I 'll Be Over you - wikipedia I 'll Be Over you `` I 'll Be Over You '' Single by Toto from the album Fahrenheit B - side `` In a Word '' Released August 1986 Format 7 '' 12 '' Recorded 1985 Genre Soft rock Length 3 : 51 Label Columbia Songwriter ( s ) Steve Lukather Randy Goodrum Producer ( s ) Toto Toto singles chronology `` How Does It Feel '' ( 1985 ) `` I 'll Be Over You '' ( 1986 ) `` Without Your Love '' ( 1986 ) `` How Does It Feel '' ( 1985 ) `` I 'll Be Over You '' ( 1986 ) `` Without Your Love '' ( 1986 ) `` I 'll Be Over You '' is a hit single by the American rock band Toto. Released as the lead single from their 1986 album, Fahrenheit, the song reached number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1986. Lead vocals were sung by guitarist Steve Lukather, who co-wrote the song with hit songwriter Randy Goodrum ( one of several collaborations between the two ). Guest musician Michael McDonald provided the vocal counterpoint on the recording. `` I 'll Be Over You '' spent two weeks at number one on the adult contemporary chart, Toto 's second song to top this chart ( following 1983 's `` I Wo n't Hold You Back '' ). Contents 1 Composition 2 Music video 3 Track listing 4 Charts 5 Personnel 6 References 7 External links Composition Lukather explained the song 's lyrics : `` What the song is basically saying is, the guy has broken up with a girl, and realized that he should never have broken up with this girl, and he 's still really deeply in love with her. Sort of like a warning to people, like, you never know how good you got it until you do n't have it anymore. '' Music video A music video ( in which guest vocalist McDonald also appears ) was shot with the band playing on an apartment rooftop until it rained. The rooftop is on top of the building located at 548 South Spring Street in Los Angeles, California, USA. Track listing `` I 'll Be Over You '' `` In a Word '' - Non-album track, later released on Toto XX Charts Chart Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 11 U.S. Adult Contemporary Personnel Toto Steve Lukather - lead and backing vocals, guitars Joseph Williams - backing vocal David Paich -- Yamaha DX7 Rhodes, synthesizer Steve Porcaro - synthesizer Mike Porcaro - bass Jeff Porcaro - drums Additional musicians Michael McDonald - backing vocal Lenny Castro - percussion Paulinho da Costa - percussion References Jump up ^ Deggans, Eric ( August 20, 2014 ). `` Review : Toto, Michael McDonald showcase stellar ' 70s chops at Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater ''. Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved September 16, 2017. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 1996 ). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition ( Billboard Publications ) Jump up ^ Hot Rocks : The Toto Story ( LP ). United Stations Programming Network. May 6, 1988. Event occurs at 70 : 30. Jump up ^ `` Location of 548 S Spring St on Google Maps ''. Retrieved March 5, 2010. ^ Jump up to : `` allmusic ( ( ( Fahrenheit > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums ) ) ) ''. allmusic.com. Retrieved August 3, 2012. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics I 'll Be Over You official video on YouTube Toto Steve Lukather David Paich Steve Porcaro Joseph Williams David Hungate Bobby Kimball Jeff Porcaro Mike Porcaro Fergie Frederiksen Jean - Michel Byron Simon Phillips Greg Phillinganes Keith Carlock Studio albums Toto Hydra Turn Back Toto IV Isolation Fahrenheit The Seventh One Kingdom of Desire Tambu Toto XX Mindfields Through the Looking Glass Falling in Between Toto XIV Live albums Greatest Hits Live... and More Absolutely Live Livefields Live in Amsterdam Falling in Between Live Compilation albums Past to Present 1977 -- 1990 Best Ballads The Essential Toto 40 Trips Around the Sun Soundtracks Dune Notable songs `` Hold the Line '' `` I 'll Supply the Love '' `` Georgy Porgy '' `` 99 '' `` Rosanna '' `` Make Believe '' `` Africa '' `` I Wo n't Hold You Back '' `` Stranger in Town '' `` I 'll Be Over You '' `` Stop Loving You '' `` Pamela '' `` 2 Hearts '' `` I Will Remember '' `` Bottom of Your Soul '' Related people Lenny Castro Nathan East Boz Scaggs Tony Spinner Leland Sklar Shannon Forrest Related articles Discography Members Book : Toto Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I%27ll_Be_Over_You&oldid=862654454 '' Categories : Toto ( band ) songs American soft rock songs 1986 singles 1986 songs Billboard Adult Contemporary number - one singles Columbia Records singles Songs written by Randy Goodrum Songs written by Steve Lukather Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Français Italiano Português Slovenščina Українська Edit links This page was last edited on 5 October 2018, at 20 : 01 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who sang i'll be over you by toto
Answer: guitarist Steve Lukather