Written and composed by Michael Jackson. He was genius, not your typical pop artist

“But they told me a man should be faithful , walk when not able & fight to the end , but I’m only human “ Some of my favourite lyrics of all time

That's why when you become a MJ fan, you can't go back. There is a magic in his work that put people together as brothers and sisters, you don't see any other musician doing that. Great reaction as always, Seph! 🌻

Being a black man, this song is right up Michael's natural alley. Cmon now. If you know you know.

Michael wrote and composed this song! that man was beyond talented and his voice just wow! when you hear Earth song you will ultra be blown away

the live performance of this on the dangerous tour in Bucharest is monumental achievement in performance art.

Yessssss! You finally got to this song!! This is my personal favorite from him because during a real hard time in my life I used to hear it a lot and kinda sung it to him, asking him to be there for me in a spiritual way. Regarding the impact that he should have had you will understand along your journey that he started to write more and more about social and environmental issues and that bothered a lot of people. So, the allegations came, the media started to ridicule him even more. He became a target. The world did not understand that this man was all about love, togetherness, peace and healing the world. He was and still is so much more than a performer… Thank you for your reactions! Love MJ for ever! ❤

It is a choir. Watch the performance for this song in the MTV anniversary :)

Mike loves classical music. He's said it himself many times

This is a masterpiece. This song is one of the reasons why Dangerous remains my favorite MJ album. Can't wait till you react to the MTV 10th anniversary and watch the amazing choreography for this song. He performs Black or White and Will you be there in that video. Very excited for you to get to it.

The Prelude is Beethoven, Symphony No. 9 in D minor, opus 125, Fourth movement: presto, beginning at Adagio ma non troppo, ma divoto (measure 33) Interpreted by The Cleveland Orchestra The choir is The Andraé Crouch Choir. The Song was recorded in Los Angeles at Ocean Way Recording, Record One Studio (Studio 2), Larrabee North Studios and Westlake Recording Studios between 25 June 1990 to 30 October 1991.

This song was a prayer!

MJ was truly a CLASS ACT 🔥 he was poised and intelligent when he wanted people to see that side of him. A true King 👑

Hey there! You need to watch the performance for this song... The choreography is beautiful and angelic (you'll understand when you watch it 😇)

Chills....everytime!

This is ART!!! Like Michael said in his 1979 interview music that touch the heart!

such a beautiful sooong, michael sings his heart out

You making me cry now, I am still missing M.J. ❤ him! 😢

Michael was a true Artist! The composition is brilliant, and he brings classical among other influences into his artistry!

THis song always makes me so emotional 😥✨

“Will You Be There” Is the eighth single from MJ’s 1991 album “Dangerous”, doubling as the main theme for Free Willy, appearing on the movie’s soundtrack. The prelude to the song features featuring the Cleveland Orchestra and the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus performing the last movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Opus 125: Presto. Will You Be There ~ Is about God, MJ’s asking him for help and if he’ll be there and stay with him during the tough times he was going through in that period of his life,also how folks in the world was against him,he’s asking God to save him. And he mentions River Jordan in the beginning of the song,and says things like carry me,lead me,show and I will be there like he wants a spiritual rebirth or he feels like this is a turning point in his life where he’s asking for freedom.🥹🙌🏽👑🤍💕🌟(This song always pulls at my heart strings and hearing MJ’s voice is unmatched filled with soul,passion,power,emotion & just pure love/carefulness no overly technical singing like most singers are and this song perfectly displays MJ’s AdLibs they’re so majestic yet so powerful these are the best AdLibs I’ve ever heard in any song ever his vocals are unmatched MJ Is The Greatest Singer/Vocalist Of All Time Long Live The King Of Music Forever! Vince Patterson directed two music videos for "Will You Be There". The official video included Jackson performing the song during various stops of the Dangerous World Tour while scenes from Free Willy centering around the friendship of Jesse and Willy are shown. The original VHS copies of Free Willy included the music video prior to the film. The second video from Dangerous: The Short Films contained the full length of MTV's 10th Anniversary special performance intercut with the Dangerous World Tour footage and footage of the fans.)

The intro was supposed to get you to feel the message of the song. Be there for one another like the good book says

You’re right. It’s like vocal baptism. This is so very beautiful. I cry every time I hear it.

The album version of the song includes a prelude featuring the Cleveland Orchestra and the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus performing a portion of Beethoven's ninth symphony for 67 seconds. The segment is from the fourth movement and is a lesser known portion of the famous "Ode to Joy". The German lyrics were written by Frie

This is gospel I think. It's like a prayer over someone or a lot of people. Asking for strength, blessings, love, consolation. May the beginning is somewhat about weakness and need to ask for help connected to the end where he sings about the tribulations, the despair to please stand by.

