Got to Be There (song)

"Got to Be There"
Single by Michael Jackson
from the album Got to Be There
B-side	"Maria (You Were the Only One)"
Released	October 7, 1971
Format	7" single
Recorded	June – July 1971
Genre	Pop; R&B;
Length	3:22
Label	Motown
Songwriter(s)	Elliot Willensky
Producer(s)	Hal Davis
Michael Jackson singles chronology

"Got to Be There" is the debut single written by Elliot Willensky for American recording artist Michael Jackson, whose original version was released as his first solo single in 1971 on Motown Records. The song was produced by Hal Davis and recorded at Motown's Hitsville West studios in Hollywood.

The single became an immediate success, reaching number one on Cashbox's pop and R&B singles charts, while reaching number four on Billboard's pop and R&B singles charts.^[1] Released to select European countries, it also found success, reaching number five in the UK.^[2] The song was composed as a pop ballad with soul and soft rock elements. The song was musically arranged by Dave Blumberg while Willie Hutch produced its vocal arrangements.

Fellow Motown recording act The Miracles recorded the track for their final studio album, Flying High Together, in 1972. In 1982, Chaka Khan had a top 5 R&B hit version with the song, featured on her self-titled album. In 1993, George Benson performed the track using his guitar and vocal hums on his 1993 album, Love Remembers. In 2007, group Boyz II Men covered it for their 2007 release, Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA.

Track listing

A. "Got to Be There" – 3:23
B. "Maria (You Were the Only One)" – 3:41

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1971–72)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	83
Canadian RPM Top Singles	3
UK Singles Chart^[2]	5
US Billboard Hot 100^[1]	4
US Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles^[1]	4
US Billboard Easy Listening^[1]	14
US Cash Box Top 100^[3]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1971)	Rank
Canada	38

Personnel

Written and composed by Elliot Willensky
Produced by Hal Davis
Lead vocals by Michael Jackson
Arrangement by Dave Blumberg
Vocal arrangement by Willie Hutch

References

1 2 3 4 "Billboard Singles". All Media Guide / Billboard. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
1 2 "UK charts archive". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2010-03-01.
↑ "Cash Box Top 100 1/01/72". Tropicalglen.com. 1972-01-01. Retrieved 2016-10-03.

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[billboard-1] 1 2 3 4 "Billboard Singles". All Media Guide / Billboard. Retrieved 2010-03-01.

[uk-2] 1 2 "UK charts archive". chartstats.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2010-03-01.

[3] "Cash Box Top 100 1/01/72". Tropicalglen.com. 1972-01-01. Retrieved 2016-10-03.

Michael Jackson songs
Discography
1970s	"Got to Be There" "Ain't No Sunshine" "I Wanna Be Where You Are" "Rockin' Robin" "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone" "You've Got a Friend" "Ben" "Everybody's Somebody's Fool" "My Girl" "Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day" "We've Got a Good Thing Going" "With a Child's Heart" "Morning Glow" "All the Things You Are" "Happy" "Too Young" "Doggin' Around" "Music and Me" "We're Almost There" "One Day in Your Life" "Just a Little Bit of You" "You Can't Win" "Ease on Down the Road" "A Brand New Day" "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" "Rock with You" "Working Day and Night" "Off the Wall" "Girlfriend" "She's Out of My Life" "It's the Falling in Love"
1980s	"The Girl Is Mine" "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" "Thriller" "Beat It" "Billie Jean" "Human Nature" "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" "You've Really Got a Hold on Me" "Here I Am (Come and Take Me)" "I Hear a Symphony" "Lonely Teardrops" "That's What Love Is Made Of" "I Was Made to Love Her" "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" "Bad" "The Way You Make Me Feel" "Speed Demon" "Liberian Girl" "Just Good Friends" "Another Part of Me" "Man in the Mirror" "Dirty Diana" "Smooth Criminal" "Leave Me Alone" "Twenty-Five Miles"
1990s	"Black or White" "Jam" "In the Closet" "Remember the Time" "Can't Let Her Get Away" "Heal the World" "Who Is It" "Give In to Me" "Will You Be There" "Gone Too Soon" "Dangerous" "Come Together" "Someone Put Your Hand Out" "Scream" "Childhood" "They Don't Care About Us" "Stranger in Moscow" "This Time Around" "Earth Song" "D.S." "You Are Not Alone" "Tabloid Junkie" "HIStory" "Smile" "Mind Is the Magic" "Blood on the Dance Floor" "Ghosts" "Is It Scary" "On the Line"
2000s	"Speechless" "You Rock My World" "Heaven Can Wait" "Butterflies" "Cry" "One More Chance" "Cheater" "The Way You Love Me" "Fall Again" "This Is It"
2010s	"Hold My Hand" "Hollywood Tonight" "(I Can't Make It) Another Day" "Behind the Mask" "Don't Be Messin' 'Round" "Price of Fame" "Love Never Felt So Good" "Chicago" "Loving You" "A Place with No Name" "Slave to the Rhythm" "Blue Gangsta" "Diamonds Are Invincible"
Other	"We Are the World" "What More Can I Give/Todo Para Ti" "We Are the World 25 for Haiti"
Featured	"Night Time Lover" "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" "State of Independence" "Muscles" "Say Say Say" "Somebody's Watching Me" "Don't Stand Another Chance" "Centipede" "Tell Me I'm Not Dreamin' (Too Good to Be True)" "Eaten Alive" "Get It" "2300 Jackson Street" "Do the Bartman" "Whatzupwitu" "Why" "I Need You" "Girls, Girls, Girls (Part 2)" "All Eyez on Me" "All in Your Name" "There Must Be More To Life Than This" "Low" "Don't Matter to Me"
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