The Promise You Made

"The Promise You Made"
Single by Cock Robin
from the album Cock Robin
B-side "Have You Any Sympathy?"
Released February 14, 1986
Format 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl
Recorded 1984
Genre New wave
Length 3:54
6:36 (Extended version)
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Peter Kingsbery
Producer(s) Steve Hillage
Certification Gold (NVPI)[1]
Cock Robin singles chronology
"When Your Heart Is Weak"
(1985)		 "The Promise You Made"
(1986)		 "Thought You Were On My Side"
(1986)

"The Promise You Made" is a song by Peter Kingsbery. Originally written for Kingsbery's band Cock Robin, the song was recorded in 1984 for the group's self-titled debut album. It was released as a single in 1986 and became a big hit in Europe.

Cock Robin version

Music video

At the beginning of the video by an old woman stroking her dog, she met some passers-by and Peter Kingsbery enters the recording studio. Come later when some other members of Cock Robin. While Kingsbery sings, passers-run around the entrance of the studio and a few members to build the instruments in the studio. Even Anna LaCazio joins the singing added, it is a fruit stand knocked over and the last member added. In no time all instruments were set up. In most of the action cut of the video, made up in fade-outs, the scenes in which the band the song presents and pedestrians at the entrance of the studio is located at the end of the clip and leave Peter Kingsbery Anna LaCazio the recording studio together.[2]

Track listings

All songs written and composed by Peter Kingsbery.

7" vinyl single
Side one
No. Title Length
1. "The Promise You Made"   3:52
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Have You Any Sympathy?"   4:10
12" vinyl single
Side one
No. Title Length
1. "The Promise You Made" (Extended version) 6:36
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "The Promise You Made"   3:52
2. "Have You Any Sympathy?"   4:10

Chart performance

Peak positions

Chart (1986) Peak
position
Belgian BRT Top 30 Singles Chart (Flanders)[3] 1
Dutch GfK chart[4] 2
Dutch Top 40[5] 1
French Singles Chart[6] 4
German Singles Chart[7] 6
Irish Singles Chart[8] 11
Italian Singles Chart[9] 18
Swiss Singles Chart[10] 7
UK Singles Chart[11] 28

End of year charts

End of year chart (1986) Position
Dutch Top 40[12] 8

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
The Netherlands (NVPI)[1] Gold 1986 40,000
France (SNEP) Gold 1986 500,000

Chart successions

Preceded by
"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" by Billy Ocean[13]		 Dutch Top 40 number-one single
March 22, 1986 - March 29, 1986 (2 weeks)[5] 		Succeeded by
"Jeanny" by Falco[14]
Preceded by
"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" by Billy Ocean[15]		 Belgian BRT Top 30 Singles Chart (Flanders) number-one single
March 29, 1986 - April 26, 1986 (5 weeks)[15] 		Succeeded by
"Living Doll" by Cliff Richard & The Young Ones[16]

Chris Roberts version

"Ich will nicht, daß wir uns verlier'n"
Single by Chris Roberts feat. Claudia Roberts
from the album Vergiß Die Liebe Nicht! / Best of Chris Roberts
Released November 13, 1997
Format 7" vinyl, CD
Recorded December 1996
Genre Schlager
Length 3:57
Label Jupiter Records
Writer(s) Peter Kingsbery, Chris Roberts
Producer(s) Chris Roberts
Chris Roberts feat. Claudia Roberts singles chronology
"Ich vermiss dich"
(1986)		 "The Promise You Made"
(1986)		 "Wenn du fühlst, was ich fühl"
(1986)

In 1997, Chris Roberts recorded a German-language version with his wife, Claudia Roberts, titled "Ich will nicht, daß wir uns verlier'n", following their marriage. A version was also recorded in the original English language, but was never published.

