I Promised Myself
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CD-Maxi - 1990
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| Single by Nick Kamen from the album Move Until We Fly |
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| Released | 1990 (Original version) 2004 (Remix version) |
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| Format | CD single CD maxi 7" single 12" maxi |
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| Recorded | 1990 | ||||
| Genre | Pop music | ||||
| Length | 3:55 | ||||
| Label | WEA | ||||
| Writer(s) | Nick Kamen | ||||
| Producer | Mike Paxman Paul Muggleton |
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| "We'll Never Lose What We Have Found" (1992) |
"I Promised Myself" (2004) |
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"I Promised Myself" is a song written by, and first performed by, Nick Kamen.
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[edit] Nick Kamen version
[edit] Music video
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[edit] Track listings
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[edit] Chart
| Chart (1990)[1] | Peak position |
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| Austrian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 42 |
| French Singles Chart | 11 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 3 |
| Chart (2004)[2] | Peak position |
| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart 1 | 6 |
1 2004 version
| End of the year chart (1990) | Position |
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| Austrian Singles Chart[3] | 3 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[4] | 2 |
[edit] A-teens version
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| Single by A*Teens from the album Greatest Hits |
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| Released | 2004 | |
| Format | CD Single Airplay |
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| Recorded | 2004 | |
| Genre | Pop, Europop, Dance | |
| Length | 3:31 | |
| Label | Universal Music | |
| Writer(s) | Nick Kamen | |
| Producer | Grizzly Tysper |
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| "Let Your Heart Do All The Talking" (2003) |
"I Promised Myself" (2003) |
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A*Teens covered the song and released it as a single from their album Greatest Hits. The band's version of the track was produced by Grizzly and Tysper. It was the only new song released from the album and the band's last single.
It was released in April 2004 in Sweden (where it reached number-two) and in May 2005 around the globe. It reached number-one in Ukraine, Estonia, Chile, Colombia and Peru, number-six in Mexico and it reached fifty-three on the Official Eurochart.
[edit] Music Video
The video was directed by Gustav Jonhson and was filmed in Sweden and shows the band's members images inserted in scenes from past videos, so that they appear to be interacting with the teenagers they were before.
The video was a hit in both Sweden and Latin America reaching #1 on MTV Countdowns and it was the year's 23rd most played video on MTV South America and 34th in MTV Mexico.
[edit] Releases
European 2-Track CD Single
- I Promised Myself [Radio Version] - 3:32
- I Promised Myself [Extended Version] - 4:44
European CD Maxi
- I Promised Myself [Radio Version] - 3:32
- I Promised Myself [Extended Version] - 4:44
- I Promised Myself [The Attic Radio Version] - 3:28
- I Promised Myself [The Attic Remix] - 5:55
[edit] Other versions
- In 1999, it was covered and released on the allbum Fragile, by Dead Or Alive
- In 2007, it was covered and released as a single by José Galisteo.
| Preceded by "Ding Dong" by Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung |
Austrian number-one single June 3, 1990 - July 8, 1990 |
Succeeded by "Verdammt - ich lieb' dich" by Matthias Reim |
| Preceded by "Om" by Niklas Strömstedt |
Swedish number-one single July 4, 1990 - August 15, 1990 |
Succeeded by "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer |
[edit] References
- ^ "I Promosed Myself", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved March 1, 2008)
- ^ "I Promosed Myself 2004", Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved March 1, 2008)
- ^ 1990 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved May 15, 2008)
- ^ 1990 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved May 15, 2008)
