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Inevitably, this causes debate. The first complete song that Dave wrote (which is therefore most widely accepted as song #1) was “I’ll Back You Up.” The controversy comes in that Dave had the music (but not the lyrics) to “The Song That Jane Likes” written before I’ll Back You Up. Since IBYU is the first *complete* song that he wrote, it is considered #1.
