"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 single on the U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for American country music artist 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. Several months after John Michael Montgomery had released his original version, R&B/pop vocal quartet All-4-One recorded their own version of the song with producer David Foster.
All-4-One's version hit number one in numerous countries, including the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S., where it remained for eleven consecutive weeks. It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart (behind Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around) and stayed at number two for seven consecutive weeks and spent a total of 18 weeks in the chart. 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." This version was ranked at #78 on Billboard's Top 100 songs in the 50-year history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. - wikipedia
All-4-One's version hit number one in numerous countries, including the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S., where it remained for eleven consecutive weeks. It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart (behind Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around) and stayed at number two for seven consecutive weeks and spent a total of 18 weeks in the chart. 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." This version was ranked at #78 on Billboard's Top 100 songs in the 50-year history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. - wikipedia
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