His power over the masses was so strong that it scared certain people in power. They did everything they could while he was alive and even after he was gone to tear down his image. Beautiful reaction to a beautiful song!

Greatest of all time simple as that

Childhood prodigy to Adult genius

Michael is the only one who can write and sing a masterpiece like this! ❤ Perfection

This is my favorite MJ song. I have been sober from fentanyl for two years, and this song makes me think of my mom. She's the best person. After all I did to her and put her through for fifteen years, she is still there. Beautiful, powerful song.

Best song on the album imo

This is such a beautiful song. I really like when Michael touches on spirituality in his music. The first time I heard it I got very emotional, Michael was good at that. “I’m only human”, something people need to remember. I often skip it because of the intro being so long or it’s just not suiting my mood, but I’ll always love it💛

There was a poem on the sleeve of the album “Planet Earth”. You can read it but there’s also audio of him reciting it on the This Is It soundtrack.

remember when this album came out: it was early 90s. almost all of my friends back then were into metallica, guns n roses, megadeth, nirvana .. but all of the also had this album. i remember being a 13 years old kid back then i couldnt afford the album immediatly on its release day. one of my best friends who was totally into megadeth, with long hair n all of that had the album before i got it. and i asked him how was the album. he said: you have to get it. it's amazing. that's how big MJ was. imagine a metalhead today telling his friends they had to get the new taylor swift album lol ... never gonna happen.

Is this your first dose of classical music? Beethoven was sampled for the beginning. Truly an amazing intro. Gets you hooked.

OMG SEPH! Finally! Michael loves classical music. Also, don't forget that he was a black man, so this type of music is definitely part of his roots. In fact, you should watch the tribute that Patti Labelle and Daryl Coley did for him at the 1993 NAACP... My God, that was beautiful! You will not regret. He even sings a little at the end.

There are several live performances of this and you should watch every one🌟⭐️✨. They are all different but simply gorgeous and moving🌹🌹🌹

Absolutely fantastic song!

Hi and thank you for this reaction. You haven’t watch the official Video of „Give in to me“ yet 😊

Masterpiece 😍😍😍😍😍😍

This song alwaya gives me chills yeah I think it's a prayer at the end 🙏 Michael was very spiritual and believed in God, he said he clung to the Bible whenever he needed strength and always prayed to God during hard times, even more during constant attacks and schemes to get his money, actually he always tried to live by Jesus word ❤ I love how you understand how he only tried to bring the world together ❤🥰

❤Michael loved Beethoven’s ninth Symphony and added it to the Cleveland orchestra and choir to begin His, “Will you be there.” Michael Loved all kinds of music and so he creatively added something special~So enjoy his genius creativity and his new revelation of God’s precious love for himself and the world. He was an absolutely spiritual and beautiful being❤ ❤Rest In Peace, Michael dear ❤

He performs this on the Dangerous tour. You will love the live performance!

This is also the end credit song for Free Willy. You’ll see visuals from the movie in the official music video.

Hey Seph, this is the first time that I am hearing this extended version of the song with the choir at the beginning. Loved your reaction😊

You didnt know this song? It was a huge hit and a classic... I thought everybody would know it XDD this song makes me cry if my defenses are down

The beginning is a part of the 4th movement of the 9th Ludwig van Beethoven symphony

For the song dangerous i recommend you to watch the 1993 ama performance, because the song has unfortunately no music video but the choreography is a masterpiece

No Steph he did make a huge difference! Look how many fans he still has and how they all get along and they live their lives with decency and love etc. that’s because of his music and the example he set for all to be good and loving human beings. So be happy!

I always interpreted the song as MJ's prayer to the heavens above only then he just turned it into a song. But that's how i always felt about it specially the end part like his really saying a prayer. Cause this era was the beginning of the worst things that happened to him from the media. Great reaction seph. I knew you would like it.. Blessed you! ❤

Such a beautiful emotional song ❤ I LOVE the lines "But they told me a man should be faithful, and walk when not able and fight til the end, but I'm only human" ❤ I interpret that as saying society says that men have to have that image of being "tough" and not showing emotions and Michael acknowledges and accepts his vulnerabilities that regardless we are all only human with our own limitations 💕 and what I love about this is that regardless of religion we all can relate to this song because we all felt lost or that need for guidance and help at some point in our lives, really beautiful and uplifting 💖

