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"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 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. A few months later, American pop group All-4-One covered the song and achieved a great success in many countries.
The song is a ballad in which the narrator promises his significant other that he will always love her.
The music video was directed by Marc Ball and premiered in late 1993.
"I Swear" debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs for the week of December 18, 1993.
Several months after John Montgomery had released his original version, R&B/pop vocal quartet All-4-One recorded their own version 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 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.
Chicos rudos
de brazos tatuados
peleando se divierten
en las calles otra vez.
Peleas callejeras
Armas Blancas.
Alcohol y desorden
odio y descontrol
chicas borrachas
en un callejón.
Peleas callejeras
Armas Blancas.
Pelean por su vida
pelean por diversión
pelean por mujeres
pelean por su honor.
Peleas callejeras
Armas Blancas