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"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]

"I Will Be Here for You"
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
"Go West Young Man" (1983) "I Will Be Here for You" (1992) "Christmas Day" (2007)
Music video
"I Will Be Here for You" on YouTube

Charts

Weekly charts

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 Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[7]	19
US Cash Box Top 100[8]	24

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Position
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

External links

• Michael W. Smith - I Will Be Here for You on YouTube

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