(I've Been) Searchin' So Long

"(I've Been) Searchin' So Long"
Single by Chicago
from the album Chicago VII
B-side"Byblos"
ReleasedFebruary 21, 1974 (1974-02-21)
Recorded1973
GenreSoft rock
Length4:29
4:19 (7" version)
LabelColumbia
SongwriterJames Pankow
ProducerJames William Guercio
Chicago singles chronology
"Just You 'n' Me"
(1973)
"(I've Been) Searchin' So Long"
(1974)
"Call on Me"
(1974)

"(I've Been) Searchin' So Long" is a song written by James Pankow for the group Chicago and recorded for their album Chicago VII (1974). The first single released from that album, it reached number 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It also hit number 8 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In Canada, the song peaked at number 5.