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{{Infobox song
| name = I'll Be Your Shelter
| cover = Taylor Dayne – I'll Be Your Shelter (single cover).jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Taylor Dayne
| album = Can't Fight Fate
| B-side = Ain't No Good
| released = March 20, 1990[1]
| format = Cassette single
CD single
| recorded = 1989
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Rock
| length = 4:06 (single) 4:45 (album)
| label = Arista
| writer = Diane Warren
| producer = Rick Wake
| prev_title = Love Will Lead You Back
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = Heart of Stone
| next_year = 1990
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = single
| cover = Taylor Dayne – I'll Be Your Shelter (alternative cover).jpg
| border =
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}}
}}"I'll Be Your Shelter" is a song performed by Taylor Dayne. Released as the third single from Dayne's second album, Can't Fight Fate, the song was a departure from her dance roots, displaying more of a mid-tempo pop/rock quality, yet maintaining the intense vocals for which she had become known. The song was written by Diane Warren, who wrote two other songs on Can't Fight Fate (the song titled "You Can't Fight Fate" as well as the US chart-topping ballad "Love Will Lead You Back"). As explained by Diane Warren on American Top 40 with Shadoe Stevens, she originally intended for the song to be sung by Tina Turner, but when Turner passed on it, the song was offered to Dayne instead. It features background vocals by Kathy Troccoli. "I'll Be Your Shelter" was released in March 1990 as the third single from Can't Fight Fate, reaching number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 15 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. In Canada, the song topped the RPM Top Singles on the week dated August 4, 1990, becoming Dayne's only chart-topper in that country. Outside North America, the song reached number four in Australia, number 33 in New Zealand, and number 43 in the United Kingdom. Chart performanceThis was Dayne's seventh consecutive US top-ten single on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number four during summer 1990. Music videoThe music video was directed by Dominic Sena (Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 short film), who went on to direct such films as Gone in 60 Seconds and Swordfish. The video was later included in Dayne's music video collection Twist of Fate. RemixTwo remixes were produced for the song, giving it a more pop sound (the "Extended Remix" and the "Groove Mix"). These remixes were very difficult to find until recently when they were released on her collection of remixes Dance Diva: Remixes & Rarities. They are also both available on the 2014 deluxe re-issue of "Can't Fight Fate." Charts{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}Weekly charts{{col-2}}Year-end charts{{col-end}}Certifications{{Certification Table Top}}{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|title=I'll Be Your Shelter|artist=Taylor Dayne|award=Gold|certyear=1990|relyear=1990|certref=[2]}}{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}References1. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00000DI8Z | title=I'll Be Your Shelter | publisher=Amazon.com | accessdate=28 August 2014}}
2. ^1 {{cite news|url=http://i.imgur.com/CKUmhCF.png|title=The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1990|issue=50|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|accessdate=2017-05-02}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9139&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9139.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9139|title=Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990|work=RPM|publisher=Library and Archives Canada|accessdate=January 5, 2019}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9175&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9175.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9175|title=Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1990|work=RPM|publisher=Library and Archives Canada|accessdate=January 5, 2019}}
5. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1990|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1990|accessdate=2009-09-15|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5mpyyjb8t?url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1990|archivedate=2010-01-17}}
External links- {{MetroLyrics song|taylor-dayne|ill-be-your-shelter}}
{{Taylor Dayne}} 7 : 1990 singles|Taylor Dayne songs|RPM Top Singles number-one singles|Songs written by Diane Warren|Song recordings produced by Ric Wake|Music videos directed by Dominic Sena|1989 songs |