I 'll Be There for You ( the Rembrandts song ) - wikipedia I 'll Be There for You ( the Rembrandts song ) This article possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. ( September 2015 ) `` I 'll Be There for You '' Single by The Rembrandts from the album L.P. Released May 1, 1995 Format 7 ``, CD single Recorded Genre Power pop, pop rock, alternative rock, jangle pop Length 3 : 09 Label East West, Atlantic Songwriter ( s ) David Crane, Marta Kauffman, Michael Skloff, Allee Willis, Phil Sōlem, Danny Wilde Producer ( s ) Kevin Bright, David Crane, Marta Kauffman The Rembrandts singles chronology `` Waiting to Be Opened '' ( 1993 ) `` I 'll Be There for You '' ( 1995 ) `` This House Is Not a Home '' ( 1995 ) `` Waiting to Be Opened '' ( 1993 ) `` I 'll Be There for You '' ( 1995 ) `` This House Is Not a Home '' ( 1995 ) `` I 'll Be There for You '' is a song recorded by the American duo The Rembrandts. It is best known as the theme song to the American sitcom Friends, which premiered in September 1994 and ended in May 2004. The song was also released as the first single from the group 's third studio album LP. Contents 1 Song information 2 Track listing 3 Chart performance 4 Charts 4.1 Weekly charts 4.2 Year - end charts 5 Compilation usage 6 Cover versions 7 In popular culture 8 See also 9 References 10 External links Song information `` I 'll Be There for You '' was co-written by Friends producers David Crane and Marta Kauffman, Kauffman 's husband, composer Michael Skloff, and songwriter Allee Willis, along with Phil Sōlem and Danny Wilde, both of the Rembrandts. It is strongly influenced by The Beatles, especially reminiscent of the `` I Feel Fine '' guitar riff, and is also highly reminiscent of The Monkees ' `` Pleasant Valley Sunday. '' The original theme, which is under one minute long, was later re-recorded as a three - minute pop song. After Nashville program director Charlie Quinn, along with radio announcer and music director Tom Peace, looped the original short version into a full - length track and broadcast it on radio station WYHY, it became so popular that they had to re-record it. `` Our record label said we had to finish the song and record it. There was no way to get out of it, '' lead singer Phil Sōlem said. Track listing European CD maxi - single `` I 'll Be There for You '' -- 3 : 09 `` Fixin ' to Blow '' -- 5 : 03 `` Just the Way It Is Baby '' -- 4 : 06 `` Snippets Medley '' -- 6 : 46 Chart performance In the United States, the song topped the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart for eight weeks. When the single was released 1995, it peaked at # 3 on the UK Singles Chart in the United Kingdom and at # 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States as the flipside to `` This House Is Not a Home ''. It also peaked at # 1 on the U.S. Top 40 Mainstream and Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts. The song was the most successful in Canada where it peaked at number 1 for 5 consecutive weeks. In April 2004, the song was ranked at # 15 on Blender magazine 's list of the `` 50 Worst Songs Ever ''. Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1995 -- 97 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 10 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) France ( SNEP ) 25 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 77 Ireland ( IRMA ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 20 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) 5 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 34 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 17 US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks US Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks 7 US Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks 23 US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream Year - end charts Chart ( 1995 ) Position Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 42 Compilation usage `` I 'll Be There for You '' has been included on the following compilation albums : Friends : Music From The TV Series ( 1994 ) -- for the American series Friends ' opening song ; Serial TV : Les Plus Grands Hits Des Séries TV Happy Songs Billboard Top Hits : 1995 -- for Billboard 's 1995 CD. Cover versions American pop rock band The Goo Goo Dolls recorded their own version of this song which contained slightly altered lyrics, and a more upbeat tempo, rockier sound, as well as a glockenspiel in the rhythm track. Yakko, Wakko, and Dot of Animaniacs parodied the theme song as `` We Wo n't Ever Leave '' during a 1997 episode entitled `` Acquaintances '' ( which is itself a spoof of Friends ). American punk rock band Pink Lincolns covered this song under the title `` Friends '' for a 1997 compilation album titled Show & Tell. Fictional American band Alvin and the Chipmunks covered this song for their 2007 video game Alvin and the Chipmunks. `` Weird Al '' Yankovic had planned to record a parody for his Bad Hair Day album called `` Theme for Home Improvement or I 'll Repair For You ''. Although the Rembrandts were fine with the parody idea, the producers of Friends were not, fearing that the show 's theme would be overexposed. `` Theme for Home Improvement '' is nevertheless a concert favorite. In popular culture The 2013 comedy film We 're the Millers, which stars Jennifer Aniston, features a blooper during the credits where Jason Sudeikis flips through radio stations and ends up on `` I 'll Be There for You ''. Sudeikis, Emma Roberts, and Will Poulter begin singing the song as Aniston covers her face laughing. See also List of number - one adult contemporary singles of 1995 ( U.S. ) References Jump up ^ `` The Rembrandts : ' So no one told me it was going to be this way ' ''. Independent. London. April 27, 2004. