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"I Will Be Here for You"
Single by Michael W. Smith
from the album Change Your World
B-side"Color Blind"
ReleasedSeptember 1992
GenrePop rock
Length4:35
LabelReunion
Songwriter(s)Michael W. Smith, Diane Warren
Producer(s)Michael W. Smith, Mark Heimermann, Michael Blanton
Michael W. Smith singles chronology
"Go West Young Man"
(1990) 		"I Will Be Here for You"
(1992) 		"Christmas Day"
(2007)
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

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1992–93) Peak
position
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 Pop Airplay (Billboard)[7] 19
US Cash Box Top 100[8] 24

Year-end charts

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Chart (1992) Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] 36

Personnel

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 225.
  2. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 5, 1992". Retrieved April 10, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. November 21, 1992. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. November 22, 1992. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  5. ^ "Michael W. Smith Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "Michael W. Smith Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "Michael W. Smith Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  8. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 5, 1992". Retrieved April 10, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "1992 The Year in Music" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 104, no. 52. December 26, 1992. p. YE-38. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
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