Track listing

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Ich will nicht, daß wir uns verlier'n"  Peter Kingsbery, Chris Roberts 3:57
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
2. "Du kannst nicht immer 17 sein"  Chris Roberts 3:15

Kate Ryan cover version

"La Promesse" / "The Promise You Made"
Single by Kate Ryan
from the album Stronger
B-side "Can You Fix This"
Released 2004
Format CD, 12" vinyl
Genre Trance
Length 3:28
Label Antler-Subway, EMI
Writer(s) Peter Kingsbery
French lyrics by Jo Lemaire
Producer(s) Phil Wilde & A. J. Duncan
Kate Ryan singles chronology
"Only If I"
(2004)		 "La Promesse" / "The Promise You Made"
(2004)		 "Goodbye"
(2004)

A cover version of "The Promise You Made", together with a French-language version, "La Promesse", were released as a 2004 single by Belgian singer Kate Ryan. The French lyrics were written by Jo Lemaire. The single was released in the U.S. on September 13, 2005, where it reached #13 in the Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales.[17]

Track listings

CD single
No. Title Length
1. "La Promesse"   3:28
2. "The Promise You Made"   3:28
No. Title Length
1. "La Promesse" (Radio version) 3:28
2. "The Promise You Made" (Radio version) 3:28
3. "La Promesse" (Extended) 6:00
4. "The Promise You Made" (Extended) 6:00
5. "Can You Fix This"   4:06
No. Title Length
1. "La Promesse" (Radio version) 3:28
2. "The Promise You Made" (Radio version) 3:28
3. "La Promesse" (Alternative Radio Version) 3:28
4. "The Promise You Made" (Alternative Radio Version) 3:28
5. "La Promesse" (Extended version) 6:00
6. "The Promise You Made" (Extended version) 6:00
7. "Can You Fix This"   4:06
8. "La Promesse" (Video) 3:28
No. Title Length
1. "The Promise You Made" (Radio Version) 3:26
2. "The Promise You Made" (Bermudez & Harris Pinky Swear Mix - Radio Edit) 3:32
3. "The Promise You Made" (Extended Version) 5:59
4. "The Promise You Made" (Bermudez & Harris Pinky Swear Mix) 9:25
5. "The Promise You Made" (Guitar Mix) 3:27
6. "La Promesse" (Radio Edit) 3:26
7. "La Promesse" (Extended Version) 5:58
8. "The Promise You Made" (Video) 3:28
12" vinyl single
Side one
No. Title Length
1. "The Promise You Made" (Extended version) 6:00
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "La Promesse" (Extended version) 6:00

Chart performance

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart[18] 21
Belgian (Flanders) Ultratop Singles Chart[19] 8
Belgian (Wallonia) Ultratop Singles Chart[20] 35
German Singles Chart[7] 19
Hungarian Airplay Chart[21] 16
Spanish Singles Chart 12
Swiss Singles Chart[18] 50
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales[17] 13

Other versions

in 2008 Julio Iglesias, Jr. sang a Spanish-language version of this song with the name: "Promete decir la verdad".

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Search results" (in Dutch). NVPI. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  2. ↑ Music video in MyVideo.de
  3. ↑ "www.ultratop.be/nl - Cock Robin - The Promise You Made" (in Dutch). Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  4. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl - Cock Robin - The Promise You Made" (in Dutch). Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 12, 1986" (in Dutch). Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  6. ↑ "lescharts.com - Cock Robin - The Promise You Made". Retrieved June 25, 2009. (French)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "charts-surfer.de search results" (in German). Retrieved July 9, 2008.
  8. ↑ "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  9. ↑ "HPI - Settimana del 19/04/86" (in Italian). Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  10. ↑ "Cock Robin - The Promise You Made - hitparade.ch" (in German). Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  11. ↑ "Chart Stats - Cock Robin - The Promise You Made". Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  12. ↑ "Single top 100 over 1986" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  13. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 7, 1986" (in Dutch). Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  14. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 14, 1986" (in Dutch). Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Nummer 1-hits in de Vlaamse Ultratop - 1986" (in Dutch). Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  16. ↑ "Nummer 1-hits in de Vlaamse Ultratop - 1986". Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "allmusic ((( Kate Ryan > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Retrieved June 25, 2009. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 1987 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  19. ↑ "ultratop.be (Flanders) - Kate Ryan - The Promise You Made / La promesse" (in Dutch). Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  20. ↑ "ultratop.be (Wallonia) - Kate Ryan - The Promise You Made / La promesse" (in French). Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  21. ↑ "Hungarian Airplay Chart". Mahasz.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved June 25, 2009.