A Promise (song)

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“A Promise”
Single by Echo & the Bunnymen from the album Heaven Up Here
B-side	"Broke My Neck" / "Do It Clean"
Released	10 July 1981
Format	7", 12"
Genre	Post-punk
Length	3:30 / 3:55
Label	Korova (UK) WEA (Belgium)
Writer(s)	Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson, Pete de Freitas
Producer	The Bunnymen, Hugh Jones
Echo & the Bunnymen singles chronology
Shine So Hard (1981) "A Promise" (1981) "Over the Wall" (1981)
Alternate cover
12" single cover

"A Promise" is the fourth single by Echo & the Bunnymen and was released in on 10 July 1981. It stayed on the UK Singles Chart for four weeks and peaked at number 49.^[1] Apart from the Australian only release of "Over the Wall" later in the year, "A Promise" is the only single to have been released from the band's second album, Heaven Up Here (1981).

The b-side to both the 7" and 12" versions of the single is a live version of "Broke My Neck" which was recorded during a concert in Tistedal, Norway on 7 June 1981. However, the Belgian release of the 7" contains the extra track "Do It Clean", which had previously been the b-side of 1980's "The Puppet" and would again be a b-side on 1984's "The Killing Moon".

Contents 1 Track listings 2 Professional reviews 3 Personnel 3.1 Musicians 3.2 Production 4 References

[edit] Track listings

All tracks written by Will Sergeant, Ian McCulloch, Les Pattinson and Pete de Freitas.

UK 7" release (Korova KOW 15)

1. "A Promise" – 3:30
2. "Broke My Neck" (live) – 4:36

UK 12" release (Korova KOW 15T)

1. "A Promise" – 3:55
2. "Broke My Neck" (long version) – 7:11

Belgian 7" release (WEA 18.836)

1. "A Promise" – 3:30
2. "Do It Clean" – 2:45
3. "Broke My Neck" (live) – 4:36

[edit] Professional reviews

• Allmusic link

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Musicians

• Ian McCulloch – vocals, guitar
• Will Sergeant – lead guitar
• Les Pattinson – bass
• Pete de Freitas – drums
• David Balfe – keyboards ("Do It Clean")

[edit] Production

• The Bunnymen – producer
• Hugh Jones – producer
• Bill Drummond – producer ("Do It Clean")
• David Balfe – producer ("Do It Clean")
• Claes Neeb – recorded by ("Broke My Neck")

[edit] References

v • d • e Echo & the Bunnymen Ian McCulloch • Will Sergeant Former members Les Pattinson • Pete de Freitas • Noel Burke • Jake Brockman • Damon Reece Studio albums Crocodiles • Heaven Up Here • Porcupine • Ocean Rain • Echo & the Bunnymen • Reverberation • Evergreen • What Are You Going to Do with Your Life? • Flowers • Siberia • The Fountain Live albums BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert • Live in Liverpool • Instant Live: Fillmore - San Francisco, CA, 12/5/05 • Instant Live: House of Blues - West Hollywood, CA, 12/6/05 • Instant Live: House of Blues - Anaheim, CA, 12/7/05 • Instant Live: House of Blues - San Diego, CA, 12/9/05 • Me, I'm all Smiles Compilations Songs to Learn & Sing • The Cutter • Ballyhoo • Crystal Days: 1979–1999 • Seven Seas • More Songs to Learn and Sing • Killing Moon: The Best of Echo & the Bunnymen • B-sides & Live (2001 – 2005) • The Works Singles "The Pictures on My Wall" • "Rescue" • "The Puppet" • "A Promise" • "Over the Wall" • "The Back of Love" • "The Cutter" • "Never Stop" • "The Killing Moon" • "Silver" • "Seven Seas" • "Bring On the Dancing Horses" • "The Game" • "Lips Like Sugar" • "Bedbugs and Ballyhoo" • "People Are Strange" • "Enlighten Me" • "Prove Me Wrong" • "Inside Me, Inside You" • "Nothing Lasts Forever" • "I Want to Be There (When You Come)" • "Don't Let It Get You Down" • "Rust" • "Get in the Car" • "It's Alright" • "Make Me Shine" • "Stormy Weather" • "In the Margins" • "Scissors in the Sand" EPs Shine So Hard • The Sound of Echo • Life at Brian's – Lean and Hungry • The Peel Sessions • New Live and Rare • World Tour E.P. • Avalanche Related articles Discography • Bill Drummond • Zoo • Korova • Crucial Three • Electrafixion • Glide