I Will Get There
1998 single by Boyz II Men
"I Will Get There" is a single recorded by Boyz II Men in 1998 for the soundtrack of the DreamWorks musical animated film The Prince of Egypt. The track spent 7 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and, as of May 2018, 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 peaked at number thirty-two on the Hot 100 when released as a single. The music video for "I Will Get There" was directed by Darren Grant.
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