"You're the Inspiration" is a 1984 song by Chicago. It is the third single from their 14th studio album Chicago 17. It went to number 3 in the United States, number 14 in the United Kingdom, number 5 in Canada, number 30 in New Zealand, number 32 in the Netherlands, number 9 in Ireland, number 43 in Australia and number 6 in Sweden. Peter Cetera re-recorded the single with Az Yet and went to number 77 in the United States.