It was composed by the former along with Ester Dean, Paul Dawson, Mark Hartnett, Jason Perry, and her cousin Polow da Don, featuring production by the latter.

"Here I Am" was written by Ester Dean, Paul Dawson, Mark Hartnett, Jason Perry, Monica and her cousin, Polow da Don, with production handled by the latter.

[4] On October 27, 2009, Monica revealed on her Twitter account, that "Here I Am" along with Dean and Polow's other contribution, "Nothing Like Me", an uptempo collaboration with rapper T-Pain, was to be released as a dual lead single from Still Standing.

[7] In a review of the remix, music blog DJBooth.net wrote that "Trey Songz steps into the role of the fella who fulfills the singer’s needs when her main man is off at the club.

After lacing Polow Da Don‘s reverb-drenched instrumental with a little soulful call-and-response and some glittering harmonies, the collaborators crescendo to a climax featuring some of the most dazzling vocal pyrotechnics.