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 20. Jump up ^ Etkin, Jaimie. `` The Amazing Story Behind `` I 'll Be There For You, '' According To The Rembrandts ``. Buzzfeed News. Retrieved 16 February 2016. Jump up ^ `` Nashville DJ helped turn `` Friends '' song into radio hit ``. Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 2004 - 12 - 21. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 14. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2002 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 -- 2001. Record Research. p. 202. Jump up ^ `` Item Display -- RPM -- Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 14. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Archived December 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- The Rembrandts -- I 'll Be There For You ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 4 April 2011. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- The Rembrandts -- I 'll Be There For You '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 4 April 2011. Jump up ^ `` Top RPM Singles : Issue 8531. '' RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 20 March 2018. Jump up ^ `` Lescharts.com -- The Rembrandts -- I 'll Be There For You '' ( in French ). Les classement single. Retrieved 4 April 2011. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- The Rembrandts -- I 'll Be There For You ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 4 April 2011. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- I 'll Be There For You ''. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 March 2018. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- The Rembrandts -- I 'll Be There For You '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 April 2011. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- The Rembrandts -- I 'll Be There For You ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 4 April 2011. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- The Rembrandts -- I 'll Be There For You ''. VG - lista. Retrieved 4 April 2011. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- The Rembrandts -- I 'll Be There For You ''. Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 April 2011. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 April 2011. ^ Jump up to : The Rembrandts. `` The Rembrandts Biography, Albums, & Streaming Radio ''. AllMusic. Retrieved 2015 - 09 - 14. Jump up ^ `` RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1995 ''. RPM. Retrieved November 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` End of Year Charts 1995 ''. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 3, 2017. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics The Rembrandts Phil Solem Danny Wilde Mark Karan Studio albums The Rembrandts ( 1990 ) Untitled ( 1992 ) L.P. ( 1995 ) Spin This ( 1998 ) Lost Together ( 2001 ) Compilation albums Choice Picks ( 2005 ) Greatest Hits ( 2006 ) Singles `` Just the Way It Is, Baby '' `` I 'll Be There for You '' Friends Characters Chandler Bing Phoebe Buffay Monica Geller Ross Geller Rachel Green Joey Tribbiani Episodes Season 1 `` The Pilot '' ( 1.01 ) `` The One with the Sonogram at the End '' ( 1.02 ) `` The One with George Stephanopoulos '' ( 1.04 ) `` The One with the East German Laundry Detergent '' ( 1.05 ) `` The One Where Nana Dies Twice '' ( 1.08 ) `` The One Where Underdog Gets Away '' ( 1.09 ) `` The One with the Monkey '' ( 1.10 ) `` The One with the Dozen Lasagnas '' ( 1.12 ) `` The One with the Boobies '' ( 1.13 ) `` '' The One with Two Parts : Part 1 '' ( 1.16 ) `` The One with Two Parts : Part 2 '' ( 1.17 ) `` The One with All the Poker '' ( 1.18 ) `` The One Where the Monkey Gets Away '' ( 1.19 ) Season 2 `` The One with the Lesbian Wedding '' ( 2.11 ) `` The One After the Superbowl '' ( 2.12 -- 2.13 ) `` The One with the Prom Video '' ( 2.14 ) `` The One Where Dr. Ramoray Dies '' ( 2.18 ) Season 3 `` The One Where No One 's Ready '' ( 3.02 ) Season 4 `` The One with the Embryos '' ( 4.12 ) `` The One with Ross 's Wedding '' ( 4.23 -- 4.24 ) Season 5 `` The One After Ross Says Rachel '' ( 5.01 ) `` The One Hundredth '' ( 5.03 ) `` The One with All the Thanksgivings '' ( 5.08 ) `` The One with the Girl Who Hits Joey '' ( 5.15 ) `` The One Where Rachel Smokes '' ( 5.18 ) `` The One Where Ross Ca n't Flirt '' ( 5.19 ) `` The One with the Ride - Along '' ( 5.20 ) Season 6 `` The One After Vegas '' ( 6.01 ) `` The One with the Apothecary Table '' ( 6.11 ) `` The One with the Proposal '' ( 6.24 -- 6.25 ) Season 7 `` The One with Monica and Chandler 's Wedding '' ( 7.23 -- 7.24 ) Season 8 `` The One with Rachel 's Date '' ( 8.05 ) `` The One with the Rumor '' ( 8.09 ) Season 9 -- Season 10 `` The Last One '' ( 10.17 -- 10.18 ) Related articles Music `` I 'll Be There for You '' Joey Mad About You Awards and nominations Friends... 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Question: who wrote i'll be there for you
Answer: The Rembrandts