I Will Be Here for You
Appearance
"I Will Be Here for You" | ||||
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Single by Michael W. Smith | ||||
from the album Change Your World | ||||
B-side | "Color Blind" | |||
Released | September 1992 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 4:35 | |||
Label | Reunion | |||
Songwriter(s) | Michael W. Smith, Diane Warren | |||
Producer(s) | Michael W. Smith, Mark Heimermann, Michael Blanton | |||
Michael W. Smith singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"I Will Be Here for You" on YouTube |
"I Will Be Here for You" is a 1992 single written by Diane Warren and Michael W. Smith and performed by Smith. The single was a track from his album Change Your World, and was a hit on the Adult Contemporary chart, reaching No. 1 for two weeks and also peaking at No. 27 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[1] On Cash Box, the song peaked at No. 24.[2]
Chart history
Chart (1992-93) | Peak position |
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Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[3] | 1 |
Canada RPM Top Singles[4] | 8 |
US Billboard Hot 100[5] | 27 |
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[6] | 1 |
US Billboard Mainstream Top 40[7] | 19 |
US Billboard Christian[8] | 1 |
US Cash Box Top 100[9] | 24 |
Personnel
- Michael W. Smith – vocals, keyboards
- Mark Lawler – keyboards, backing vocals
- Chris Harris – backing vocals
- Chris Rodriguez – backing vocals
- Michael Black – backing vocals
- Wayne Kirkpatrick – backing vocals
- Dann Huff – guitars
- Gary Lunn – bassguitar
- Mark Hammond – drum programming
- Terry McMillan – percussion
- Barry Green – horns
- Chris McDonald – horns, horn arranging
- George Tidwell – horns
- Mike Haynes – horns
- Chris McDonald
- The Nashville String Machine – strings
- Ronn Huff - string arranging
- Carl Gorodetsky – concertmaster
Production
- Michael Blanton – executive producer
- Michael W. Smith – producer – producer
- Mark Heimermann – producer
- Wayne Kirkpatrick – Michael W. Smith's vocals producer
- James Kenneth "JB" Baird – recording engineer, strings recording engineer
- Humberto Gatica – horns recording engineer
- Alejandro Rodruguez – horns recording engineer assistant
- Brent King – strings recording engineer
- Humberto Gatica – mixing
- Alejandro Rodriguez – mixing
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 225.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 5, 1992". Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. November 21, 1992. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. November 22, 1992. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 225.
- ^ https://www.billboard.com/music/michael-w-smith/chart-history/pop-songs
- ^ "Michael W. Smith - Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 5, 1992". Retrieved April 10, 2018.