To be honest, you kind of chopped the intro up completely - no wonder you couldn't feel it?! I get that you were confused and MJ's creativity demands a bit more openess of the listener, than most artists'. But now when you got the feel from the song, got the message, go back and listen again. It really goes well hand-in-hand and is quite self-explanatory, I promise you. (It's all for L.O.V.E.) @e.s.7272 already wrote about the message of the Beethoven 9th symphony in an excellent comment below, so no point in me doing it again. That piece has both grandeur, celebration and sensitivity; then add the tentativeness of the notes leading into the main part of the song...the wonder, hope, doubt and plead of a single person, understanding we could all live in oneness and bliss but not knowing how to shoulder it... It is a spiritual song. God, a spirit guide, oneness, what it will take for people to unite. MJ had already left Jehovas a few years ago, here. I don't know if they had started to study with Deepak Chopra yet, but they did during the early 90s. It is also a brave song, about the braveness of stripping oneself down completely and ask someone else for help, for closeness, to be loved and seen and to get to trust someone entirely. Asking God is one thing, but if we are trying for it here on Earth, we must ask eachother (or God in every person). I dare you. It's a quite chilling exercise, to try and sincerely read out this lyric to someone close...or in lack of that, while thinking of someone you used to have close, as if you were reading to them. To -with the genuinity and longing of the song - really ask them: Would you hold me like the river Jordan? - I am your friend. - Would you carry me like you were my brother and love me like a mother would? Will you be there? Even when it's weary? Will you keep on holding me? When I'm wrong will you scold me? Would you find me when I get lost? Also when I'm not perfect, when I'm not enough, when I do my best but am faulty? In my anger and frustration? When I'm hurting? Although I'm confused and can't find any right choices by those showed onto me...will you be there for me and care enough to bear me? Would you love me? Feed me? Kiss me? Free me? Heal me and bathe me? and so on. It's a brave, brave ask, in a brave, brave song; encouraging people to completely drop their shields and open up for true communitty, in a very concrete way. Michael Jackson dedicated this song to their fans. In the end, they were asking us. And leading us by doing so.

That is MJ'S Song,he wrote that Song my KING OF POP continue to shine and rest in perfect peace 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️✌️ always in my heart's 💟💟💟💟💟

You’ll love the next song as well. This is why Dangerous is my favorite MJ album. It’s my birth year album. I basically grew up with it. Holds a special place in my heart.

Ah, finally 😊....yeah, the goosebumps comes fast with this one...great reaction Seph ❤

I love Will You Be There, it’s a special song. From the Angel’s intro to the spoken prayer at the end, it’s one of my family’s favourite songs, MJ or otherwise. We the fans will always be there… always 🙏 #MichaelJackson ❤️

Now that I think about it this song reminds me I'll Be There, even though he didn't write it he still sang, it's almost like a response in a way, like, I told you I'll be there, but will you be there for me too?

As a kid this was not my favorite mj songs but as an adult and really comprehending the lyrics this grew to be one of my favorites by him.

Imagine hearing this song live omgg I wish I could be at one of his concerts 😢😢 I can't wait for you to react to the live performance, the angel wings, and in between the words "for you're always' and "in my heart" he blows a kiss to the fans ❤ I think it was dedicated to them as well as a prayer to God 💕🥰

On the next album, Michael will do this combination of classical music and choir before the actual song again. I can't wait to hear how you like it.

You have to watch the MTV 10th Anniversary perfomance of this song. Totally awesome.

Being a Michael Jackson fan like i am, i know that Michael always loved classical music

In my opinion this is the most beautiful spiritual song he ever made, and dare I say his most complete song, there's nothing I would cut out or add to this song, I mean you could say the same about pretty much all of his songs but this an actual masterpiece for me, and that poem at the end omg you can feel what he was saying, so emotional ❤❤❤😢😢

the 1992 Dangerous Tour concert performance of this is everything.

This is a beautiful masterpiece.

Omgggg finallyyy!!! This is definitely my favorite one from the album!! If not my favorite of his period 😍😍 I guess it is a prayer but for some reason whenever I listen to this song I can't help but think that it's like Michael's inner child speaking, like that lonely little boy just wanting to be held and cared for, craving for the love that he never got from his father and it hurts my heart 💔💔😭 especially because in the 2000s on a private tape which hopefully you'll react to (poor Michael couldn't even talk without being secretely recorded but it's a great insight to who he truly was), he confessed that he only continued wanting to be great as an artist and more successful because all he ever wanted was love, he just "wanted people to truly love him because he never really felt loved", that he was hoping he could change his father and make him love him and accept him, and get love from other people, makes me wish I could protect him, his father was so cruel and cold 😢😢 maybe it's just me, but anyway I'm so happy that you liked this song, it's truly beautiful but sooo emotional ❤❤😢

He did.. he put the world together. All came together from people all over the world. On concerts people gathered young old woman man child differente religion. From all countries. Have u not seen??? Have u not seen the love he got from us. There were also people who were the devils. But he brought the world together in his time! He did lots lots of things

This is my Number 1 Funeral song, for when I pass! :D

Michael loved classical music. Tchaikovsky had a huge influence. Michael said in an Ebony interview: "It was Tchaikovsky that influenced me the most. If you take an album like Nutcracker Suite, every song is a killer, every one. So I said to myself, ‘Why can’t there be a pop album where … every song is a hit?’ So I always tried to strive for that."

