"Here I Am" is a song by American singer Monica, from her sixth studio album, Still Standing

Still Standing (Monica album)

Still Standing is the sixth studio album by American R&B recording artist Monica. It was released on March 19, 2010 by J Records, marking her third album on the label following the renewal of her contract in October 2007...

(2010). The song was initially unveilled as one of two lead single

Lead single

A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...

s to precede the album's release however due to undisclosed legal issues, the release was delayed. "Here I Am" would later be remixed to feature new vocals from fellow American R&B singer, Trey Songz

Trey Songz

Tremaine "Trey" Aldon Neverson , better known by his stage name Trey Songz, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. His debut album, I Gotta Make It, was released in 2005, while his second album, Trey Day, was released in 2007...

, and then released on October 22, 2010 as the album's third single. Prior to the album's release, the original version had already charted on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs

Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...

 at number eighty-three.

Background and release

"Here I Am" was one of the two songs producer Polow da Don

Polow Da Don

Polow-Freache Jamal Fincher Jones , better known by known by professional name Polow da Don or Awesome Jones, is an American record producer, songwriter, rapper, and singer. His cousin is Atlanta singer Monica. He has produced for a variety of artists including Usher, Nelly, Christina Aguilera, T.I...

 penned for the album. Both records, the uptempo record "Nothing Like", a collaboration with T-Pain

T-Pain

Faheem Rasheed Najm , better known by his stage name T-Pain, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer, and actor, currently signed to Young Money Entertainment. His debut album, Rappa Ternt Sanga, was released in 2005. In 2007, T-Pain released his second studio album Epiphany,...

, and Ester Dean

Ester Dean

Ester Renay Dean is an American singer and songwriter, and record producer signed to Zone 4 Records/Interscope Records. She is most notable for her dual appearance on Rio: Music From The Motion Picture and her 2009 US hit single "Drop It Low", which featured singer Chris Brown...

-penned ballad "Here I Am", was to be released as a dual single before 2010 as the album lead singles, neither song was released in time for the new year as "some of the legal issues [...] didn't get cleared," Monica confirmed on Twitter

Twitter

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 in December 2009.
On April 2, 2010, Monica confirmed "Here I Am" as the second single, via twitter, with a newly recorded vocals from label-mate J Records

J Records

J Records was an American record label, owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment, and was distributed through the RCA Music Group.-Company history:...

 R&B singer Jamie Foxx

Jamie Foxx

Eric Marlon Bishop , professionally known as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer-songwriter, stand-up comedian, and talk radio host. As an actor, his work in the film Ray earned him the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Actor as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a...

, however, the single was switched to fan-favorite "Love All Over Me

Love All Over Me

"Love All Over Me" is a song by American recording artist Monica. The Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox produced "Love All Over Me" rounds out Still Standing as another laid back, yet soulful track filled with admiration. The song was sent to rhythmic, urban, and urban ac airplay as the...

". "I didn't have a choice...I would never ignore the fans so we switched", the singer replied on Twitter. During touring with singer Trey Songz

Trey Songz

Tremaine "Trey" Aldon Neverson , better known by his stage name Trey Songz, is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor. His debut album, I Gotta Make It, was released in 2005, while his second album, Trey Day, was released in 2007...

 on the Passion, Pain & Pleasure Tour, "Here I Am" was announced as the album's third single and would serve as a remix [single] version featuring a verse from Songz.

Charts

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Chart	Peak position

Release history

Region	Format	Date	Label
United States	Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...	October 22, 2010	J Records J Records J Records was an American record label, owned and operated by Sony Music Entertainment, and was distributed through the RCA Music Group.-Company history:...