You'll Be There

"You'll Be There" is a song written by Cory Mayo and recorded by American country music singer George Strait. It was released in March 2005 as the lead single from the album, Somewhere Down in Texas. It peaked at number 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 54 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Content

The song is an ode to a person who has died. The narrator talks about their journey to get to Heaven and that they'll see each other on the "other side" when the time comes.

Critical reception

In his review of the album, Ray Waddell of Billboard called it "the kind of languid big-picture [ballad] that he just kills". An uncredited review in the Plainview Daily Herald called the song "much more ambitious than the usual George Strait tune". Greg Crawford of Knight Ridder News Service wrote that it had "moving but never maudlin lyrics" and "is the clear standout" of the album.

Chart positions

"You'll Be There" debuted at number 30 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of April 9, 2005.

Be There

Be There may refer to:

Be There (Unkle song)

"Be There" is a song by British electronic group Unkle. It was produced by Unkle member DJ Shadow and written by him along with British musician Ian Brown, who is also featured on the song on vocals. The song is featured on 1999 bonus tracks editions of Psyence Fiction, and was released as the second single from the album. The track is, essentially, a vocal version of the instrumental track "Unreal" from Psyence Fiction.

The song became Unkle's first major hit on any singles chart, peaking at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart and becoming the group's most commercially successful song to date.

Music video

The song's music video was directed by Jake Scott and features a woman (played by Emma Griffiths Malin) at Mornington Crescent tube station.

Track listing

Charts

References

Be There (Howie Day song)

Be There is a single by Howie Day from the album Sound the Alarm.

Charts

"Be There" debuted on the Billboard Adult Top 40 Songs at 38 for the week ending July 11th, 2009. The song peaked at #23 in its 18th week on the chart.

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