You need to see the video!

Michael Jackson was asked what type of music he listened to. His response "classical " MJ was multifaceted.

My favorite song on the album ❤❤❤ it just touches my heart and soul deeply, whenever I listen to it it almostt feels like I go to a completely different place, that's the definition of spiritual, I love how vulnerable he is; very soulful, I think the beginning was just to set a mood or add to the atmosphere of the song; nothing more than that, I understand it's a little different but I think it's beautiful and really goes well with the song actually, you should listen to it again, maybe you will appreciate it more, sometimes it doesn't have to make sense, you just need to feel it ☺️

introduction is Beethoven's ninth symphony

Now you know why it started the way it did 🥰

One of my all time favorites

This song always make me tear up; I swear if anyone doesn't feel this song they're dead inside, his voice can make you feel, that's the beauty about Michael, no matter what your religion is and what you believe in but I think we all can relate to what he says in this song, we all feel confused in some point in our lives, we all need someone to be there for us, and I'm not even talking God specifically ❤

I think the intro kind of speaks for itself, it’s starts out very soft, you know it’s going to be something more serious and real. But I think this song helps the listener get into the spiritual side of the albums, we had so many dance tracks on the Album and when this comes on, it’s a different kind of beauty.

There’s no way this was the first time you’d heard this but I loved watching you react to it nonetheless. Michael was/ is the greatest x

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This is an amazing song, i love this one, and i love the songs on invincible album, but its some people least favourite, i just prefer the more soulful Michael 😊😊

If you like the choir and the message in this one I think you will love the next one too, it's very inspiring

You sure have been taken to church!!

Lovely.

Wow Seph sorry my previous comment got super long 😂😂😂 I hope you enjoy the information, I would like to know what you think

i heard somewhere that the song is a message to his fans

Michael Jackson was so big that he could have started his own religion and millions of people (Catholics, Jews, Christian, etc) would just switch over to him and join as one lol

Seph you cannot miss the Give Into Me music video!! Please check it out at some point 😆

awesome

Yes, you have been taken to church.

Hi Seph, at the beginning, the Cleveland Orchestra and the Cleveland Orchestra Chorus play a portion from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. The segment is from the fourth movement and is a lesser known portion of the famous "Ode to Joy". The German lyrics were written by the German poet Friedrich Schiller. It was a celebratory poem addressing the unity of all mankind. 'It is an appeal, a longing for brotherhood, for joy and jubilation, for the utopia of world peace, for a world without wars and destruction.' This classical introduction is followed by the Andrae Crouch Singers. It is the same choir as in "Man In The Mirror".

Should watch the rehearsals of it, sounded great.

I remember the first time I heard this song when I bought the album DANGEROUS in November of 91, i was 16 years old, and I thought " they gave me the wrong disc, and I have to go back to the store 😂"

Great reaction. WYBT is one of my favourite songs. Could you please react to the actual official video (which was released on Dangerous - The Short Films) from FMJLEGACYVEVO? It's very similar to the other video from the MJ YT channel. But I like this more because it shows Michael's fans and the other one movie scenes from Free Willy, which the song was the soundtrack of.

I respect all religions, I do. But I, myself have no religion. However this song still has a strong meaning to me. No matter who you are, what religion you have, what color skin you have. We are all human, and are united.. although certain people do make it hard to accomplish this. We should help eachother rather than push eachother away.

That piano is something special in this piece. If you want a special version of this listen to Will you be there immortal version. I hate remixes for the most part but Michael Jackson The Immortal mixes are superb. Reason is they kept it simple, only accenting certain things keeping the essence of it all. Not taking away. Almost as if they imagined if Michael edited for the stage etc. Love the will you be their immortal version

I can answer this for you, Seph. This choir in particular is known as the Andrae Crouch Choir. The main genres of music the choir is recognized in are Gospel and Contemporary Christian. The choir has been featured on a handful of Michael's songs including this one. The choir can also be heard on "Man In The Mirror", "Keep The Faith", "Earth Song", "Morphine", and "Cry". Out of all of these songs, I've always felt that it wasn't really necessary for them to be on "Morphine". That's just my opinion and any is welcome to disagree with that. The choir sounds great on all of the others. Everyone has their own preferred favorite songs by Michael. I'm no different. If I had a Top 5 list of favorite songs by Michael, "Will You Be There" would stand at #1.

RIP Keiko (the Killer Whale in Free Willy) and MJ.

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The prelude is so magical. I'm not sure why you're hating on it so strongly. Beethoven was an amazing composer. (Probably the best there ever was - as he was partly deaf). BTW, the choir at the beginning is singing in GERMAN - Beethoven's language.

if you watch the video with it it will all make sense