I Swear

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"I Swear"

Single by John Michael Montgomery
from the album Kickin' It Up
Released	1994
Format	CD single, Cassette single, 7" vinyl
Recorded	1993
Genre	Country
Label	Atlantic Records
Writer(s)	Frank J. Meyers Gary Baker
Producer(s)	Scott Hendricks
Chart positions
#42 U.S. #1 U.S. Country
John Michael Montgomery singles chronology
	"I Swear" (1994)	"Rope the Moon" (1994)

"I Swear"

Single by All-4-One
from the album All-4-One
Released	1994
Format	CD single, Cassette single, 7" vinyl
Recorded	1994
Genre	Pop/R&B
Label	Blitzz/Atlantic Records
Writer(s)	Frank J. Meyers Gary Baker
Producer(s)	David Foster
Chart positions
#1 U.S.
All-4-One singles chronology
"So Much in Love" (1994)	"I Swear" (1994)	"(She's Got) Skillz" (1994)

"I Swear" is a ballad that became a hit for two acts in 1994. Initially it was a number one song on the U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for John Michael Montgomery. His version crossed over to pop radio and climbed to number forty two on the Billboard Hot 100.

Several months later, R&B vocal quartet All-4-One recorded their own version with producer David Foster. All-4-One's version hit number one on the Hot 100 and remained there for eleven consecutive weeks. The All-4-One version was slightly different, in that the line "And when there's silver in your hair" from the second verse was replaced by "And when just the two of us are there."

Eleven years later, Swedish singers Lotta Engberg and Jarl Carlsson covered the song as a duet in Swedish, as "Idag" ("Today"), on their 2005 album "Kvinna & man".

The song has been also covered by Brazilian singer Leonardo as "Eu Juro", and means the same as "I Swear".

Preceded by "Bump n' Grind" by R. Kelly	Billboard Hot 100 number one single May 21, 1994- July 30, 1994	Succeeded by "Stay (I Missed You)" by Lisa Loeb and Nine Stories