| "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 | ||||
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"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.