I Will Be Here for You explained
| I Will Be Here for You |
| Cover: | I_Will_Be_Here_for_You_-_Michael_W._Smith.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Michael W. Smith |
| Album: | Change Your World |
| B-Side: | Color Blind |
| Released: | September 1992 |
| Genre: | Pop rock |
| Length: | 4:35 |
| Label: | Reunion |
| Producer: | Michael W. Smith, Mark Heimermann, Michael Blanton |
| Prev Title: | Go West Young Man |
| Prev Year: | 1990 |
| Next Title: | Christmas Day |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
"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 |
|---|
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[3] | 1 |
| Canada RPM Top Singles[4] | 8 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[5] | 24 | |
Year-end charts
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
Notes and References
- Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research . 225.
- Web site: Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 5, 1992. April 10, 2018.
- Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . November 21, 1992 . March 10, 2019.
- Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . November 22, 1992 . March 10, 2019.
- Web site: Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 5, 1992. April 10, 2018.
- 1992 The Year in Music. Billboard. 104. 52. YE-38. December 26, 1992. August 12, 2021.
