I Will Be Here for You
1992 single by Michael W. Smith
"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]
Charts
Weekly charts
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 Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[7] | 19 |
US Cash Box Top 100[8] | 24 |
Year-end charts
Chart (1992) | Position |
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US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] | 36 |
Personnel
- Michael W. Smith – lead vocals, keyboards
- Mike Lawler – additional keyboards
- Dann Huff – guitars
- Gary Lunn – bass
- Mark Hammond – drum programming
- Terry McMillan – percussion
- Barry Green – trombone
- Chris McDonald – trombone, horn arrangements
- Mike Haynes – trumpet
- George Tidwell – trumpet
- The Nashville String Machine – strings
- Ronn Huff – string arrangements
- Carl Gorodetsky – concertmaster
- Michael Black – backing vocals
- Chris Harris – backing vocals
- Mark Heimmerman – backing vocals
- Wayne Kirkpatrick – backing vocals
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.
- ^ "Michael W. Smith Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "Michael W. Smith Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "Michael W. Smith Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 5, 1992". Retrieved April 10, 2018.
- ^ "1992 The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 52. December 26, 1992. p. YE-38. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
External links
- Michael W. Smith - I Will Be Here for You on YouTube
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