Will You Be There
Michael Jackson
1993
Annual listening-list association retained: 1993. The source-checked recording release year is 1991; these are separate date fields. No new regional or single-release date is inferred from this list year.
Release: 1991
Release: 1991Source checked | List year differs from verified release
The original Dangerous album catalog documents this recording in 1991. Only the year is established here; any later single, video, regional issue or compilation is a separate event.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Michael Jackson: Dangerous (official album catalog)
Original album year and matching track, not a later compilation or re-recording. Year precision only; this source does not by itself establish a day-specific first single date.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The song, featured in the film "Free Willy," explores themes of faith and support.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1993.html, song-list position 52
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Other appearances and versions
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Textual identity reconciliation, not audio-fingerprint or exact-pressing verification. Version labels are catalog safeguards.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1993 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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