay 1, 2006
GenrePop rock[1]
Length4:05
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Dan Estrin, Chris Hesse, Doug Robb
Hoobastank singles chronology
"Disappear"
(2004)
"If I Were You"
(2006)
"Inside of You"
(2006)

"If I Were You" is the first single released from Hoobastank's third studio album, Every Man for Himself. The song reached number 23 on the Modern Rock chart.

Music video[edit]

A music video directed by Hype Williams was released for the song and is shot in black and white. It is the first music video without Markku Lappalainen on bass guitar, leaving Josh Moreau as the stand-in member.[citation needed]

Chart performance[edit]

Chart (2006) Peak
position
US Modern Rock Tracks 23
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[2] 40
US Adult Top 40 18
US Pop 100 94
Austrian Singles Chart 60
German Singles Chart 58
Italian Singles Chart 45
Swiss Singles Chart 100
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[3] 40

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Billboard". 4 March 2006.
  2. ^ "Hoobastank - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-05.
  3. ^ "Hoobastank - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-05.