I swear

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I swear
John Michael Montgomery
publication 1993
Genre (s) Country , pop
Author (s) Frank J. Myers, Gary Baker
Label Atlantic Records
Award (s) 2 Grammys
Cover version
1994 All-4-One

I Swear is a Country - Pop -Song in 1993. The ballad was created by Frank J. Myers and Gary Baker wrote and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio produced. Country singer John Michael Montgomery was initially successful with the piece ; in Europe it became known through the US R&B group All-4-One . The title received an award at the 37th Grammy Awards in 1995 in both the “Best Country Song” and the “Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals” category and was number one in the charts in numerous countries.

text

The text of the song is a declaration of love, which contains, among other things, passages from the loyalty vow of the church wedding in a stanza : "for better or worse, till death do us part" ( in good and bad days, until death do us part ) . The chorus contains the title line "I swear ... I'll be there" ( I swear to be there for you ).

Performers

The American country singer John Michael Montgomery released I Swear in late 1993 as a single from his second album Kickin 'It Up . The song topped the country charts and number 42 on the pop charts in early 1994 . I Swear received the CMA Single of the Year Award in 1994 and Montgomery received the CMA Horizon Award for Most Promising Country Musician. At the ACM Awards , the song received the awards "Single of the Year" and "Song of the Year". In Germany it also appeared on the KuschelRock 08 compilation in the same year .

In the same year, the R&B group All-4-One recorded a pop version produced by David Foster , which became one of the greatest number one hits in the USA (platinum), in Germany (platinum), in Austria (platinum), in Switzerland as well as several other countries (# 2 with platinum status in Great Britain).

In 2001 Smokie brought out another interpretation of the song on the album Uncovered . The American boy band B3 also recorded a version of the title. In 2004 it was released on the sampler Just The Best Vol. 47 . In 2010 the title was sung by a larger group of participants in the German talent show Popstars - Girls Forever (included on Best Of 2011 - Die Erste ) and in 2010 it reached number 69 in the German single charts with LaVive as the artist.

Other uses

films and series

  • The ballad was part of the soundtrack of the film Wild X-Mas in 2005 .
  • The song can be heard in the 2010 film The Social Network , but it is not part of the soundtrack.
  • It is sung by the Minions during the wedding scene in Despicable Me 2 from 2013.
  • The episode " Cartman Finds Love" by South Park features an interpretation by Eric Theodore Cartman.

Chart placements

Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 1 (26 weeks) 26th
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 1 (20 weeks) 20th
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 1 (28 weeks) 28
United Kingdom (OCC) United Kingdom (OCC) 2 (25 weeks) 25th
United States (Billboard) United States (Billboard) 1 (30 weeks) 30th

Awards for music sales

I Swear has been awarded 7 × platinum worldwide. According to awards, over 2.8 million units of the single were sold.

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 140,000
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 500,000
Austria (IFPI) Austria (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 50,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 15,000
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 600,000
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 1,500,000
All in all Platinum record icon.svg 7 × platinum
 2,805,000

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a German translation of the English original text ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on magistrix.de  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.magistrix.de
  2. ↑ Billboard Magazine, July 23, 1994
  3. ↑ see also various American chart lists ( here , here , here and here )
  4. ↑ comprehensive discographic information on All-4-One - I Swear on hitparade.ch
  5. ↑ Review of the British Charts 1994 (English)
  6. ↑ YT video , uploaded in 2008 (accessed March 1, 2015)
  7. ↑ All-4-One - I Swear chart placement Germany. GfK Entertainment , accessed April 1, 2018 .
  8. ↑ All-4-One - I Swear Chart placement Austria. In: Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien, accessed April 1, 2018 .
  9. ↑ All-4-One - I Swear Chart Placement Switzerland. In: Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed April 1, 2018 .
  10. ^ All-4-One - I Swear Charthistory United Kingdom. Official Charts Company , accessed April 1, 2018 .
  11. ↑ All-4-One - I Swear Chart Placement United States. Billboard , accessed April 1, 2018 .
  12. ^ Australian Top 100 Singles 1994. Australian Recording Industry Association , archived from the original on October 25, 2015 ; accessed on April 12, 2018 .
  13. ↑ Gold / platinum database. Federal Association of the Music Industry , accessed on April 1, 2018 .
  14. ↑ Gold & Platinum. IFPI Austria - Association of the Austrian Music Industry , accessed on April 12, 2018 .
  15. ↑ NZ Top 40 - January 29, 1995. Recorded Music NZ , accessed April 12, 2018 .
  16. ^ BRIT Certified. British Phonographic Industry , accessed April 12, 2018 .
  17. ^ RIAA Gold & Platinum. Recording Industry Association of America , accessed April 12, 2018 .
  18. ↑ Besst-selling records of 1994. Billboard , accessed on April 12, 2018 (English).