Summary Performances Releases Broadcasts Lyrics

I'll Back You Up

Composer

Matthews (1993)

Album:Remember Two Things

Releases

Studio Albums: 1

Live Albums: 2

DMBlive Series: 8

Warehouse Releases: 2

Bonus Discs: 1

Live Trax Series: 14

Song History

Before this song was performed during a Dave & Tim performance on 9.24.95, Dave mentions that the song was recorded in an upstairs bathroom (presumeably for Remember Two Things). Dave jokes that the take that was taken from that Dave & Tim recording was the one with no toilet flushing. At yet another D&T performance on 2.5.96, Dave mentions this song was written about a girl named Julia.

03.14.91

live debut

232 Known Plays

over 35 years

516 Days Since

last fully played (03.15.25)

15:49:08

total song time

Stats By Show Artist

Artist	First Show	Last Show	Avg Length	Play Count	% Total Plays	% Total Shows
Dave Matthews Band	3/14/1991	11/22/2024	4:20	137	59.1%	5.5%
Dave Matthews	9/11/1992	3/15/2025	2:51	14	6.0%	4.8%
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds	4/22/1993	1/26/2025	4:37	77	33.2%	26.7%
Dave Matthews & Friends	1/12/2004	1/14/2004	4:32	2	0.9%	9.1%
Dave Matthews & Carter Beauford	11/19/2020	11/19/2020	4:00	1	0.4%	50.0%
Dave Matthews, LeRoi Moore & Stefan Lessard	8/18/1995	8/18/1995	4:42	1	0.4%	100.0%

Plays By Year

Slot Count By Year

Song Length Over Time

Slots and Types

Opener	2 (0.9%)
Set 2 Opener	1 (0.4%)
Midset	160 (69.0%)
Set 1 Closer	1 (0.4%)
Encore	66 (28.4%)
2nd Encore	2 (0.9%)
false start	4
partial	2
tease	3

Longest Full Versions

#	Length	Date	Location
1	5:48	2/8/1996	East Lansing, MI
2	5:26	12/29/1994	Charlotte, NC
3	5:21	9/30/1992	Richmond, VA
4	5:19	11/14/1998	Ottawa, ON, CAN
5	5:18	11/19/1998	Grand Rapids, MI
6	5:15	11/4/1998	Tacoma, WA
7	5:15	11/30/1998	Philadelphia, PA
8	5:13	2/11/1996	Amherst, MA
9	5:11	2/3/1993	Richmond, VA
10	5:11	11/5/1998	Vancouver, BC, CAN

Shortest Full Versions

#	Length	Date	Location
1	2:50	11/13/2009	Oakville, CA
2	2:55	5/15/2006	London, ENG
3	2:55	9/11/2019	Los Angeles, CA
4	2:56	8/10/1994	Memphis, TN
5	2:57	3/23/1993	Charlottesville, VA

Liberated 3 Times

#	Missing Since	Date Liberated	Days Since	Shows Since
1	9.13.00	6.24.03	1014	180
2	11.17.10	5.24.14	1284	147
3	7.1.15	7.27.19	1487	214

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Top Segues

#	Song	Count
1	» Crush	2
2	» What Would You Say	1
3	» Minarets	1
4	» Say Goodbye	1