Swear It Again

"Swear It Again"
Standard European artwork
Single by Westlife
from the album Westlife
B-side "Forever"
Released
  • April 12, 1999 (UK)
  • February 25, 2000 (US)
Format
Recorded
Genre Pop
Length 4:07
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Steve Mac
Westlife singles chronology
"Swear It Again"
(1999)		 "If I Let You Go"
(1999)

"Swear It Again"
(1999)		 "If I Let You Go"
(1999)
"Swear It Again" CD2
Music video
"Swear It Again" on YouTube
Music video
"Swear It Again (Car Wash Version)" on YouTube
Westlife track listing
17 tracks
  1. "Swear It Again"
  2. "If I Let You Go"
  3. "Flying Without Wings"
  4. "Fool Again"
  5. "No No"
  6. "I Don't Wanna Fight"
  7. "Change the World"
  8. "Moments"
  9. "Seasons in the Sun"
  10. "I Need You"
  11. "Miss You"
  12. "More Than Words"
  13. "Open Your Heart"
  14. "Try Again"
  15. "What I Want is What I've Got"
  16. "We Are One"
  17. "Can't Lose What You Never Had"

"Swear It Again" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on April 12, 1999 in the United Kingdom, and on February 25, 2000 in the United States as the first single from their self-titled debut album Westlife (1999). It peaked at number one in the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in May 1999.[1] It moved to 182,000 units in the first two weeks of its release, and spent 13 weeks on the charts.[2] This made it the first of fourteen UK number-one singles. To date, "Swear It Again" is Westlife's only single to have charted in the US, peaking at number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and ranking number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end charts, in 2000. The song was performed live on Miss Teen USA 2000.

The single has sold over 600,000 copies to date in the UK and the US and also achieved gold status there.[3][4]

Background

"Swear It Again" is notable for being, along with "Flying Without Wings", one of the first two songs that Steve Mac wrote for both Westlife and Simon Cowell. The success of the two tracks led to Mac becoming Cowell's first choice producer and songwriter.[5] The song's B-side, "Forever", was a significant choice because it was the song - as originally recorded by Damage - that first alerted Cowell to the talent of Steve Mac and then led to the producer working with Westlife.[5] It was composed in the traditional verse–chorus form in A major, with Filan and Feehily's vocal ranging from the chords of B3 to F#5.[6]

Music video

There are three music videos for Westlife's song "Swear It Again". The first music video the band filmed for the single was rejected by their record label and was never released. The band described it was really bad. The rejected first recorded music video was worth 100,000 British pounds.

The British music video features the band members in a mini theatre and singing on a stage fitted with lighting panel flooring while they face a screen with black & white videos of their studio recording process. This version was directed by Wayne Isham and aired in May 1999. The video was shot at Pinewood Studios in March 1999.[7]

The American music video features the band members at a car wash and subsequently washing a white car as they're singing the song. This version was directed by Nigel Dick and aired in June 2000.[7]

Tours performed at

Track listing

  • United Kingdom
CD1
  1. "Swear It Again" (Radio Edit) - 4:04
  2. "Forever" - 5:05
  3. "Interview" (Video)
CD2
  1. "Swear It Again" (Radio Edit) - 4:04
  2. "Swear It Again" (Rokstone Mix) - 4:07
  3. "Interview" (Audio) - 3:36
  • Japan
  1. "Swear It Again" (Radio Edit) - 4:04
  2. "Until the End of Time" - 3:12
  3. "Forever" - 5:05
  4. "Everybody Knows" (Demo Version) - 4:09
  5. "Let's Make Tonight Special" - 4:57
  6. "Don't Calm the Storm" - 3:47
  7. "Interview" (Audio) - 3:36
  • America
  1. "Swear It Again" (Radio Edit) - 4:04
  2. "Album Snippet Medley" - 4:55

Charts and certifications

Personnel

Song credits

References

  1. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 633. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ↑ "WESTLIFE | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  3. ↑ Archived November 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ↑ "Westlife | Official Top 20 | MTV UK". Mtv.co.uk. 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2014-02-01.
  5. 1 2 "Interview With Steve Mac". HitQuarters. 12 April 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  6. ↑ "Swear It Again BY WESTLIFE - DIGITAL SHEET MUSIC".
  7. 1 2 "Westlife artist videography". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2014-04-01.
  8. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Westlife – Swear It Again". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Westlife – Swear It Again" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7187." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
  11. ↑ Billboard - Google Books. 1999-05-22. Retrieved 2014-02-01 – via Google Books.
  12. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Westlife – Swear It Again" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  13. ↑ "Charts.nz – Westlife – Swear It Again". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  14. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  15. ↑ "South Korea Album Chart". Gaon. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
  16. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Westlife – Swear It Again" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  17. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Westlife – Swear It Again". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Westlife – Swear It Again". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  19. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  20. ↑ "Westlife Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  21. ↑ "Westlife Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  22. ↑ "Westlife Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  23. ↑ "Westlife Chart History (Radio Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  24. ↑ "End of Year Charts 1999". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  25. ↑ "Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 1999" (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on January 22, 2005.
  26. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  27. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Westlife – Swear It Again". Recorded Music NZ.
  28. ↑ "British single certifications – Westlife – Swear It Again". British Phonographic Industry. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Swear It Again in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  29. ↑ "American single certifications – Westlife – Swear It Again". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
  30. ↑ "Best-Selling Records of 2000". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 113 (6): 64. February 10, 2001. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
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