I Will Be There for You

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"I Will Be There for You"
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Single by Jessica Andrews
from the album Heart Shaped World and The Prince of Egypt: Nashville Soundtrack
ReleasedFebruary 6, 1999
Genre Country
Length3:20
Label DreamWorks
Songwriter(s) Tom Shapiro, Josh Leo, Rick Bowles
Producer(s) Byron Gallimore
Jessica Andrews singles chronology
"I Will Be There for You"
(1999)
"You Go First (Do You Wanna Kiss)"
(1999)

"I Will Be There for You" is a debut song recorded by American country music artist Jessica Andrews. It was released in February 1999 as the first single from the album Heart Shaped World , and was featured on The Prince of Egypt: Nashville soundtrack. The song reached #28 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by Tom Shapiro, Josh Leo and Rick Bowles.

Chart performance

Chart (1999)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 28
US Billboard Hot 100 [3] 108
Canadian RPM Country Tracks43

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