| "4 Seasons of Loneliness" | ||||
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| Single by Boyz II Men | ||||
| from the album Evolution | ||||
| Released | August 19, 1997 (airplay) September 9, 1997 |
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| Format | CD single, CD maxi, cassette single, 7" single |
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| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Pop/R&B | |||
| Length | 4:27 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Writer(s) | James Harris III, Terry Lewis | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis | |||
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"4 Seasons of Loneliness" is a R&B/pop ballad recorded by Philadelphia-based vocal quartet Boyz II Men. Written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the song was issued as the first single from the Evolution album in 1997.
Already a success at U.S. radio, the release of the single prompted a Billboard Hot 100 debut at number two. The following week the song moved up to number one, becoming Boyz II Men's fifth and last chart-topper. The song spent one week at the top before being pushed aside by Elton John's massive Princess Diana tribute single "Candle in the Wind 1997". It was also the group's last top ten hit in the UK, debuting at number ten on the singles chart, and dropping off the chart a short time after.
"4 Seasons of Loneliness", to date, is the last number-one pop hit under the Motown records banner (Boyz II Men was the only Motown act to have number-one pop hits in the 1990's).
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| Chart (1997) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[1] | 13 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[1] | 38 |
| Canadian Singles Chart[2] | 5 |
| Dutch Top 40[3] | 9 |
| German Singles Chart[1] | 59 |
| Irish Singles Chart[4] | 26 |
| Japanese Singles Chart | 2 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[1] | 2 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[1] | 45 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[1] | 32 |
| UK Singles Chart[5] | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[2] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary[2] | 30 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks[2] 1 | 27 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks[2] | 2 |
| U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Airplay[2] 1 | 11 |
1 Spanish-version, "4 Estaciones de Soledad"
| End of year chart (1997) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] | 30 |
| End of year chart (1998) | Position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] | 96 |
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified[8] |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S.[9] | Platinum | 14 October 1997 | 1,000,000 |
| Preceded by "Honey" by Mariah Carey |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single October 4, 1997 |
Succeeded by "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" by Elton John |