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 in the album booklet. The second lawsuit was a claim of plagiarism by Italian songwriter Albano Carrisi who claimed that "Will You Be There" was copied from his song "I Cigni di Balaka" ("The Swans of Balaka"). After seven years, an Italian court ruled in favor of Carrisi because Jackson failed to show up to court. In a follow-up case some months later, the Court ruled in favor of Jackson and rejected the claim, stating that while the two songs were very similar, they both may have been inspired by The Ink Spots' 1939 hit "Bless You for Being an