If I Were You (Hoobastank song) explained

If I Were You
Cover:IfIWereYou.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Hoobastank
Album:Every Man for Himself
Released:May 1, 2006
Genre:Pop rock[1]
Length:4:05
Label:Island
Prev Title:Disappear
Prev Year:2004
Next Title:Inside of You
Next Year: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

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.

Chart performance

Chart (2006)Peak
position
US Modern Rock Tracks23
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[2] 40
US Adult Top 4018
US Pop 10094
Austrian Singles Chart60
German Singles Chart58
Italian Singles Chart45
Swiss Singles Chart100
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[3] 40

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Billboard . 4 March 2006 .
  2. Web site: Hoobastank - Chart history Billboard . www.billboard.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140705215201/http://www.billboard.com/artist/303587/hoobastank/chart?f=381 . 2014-07-05.
  3. Web site: Hoobastank - Chart history Billboard . www.billboard.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140705215201/http://www.billboard.com/artist/303587/hoobastank/chart?f=381 . 2014-07-05.