Swear It Again

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"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. It moved to 182,000 units in the first two weeks of its release and spent 13 weeks on the charts. 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 U.S., 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 U.K. and the U.S. and also achieved gold status there.

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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. 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.

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Music video

There are two music videos for Westlife's song "Swear It Again".

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.

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.

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Tours performed at

• Where Dreams Come True Tour (2001)
• World of Our Own Tour (2002)
• Unbreakable Tour (2003)
• Turnaround Tour (2004)
• The Number Ones Tour (2005)
• Face To Face Tour (2006)
• Back Home Tour (2008)
• Where We Are Tour (2010)
• The Farewell Tour (2012)

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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

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Charts and certifications

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Certifications and sales

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Chart successions

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Personnel

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Cover versions

American boyband, WoW, has a remake of the song which became the band's single in mid-2010. The band also supported Westlife on their 2010 world tour, Where We Are.

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References

Source of the article : Wikipedia