If I Were You (Hoobastank song)

"If I Were You"
Single by Hoobastank
from the album Every Man for Himself
Released	May 1, 2006
Genre	Pop rock[1]
Length	4:05
Label	Island
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

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

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

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.