Be There (Unkle song)

"Be There"
Single by Unkle featuring Ian Brown
from the album Psyence Fiction
B-side"The Knock (On Effect)"
Released8 February 1999 (1999-02-08)
Recorded1998
London, England
Genre
Length5:15
LabelMo' Wax, A&M
Songwriter(s)Josh Davis, Ian Brown
Producer(s)DJ Shadow
Unkle singles chronology
"Rabbit in Your Headlights"
(1998)
"Be There"
(1999)
"Narco Tourists"
(2001)
Ian Brown singles chronology
"Can't See Me"
(1998)
"Be There"
(1999)
"Love Like a Fountain"
(1999)

"Be There" is a song by British electronic group Unkle. It was produced by member DJ Shadow and written by him along with British musician Ian Brown, who is also featured on the song on vocals. The song is featured on 1999 bonus tracks editions of Psyence Fiction, and was released as the second single from the album. The track is, essentially, a vocal version of the instrumental track "Unreal" from Psyence Fiction.

The song became Unkle's first major hit on any singles chart, peaking at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart and becoming the group's most commercially successful song to date.[1] The UK Enhanced CD release of the single is notable in that across its three tracks it features contributions from DJ Shadow, James Lavelle, The Stone Roses' Ian Brown, Oasis's Noel Gallagher, Radiohead's Thom Yorke and The Beastie Boys' Mike D.

  1. ^ "The Official Charts Company – Unkle". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 December 2011.