Released October 9, 1992 Length 4:12 | Genre ballad slowjam Writer(s) Attrell Cordes | |
Format CD maxi, CD single, cassette single Label Gee Street, Island, LaFace, Arista | ||
"I'd Die Without You" is a song by American R&B duo P.M. Dawn. It was released in October 1992 as the lead single from their second album, The Bliss Album...?. It spent the longest time in the top ten in 1992 on the Billboard Hot 100, staying a total of 16 weeks and peaking at number 3. It also peaked at number 16 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles in 1992.
The song first appeared on the soundtrack of the 1992 movie Boomerang. "I'd Die Without You" was one of several songs to chart from the Boomerang soundtrack album. Other notable hits were "Love Shoulda Brought You Home" by Toni Braxton and "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men.
The song later appeared on P.M. Dawn's own The Bliss Album...? (1993), and their 2000 greatest hits collection, The Best of P.M. Dawn. In 2002, the song was covered by Brandy and her brother Ray J for her album Full Moon. More recently, cover versions were recorded by Alicia Keys and Childish Gambino.