I'll Be There

**I'll Be There** is a song featured in the background of the final scene of the series *WildSide*, in the episode Wild Finale. It is a cover of a song by the British rock band *The Escape Club*, originally released in 1991. It was released as a single on October 24, 2014 along with an accompanying music video. It serves as a tribute to the show's dedicated fanbase.

The song is performed by the WildSide Cast, consisting of the show's actors Sierra McCormick, Zachary Gordon, Chloe Moretz and Kyle Massey. It is the second song from The Escape Club that the WildSide Cast covered, after Wild, Wild West.

## Censorship

Much like Wild, Wild West, the showrunners of WildSide decided to have a few of the lyrics changed for the updated cover version to make it more family friendly. As the original song was from a perspective of a person passing, the cover version's lyrics were changed to make it through the perspective of a person in a long distance relationship with someone. For example, "above" was replaced with "afar", and "died" was replaced with "cried".

Despite the censorship, many fans have associated the song with the previous lyrics; referring to WildSide as the thing that "died".

## Lyrics

* Cover
* Original

**[Sierra McCormick]**

Over mountains, over trees

Over oceans, over seas

Across the desert

I'll be there

**[Zachary Gordon]**

In the whisper on the wind

On the smile of a new friend

Just think of me

And I'll be there

**[All]**

Don't be afraid, oh my love

I'll be watching you from afar

And I'd give all the world tonight

To be with you

'Cause I'm on your side

And I still care

I may have cried but I've gone nowhere

Just think of me, and I'll be there

**[Chloe Moretz]**

On the edge of a waking dream

Over rivers, over streams

Through wind and rain

I'll be there

**[Kyle Massey]**

Across the wide and open sky

Thousands of miles I'd fly

To be with you

I'll be there

**[All]**

Don't be afraid, oh my love

I'll be watching you from afar

And I'd give all the world tonight

To be with you

'Cause I'm on your side

And I still care

I may have cried but I've gone nowhere

Just think of me, and I'll be there

Just think of me, and I'll be there

**[All; (Sierra)]**

Don't be afraid, oh my love

I'll be watching you from afar

And I'd give all the world tonight

To be with you

'Cause I'm on your side

And I still care (care!)

I may have cried but I've gone nowhere

Just think of me, and I'll be there

Just think of me, and I'll be there

Think of me, and I'll be there

Over Mountains

Over Trees

Over Oceans

Over Seas

I'll be there

In a whisper on the wind

On the smile of a new friend

Just think of me

And I'll be there

Don't be afraid, oh my love

I'll be watching you from above

And I'd give all the world tonight,

To be with you

Because I'm on your side,

And I still care

I may have died,

But I've gone nowhere

Just think of me,

And I'll be there

On the edge of a waking dream

Over Rivers

Over Streams

Through Wind and Rain

I'll be there

Across the wide and open sky

Thousands of miles I'd fly

To be with you

I'll be there

Don't be afraid, oh my love

I'll be watching you from above

And I'd give all the world tonight,

To be with you

Because I'm on your side,

And I still care

I may have died,

But I've gone nowhere

Just think of me,

And I'll be there

In the breath of a wind that sighs

Oh, there's no need to cry

Just think of me,

And I'll be there

Don't be afraid, oh my love

I'll be watching you from above

And I'd give all the world tonight,

To be with you

Because I'm on your side,

And I still care

I may have died,

But I've gone nowhere

Just think of me,

And I'll be there

Just think of me,

And I'll be there

Think of me

And I'll be there

## Production and Music Video

The song was recorded in late June 2014, shortly after "Wild Finale" finished production. Due to high-end legal issues occurring on-set at the time, most of the cast members, particularly Sierra, were reluctant to record it out of mutiny with the Comedies for Kids staff. They agreed to record the song and its music video for an upfront payout; estimated to be almost $752,000 each. According to Kenwood Connection, Rebecca Graham was slated to appear on the song as well, but due to multiple on-set issues, she declined.

The music video was filmed in Comedies for Kids Centre Studios shortly after the song was recorded. The new scenes were filmed over two days, while additional scenes involved already existing footage from years before. It was shot in black-and-white, and features as a tribute to the entire series and its cast. It was released with the song on October 24, 2014.