| Be There | |
| Cover: | Be There Unkle.jpeg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Unkle featuring Ian Brown |
| Album: | Psyence Fiction |
| B-Side: | The Knock (On Effect) |
| Recorded: | 1998 London, England |
| Genre: | |
| Label: | Mo' Wax, A&M |
| Producer: | DJ Shadow |
| Chronology: | Unkle |
| Prev Title: | Rabbit in Your Headlights |
| Prev Year: | 1998 |
| Next Title: | Narco Tourists |
| Next Year: | 2001 |
"Be There" is a song by British electronic group Unkle. It was produced by member DJ Shadow and written by him along with British musician Ian Brown, who is also featured on the song on vocals. The song is featured on 1999 bonus tracks editions of Psyence Fiction, and was released as the second single from the album. The track is, essentially, a vocal version of the instrumental track "Unreal" from Psyence Fiction.
The song became Unkle's first major hit on any singles chart, peaking at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart and becoming the group's most commercially successful song to date.[1] The UK Enhanced CD release of the single is notable in that across its three tracks it features contributions from DJ Shadow, James Lavelle, The Stone Roses' Ian Brown, Oasis's Noel Gallagher, Radiohead's Thom Yorke and The Beastie Boys' Mike D.
The song's music video was directed by Jake Scott and features a woman (played by Emma Griffiths Malin[2]) at Mornington Crescent tube station.[3]