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For the N-Dubz song, see I Swear (N-Dubz song). For the Inhale Exhale album, see I Swear...
"I Swear"
Song

"I Swear" is a ballad written by Gary Baker and Frank J. Myers that became a hit for two acts in 1994. Initially it was a number one song on the U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for American country music artist John Michael Montgomery at the beginning of the year. His version crossed over to pop radio and climbed to #42 on the Billboard Hot 100. A few months later, American R&B group All-4-One covered the song and achieved a great success in many countries.

Content

The song is a ballad in which the narrator promises his significant other that he will always love her.

John Michael Montgomery version

Track listings

CD maxi
  1. "I Swear" — 4:23
  2. "Line on Love" — 2:37
  3. "Dream on Texas Ladies" — 3:08
  4. "Friday at Five" — 2:41

Charts

"I Swear" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of December 18, 1993.

Chart (1994) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 42
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
Preceded by Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
number-one single
February 5-February 26, 1994 		Succeeded by
RPM Country Tracks
number-one single
February 14-February 28, 1994
Preceded by Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks
number-one single of the year
1994 		Succeeded by

All-4-One version

"I Swear"
Song

Several months after John Michael Montgomery had released his original version, R&B vocal quartet All-4-One recorded their own version with producer David Foster.

All-4-One's version hit number one in numerous countries, including the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S., where it remained for eleven consecutive weeks. It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and stayed at number two for seven consecutive weeks and spent a total of 18 weeks in the chart. The All-4-One version was slightly different, in that the line "And when there's silver in your hair" from the second verse was replaced by "And when just the two of us are there."[citation needed]

This version was ranked at #78 on Billboard's Top 100 songs in the 50-year history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1]

Track listings

CD single
  1. "I Swear" (radio edit) — 3:43
  2. "I Swear" (radio remix) — 4:19
CD maxi
  1. "I Swear" (radio edit) — 3:43
  2. "I Swear" (radio mix) — 4:18
  3. "I Swear" (radio remix) — 4:18
  4. "I Swear" (album version) — 4:18
7" single
  1. "I Swear" (radio edit) — 3:43
  2. "I Swear" (radio remix) — 4:19

Charts and sales

Chart successions

Order of precedence
Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
May 21, 1994 - July 30, 1994 		Succeeded by
Preceded by New Zealand RIANZ number-one single
July 8, 1994 - August 12, 1994 		Succeeded by
"Love Is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet
Preceded by Canadian number-one single
June 20, 1994 - July 4, 1994 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
"Baby, I Love Your Way" by Big Mountain
"När vi gräver guld i USA" by Glenmark / Eriksson / Strömstedt
 Swedish number-one single
July 15, 1994 (1 week)
July 29, 1994 		Succeeded by
"När vi gräver guld i USA" by Glenmark / Eriksson / Strömstedt
"Love Is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet
Preceded by German number-one single
July 22, 1994 - September 16, 1994 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Swiss number-one single
July 31, 1994 - October 16, 1994 		Succeeded by
"Let the Dream Come True" by DJ Bobo
Preceded by
"Dreams (Will Come Alive)" by 2 Brothers on the 4th Floor featuring Des'Ray And D-Rock
 Dutch Top 40 number-one single
August 6, 1994 - August 13, 1994 		Succeeded by
"Love Is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet
Preceded by
"Eins, Zwei, Polizei" by Mo-Do
"Love Is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet
"Love Is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet
 Austria number-one single
August 21, 1994 - September 11, 1994
September 25, 1994 - October 10, 1994
October 16, 1994 - October 23, 1994 		Succeeded by
"Love Is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet
"Love Is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet
"Hey Süßer" by Lucilectric

POPSTARS Germany 2010 finalists version

"I Swear"
Song

The final eleven contestants from Popstars: Girls forever, ninth season of TV talent show POPSTARS in Germany released a cover version of the song with Gary Baker on November 19, 2010. The finalists premiered the song live on the November 18th edition of the programme; the single was available for digital download on November 16, 2010 and a physical release followed the day after the Live performance. The song was recorded at Noiseblock Studios in Florence, Alabama.

Track listings

CD single
  1. "I Swear" — 04:03
  2. "Empire of Love" — 03:28

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
German Singles Chart
Austrian Singles Chart
Swiss Singles Chart
Eurochart Hot 100[21]

Other cover versions

In Swedish, two lyrics versions exist. One of them, "Jag svär" ("I Swear"), was written by Ingela "Pling" Forsman and recorded by Sten & Stanley on the 1995 album Musik, dans & party 10 [22]. The other, written by Anica Olsson, is called "I dag" ("Today") and was recorded in 1996 by Anders Engbergs as 2nd track on the single "Av hela mitt hjärta" [23], and by Lotta Engberg and Jarl Carlsson i a duet on their 2005 album "Kvinna & man" [24].

In Portuguese, the brazilian Música sertaneja singers Leandro e Leonardo recorded in 1995 a version called "Eu juro".[25]

References

  1. ^ Billboard Hot 100 Chart 50th Anniversary
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "I Swear", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 26, 2008)
  3. ^ a b "Single top 100 over 1994" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  4. ^ 1994 Canadian RPM Top Singles [1] (Retrieved November 11, 2010)
  5. ^ "All-4-One singles, German Singles Chart" (in German). musicline. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
  6. ^ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 26, 2008)
  7. ^ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved April 26, 2008)
  8. ^ a b c d e Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
  9. ^ 1994 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved April 26, 2008)
  10. ^ 1994 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved April 26, 2008)
  11. ^ 1994 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved January 30, 2009)
  12. ^ 1994 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 26, 2008)
  13. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1994". Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  14. ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). "1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  15. ^ Austrian certifications ifpi.at (Retrieved April 24, 2008)
  16. ^ Template:Cite gold platin
  17. ^ Dutch certifications nvpi.nl (Retrieved December 9, 2008)
  18. ^ Swedish certifications Ifpi.se (Retrieved September 11, 2008)
  19. ^ UK certifications Bpi.co.uk (Retrieved August 10, 2008)
  20. ^ U.S. certifications RIAA Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - I Swear, accessed 2009-07-13
  21. ^ http://www.billboard.com/charts/european-hot-100#/charts/european-hot-100
  22. ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  23. ^ Information på Svensk mediedatabas
  24. ^ Information at Svensk mediedatabas
  25. ^ http://contigo.abril.com.br/noticias/as10coisas/duplas-sertanejas-548332
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