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Will You Be There (In the Morning)

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"Will You Be There (In the Morning)"
Single by Heart
from the album Desire Walks On
B-side"Risin' Suspicion"
ReleasedNovember 8, 1993 (1993-11-08)
GenreRock[1]
Length
  • 4:24 (album version)
  • 3:15 (single version)
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Producer(s)
Heart singles chronology
"Black on Black II"
(1993)
"Will You Be There (In the Morning)"
(1993)
"The Woman in Me"
(1994)

"Will You Be There (In the Morning)" is a song by American rock band Heart. The ballad[1] was written by veteran songwriter and producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange, who was responsible for writing Heart's US number-two single "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" in 1990, and was released as the first single from the band's 11th studio album, Desire Walks On (1993) (although "Black on Black II" was released to radio first). Unlike the majority of Heart songs, which feature Ann Wilson on lead vocals, the lead singer on the song is Nancy Wilson.[2] The song was released in the United Kingdom in November 1993 and in the United States the following month by Capitol Records.

"Will You Be There" peaked at number 39 on the US Billboard Hot 100; it became the last song by Heart to enter the US top 40. Despite this, it was a top-20 Adult Contemporary success. Together with "You're the Voice", it is Heart's only song to perform better in the United Kingdom than the US, rising to number 19 on the UK Singles Chart and becoming (as of 2024) their final hit there. In Canada, the song reached number eight, giving Heart their eighth and final top-10 single, but it was not their last top-40 hit there. It additionally charted within the top 40 in Australia, Iceland, and New Zealand.

Track listings

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Charts

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Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom November 8, 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
Capitol [28]
Japan November 17, 1993 Mini-CD [29]
United States December 6, 1993
  • CD
  • cassette
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References

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  2. ^ a b Flick, Larry (November 27, 1993). "Hard-Rock Fans Get Heart's 'Desire'" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 105, no. 48. p. 16. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Will You Be There (In the Morning) (US cassette single sleeve). Heart. Capitol Records. 1993. 4KM 7243 8 58041 4 4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ Will You Be There (In the Morning) (European CD single liner notes). Heart. Capitol Records. 1993. 7243 8 80983 2 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Will You Be There (In the Morning) (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Heart. Capitol Records. 1993. TODP-2420.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Will You Be There (In the Morning) (UK 7-inch picture disc). Heart. Capitol Records. 1993. CLPD 700, 7243 8 81049 0 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Will You Be There (In the Morning) (UK cassette single sleeve). Heart. Capitol Records. 1993. TC-CL 700, 88 10494.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ Will You Be There (In the Morning) (UK CD1 liner notes). Heart. Capitol Records. 1993. CDCLS 700, 7243 8 81049 2 0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Will You Be There (In the Morning) (UK CD2 liner notes). Heart. Capitol Records. 1993. CDCL 700, 7243 8 81050 2 6.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Will You Be There (In the Morning) (Australian CD single liner notes). Heart. Capitol Records. 1993. 8580412.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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  12. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 2407." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  13. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2355." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  14. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 49. December 4, 1993. p. 11. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  15. ^ "EHR Top 40" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 51/52. December 18, 1993. p. 37. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
  16. ^ "Heart – Will You Be There (In the Morning)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  17. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (13._19.01.'94)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). January 13, 1994. p. 20. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
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  19. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  20. ^ "The Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. December 4, 1993. p. 26. Retrieved May 2, 2024.
  21. ^ "Heart Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  22. ^ "Heart Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  23. ^ "Heart Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2019.
  24. ^ "Top 100 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. LVII, no. 27. March 19, 1994. p. 12. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
  25. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  26. ^ "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1994". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  27. ^ "1994 The Year in Music". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. December 24, 1994. p. YE-68. Retrieved August 20, 2021.
  28. ^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. November 6, 1993. p. 23. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
  29. ^ "ウィル・ユー・ビー・ゼア | ハート" [Will You Be There | Heart] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved September 6, 2023.