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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]

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 Pop Airplay (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

  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.
  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.
  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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