I'll Be There (Emma Bunton song)

"I'll Be There"
Single by Emma Bunton
from the album Free Me
Released	26 January 2004 (2004-01-26)
Studio	Sarm West (London)
Length	3:23
Label	19 Universal
Songwriter(s)	Emma Bunton Hélène Muddiman Mike Peden
Producer(s)	Mike Peden
Emma Bunton singles chronology
"Maybe" (2003) "I'll Be There" (2004) "Crickets Sing for Anamaria" (2004)
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"I'll Be There" is a song by English singer Emma Bunton from her second solo studio album, Free Me (2004). It was written by Bunton along with Hélène Muddiman and producer Mike Peden, while production was overseen by the latter. the song was released by 19 Recordings and Universal Records on 26 January 2004 as the album's third single, debuting and peaking at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart.

Commercial performance

Released on 26 January 2004 in the United Kingdom, "I'll Be There" debuted and peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart in the week ending 7 February 2004,^[1] becoming Bunton's sixth non-consecutive top ten single.^[1] It also reached number ten on the Scottish Singles Chart.^[2]

Music video

A black-and-white music video for "I'll Be There," directed by Giuseppe Capotondi, was shot in Paris.

Track listings

UK CD 1^[3]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I'll Be There"	Emma Bunton Hélène Muddiman Mike Peden	Peden	3:23
2.	"Who the Hell Are You"	Bunton Tim Lever Mike Percy	Lever Percy	3:58
3.	"I'll Be There" (Europa XL vocal mix)	Bunton Muddiman Peden	Peden Europa XL^[a]	5:39
4.	"I'll Be There" (Bimbo Jones vocal mix)	Bunton Muddiman Peden	Peden Lee Dagger^[a] Marc JB^[a]	6:58
5.	"I'll Be There" (music video)

UK CD 2^[4]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I'll Be There"	Bunton Muddiman Peden	Peden	3:23
2.	"So Long"	Bunton Richard Stannard Julian Gallagher Pete Davis Dave Morgan	Biffco	3:53

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Personnel are adapted from the liner notes of Free Me.^[5]

Emma Bunton – vocals, songwriting Richard Dowling – mastering Martin Hayles – keyboards, recording Nick Ingman – orchestra arrangement, orchestra conducting Isobel Griffiths Ltd – orchestra contractor

Hélène Muddiman – backing vocals, songwriting Mike Peden – keyboards, mixing, production, songwriting Charlie Russell – live drums, programming Gavyn Wright – orchestra leader

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "I'll Be There" Chart (2004) Peak position European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[6] 29 Ireland (IRMA)[7] 42 Scotland (OCC)[2] 10 UK Singles (OCC)[1] 7

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "I'll Be There" Chart (2004) Position UK Singles (OCC)[8] 153

Release history

Release dates and formats for "I'll Be There"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Germany	26 January 2004	CD single	19 Polydor	[9]
United Kingdom				[10]

References

1. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
2. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
3. I'll Be There (UK CD1 liner notes). Emma Bunton. 19 Recordings, Universal Records. 2004. 981626-8.
4. I'll Be There (UK CD2 liner notes). Emma Bunton. 19 Recordings, Universal Records. 2004. 981626-7.
5. Free Me (liner notes). Emma Bunton. 19 Recordings, Universal Records. 2004. 986615-8.
6. "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 6. 7 February 2004. ISSN 0006-2510.
7. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Emma Bunton". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
8. "UK Year-End Charts 2004" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
9. "I'Ll be There". Amazon Germany.
10. "Key Releases: Singles". Music Week. 24 January 2004. p. 29.