Will You Be There Will You Be There "Will You Be There" is a song by Michael Jackson which was released in 1993. The song is the eighth single from the 1991 album "Dangerous". The song also appeared on the soundtrack to the film "Free Willy", of which it is the main theme. With the album version clocking in at seven minutes and forty seconds, it is the longest song in Michael Jackson's solo discography. The song was one of the biggest hits from "Dangerous", staying in the top 40 for over six weeks in the UK. The single achieved even greater success in
Will You Be There the US, where it sold 1,000,000 copies and stayed in the top ten for six weeks, peaking at number seven and earning a platinum certification. The song is written in the key of D Major. Jackson's vocal spans from D3 to Eb5. It has a tempo of 83 beats per minute. Michael wrote and produced Will You Be There – with co-producing credits going to Bruce Swedien – and orchestrated the rhythm and vocal arrangements. Featured instruments are noted as piano, synthesizer, keyboard, drums, and percussion. In 2002 he told an ITV documentary it was written at his Neverland Ranch,