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I Shall Be There

"I Shall Be There"
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Single by B*Witched featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo
from the album Awake and Breathe
B-side "Don't Say Never" "Does Your Mother Know"
Released 6 December 1999
Format CD single, cassette
Recorded 1999
Genre Pop
Length 4:12
Label Epic, Glowworm
Songwriter(s) Martin Brannigan, Ray "Madman" Hedges
Producer(s) Ray "Madman" Hedges
B*Witched featuring Ladysmith Black Mambazo singles chronology
"Jesse Hold On"
(1999)
"I Shall Be There"
(1999)
"Jump Down"
(2000)
"Jesse Hold On"
(1999)
"I Shall Be There"
(1999)
"Jump Down"
(2000)

"I Shall Be There" is a song by Irish girl group B*Witched, featuring vocals from South African male choral group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. It was released on 6 December 1999 as the second single from their second studio album, Awake and Breathe (1999).

The recording of the song was a collaboration with African choir Ladysmith Black Mambazo. B*Witched member Edele Lynch along with MSNBC explained the pairing:

The music video was directed by Katie Bell. It has a very 'African' feel to it and featured two different scenes, a jungle scene with the group sporting appropriate clothing, and a savanna theme which was darker and had the girls dressed in more conservative and earthy-toned coloured outfits. Both scenes feature CGI animals.

"I Shall Be There" was released on 6 December 1999 and entered the UK Singles Chart at number 13, becoming B*Witched's first single to miss the UK top 10. It spent a total of nine weeks on the chart, five of which were in the top 40. The single was not released in Australia or New Zealand.


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