I Swear

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“I Swear”
Single by John Michael Montgomery from the album Kickin' It Up
Released	1993
Format	CD single, Cassette single, 7" vinyl
Recorded	1993
Genre	Country
Label	Atlantic Records
Writer(s)	Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers
Producer	Scott Hendricks
John Michael Montgomery singles chronology
"Beer and Bones" (1993) "I Swear" (1994) "Rope the Moon" (1994)

“I Swear”
Single by All-4-One from the album All-4-One
Released	1993
Format	CD single, Cassette single, 7" vinyl
Recorded	1993
Genre	Pop/R&B
Label	Blitzz/Atlantic Records
Producer	David Foster
All-4-One singles chronology
"So Much in Love" (1993) "I Swear" (1993) "(She's Got) Skillz" (1994)

"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 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. In Sweden, the All-4-One version hit #1.

Contents 1 Cover versions in other languages 2 Sandy Lam's English version 3 All-4-One version 3.1 Track listings 3.2 Certifications 3.3 Charts 4 References

[edit] Cover versions in other languages

The song has also been covered by Brazilian singer Leonardo as "Eu Juro", and means the same as "I Swear".

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. 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", and by Lotta Engberg and Jarl Carlsson i a duet on their 2005 album "Kvinna & man".

[edit] Sandy Lam's English version

Another English (not Chinese) version was recorded by 4 female Chinese singers, Sandy Lam (HK/Taiwan), Prudence Liew (HK), Teresa Carpio (HK) and Chyi Yu (Taiwan), in Sandy Lam's English album "I Swear". It was released by Rock Records of Taiwan in 1996. The arrangement is similar to the All-4-One's. (Youtube: 林憶蓮、齊豫、杜麗莎、劉美君- I Swear)

[edit] All-4-One version

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 on the Hot 100 and remained there for eleven consecutive weeks. It also peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, kept off the top by the massive hit "Love Is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet. 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." It can be heard in the 2005 film, Just Friends.

[edit] 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

[edit] Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales
Austria[1]	Platinum	October 27, 1994	30,000+
Germany[2]	Platinum	1994
U.S.[3]	Platinum	August 8, 1994	1,000,000

[edit] Charts

Chart (1994)[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 3 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs 13 U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 1 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 1 U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 1 Australian ARIA Singles Chart 1 Austrian Singles Chart 1 Dutch Singles Chart 1 French Singles Chart 2 German Singles Chart 1 Irish Singles Chart 3 New Zealand Singles Chart 1 Norwegian Singles Chart 2 Swedish Singles Chart 1 Swiss Singles Chart 1 UK Singles Chart 2

End of the year chart (1994) Position Australian Singles Chart[9] 2 Austrian Singles Chart[10] 5 French Singles Chart[11] 15 Swiss Singles Chart[12] 4

Preceded by "Live Until I Die" by Clay Walker	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single (John Michael Montgomery version) February 5, 1994 - February 26, 1994	Succeeded by "I Just Wanted You to Know" by Mark Chesnutt
Preceded by "Chattahoochee" by Alan Jackson	Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single of the year 1994	Succeeded by "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" by John Michael Montgomery
Preceded by "Bump n' Grind" by R. Kelly	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single (All-4-One version) May 21, 1994- July 30, 1994	Succeeded by "Stay (I Missed You)" by Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
Preceded by "I'll Remember" by Madonna "Any Time, Any Place" by Janet Jackson	ARC Weekly Top 40 number-one single (All-4-One version) June 4, 1994 - June 25, 1994 July 16, 1994	Succeeded by "Any Time, Any Place" by Janet Jackson "Stay (I Missed You)" by Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories
Preceded by "Love Is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet	New Zealand (RIANZ) number-one single (All-4-One version) July 8, 1994 - August 12, 1994	Succeeded by "Love Is All Around" by Wet Wet Wet
Preceded by "Baby, I Love Your Way" by Big Mountain "När vi gräver guld i USA" by Glenmark / Eriksson / Strömstedt	Swedish number-one single (All-4-One version) July 15, 1994 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 "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies	German number-one single (All-4-One version) July 22, 1994 - September 16, 1994	Succeeded by "Eins, zwei, Polizei" by Mo-Do
Preceded by "7 Seconds" by Youssou N'Dour and Neneh Cherry	Swiss number-one single (All-4-One version) 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 number-one single (All-4-One version) 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 (All-4-One version) 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

[edit] References