I Swear

Single infobox
Name = I Swear


Artist = John Michael Montgomery
from Album = Kickin' It Up
Released = 1993
Format = CD single, Cassette single, 7" vinyl
Recorded = 1993
Genre = Country
Length =
Label = Atlantic Records
Writer = Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers
Producer = Scott Hendricks
Reviews =
Last single = "Beer and Bones"
(1993)
This single = "I Swear"
(1994)
Next single = "Rope the Moon"
(1994)

"I Swear" is a ballad written by Gary Baker and Frank J. Myers 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 at the beginning of the year. His version crossed over to pop radio and climbed to #42 on the Billboard Hot 100. A few months later, All-4-One covered the song and achieved a great success in many countries, including Sweden where it was a number-one hit.

John Michael Montgomery version

Track listings

; CD maxi
# "I Swear" — 4:23
# "Line on Love" — 2:37
# "Dream on Texas Ladies" — 3:08
# "Friday at Five" — 2:41

Charts

Cover versions in other languages

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

In Swedish, two lyrics versions exist. One of them, "Jag svär" ("I Swear"), was written by Ingela "Pling" Forsman and recorded by Sten & Stanley on the 1995 album "Musik, dans & party 10". The other, written by Anica Olsson, is called "I dag" ("Today") and was recorded in 1996 by Anders Engbergs as 2nd track on the single "Av hela mitt hjärta", and by Lotta Engberg and Jarl Carlsson i a duet on their 2005 album "Kvinna & man".

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