I Will Get There
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"I Will Get There" is a single recorded by Boyz II Men
in 1998 for the soundtrack of the DreamWorks
animated film The Prince of Egypt
. The track spent forty-one days on the Billboard Hot 100
chart, and, as of April 2011, remains to be the group's final Top 40 hit.
The song was written by Diane Warren
and produced by Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
, and Boyz II Men. The group sings the song a cappella
for the recording, which peacked at number thirty-two on the Hot 100 when released as a single. "I Will Get There"'s music video
was directed by Darren Grant
.
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies. They are the most successful R&B group of all time, having sold more than albums worldwide. In the 1990s, Boyz II Men found fame on Motown Records as a quartet, but original member Michael McCary...
in 1998 for the soundtrack of the DreamWorks
DreamWorks
DreamWorks Pictures, also known as DreamWorks, LLC, DreamWorks SKG, DreamWorks II Distribution Co., LLC, DreamWorks Studios or DW Studios, LLC, is an American film studio which develops, produces, and distributes films, video games and television programming...
animated film The Prince of Egypt
The Prince of Egypt
The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 American animated musical drama film and the first traditionally animated film produced and released by DreamWorks Animation. The film is an adaptation of the Book of Exodus and follows the life of Moses from being a prince of Egypt to his ultimate destiny to lead the...
. The track spent forty-one days on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart, and, as of April 2011, remains to be the group's final Top 40 hit.
The song was written by Diane Warren
Diane Warren
Diane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...
and produced by Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis
Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III and Terry Steven Lewis are an American R&B and pop-music songwriting and record production team...
, and Boyz II Men. The group sings the song a cappella
A cappella
A cappella music is specifically solo or group singing without instrumental sound, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. It is the opposite of cantata, which is accompanied singing. A cappella was originally intended to differentiate between Renaissance polyphony and Baroque concertato...
for the recording, which peacked at number thirty-two on the Hot 100 when released as a single. "I Will Get There"'s music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was directed by Darren Grant
Darren Grant
Darren Grant is an American music video director. He has done over 80 music videos for mostly R&B and Hip Hop artists.He is best known for directing all the music videos from Destiny's Child's debut album, he also worked with them on their later music videos including Grammy winning single...
.
Track listing
- "I Will Get There" (Build Up Edit) – 4:06
- "I Will Get There" (Build Up Mix) – 4:17
- "I Will Get There" (LP version) – 4:20
- "I Will Get There" (a cappella with strings) – 4:18