Four Letter Word (Kim Wilde song)

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"Four Letter Word"
4 Letter Word - Kim Wilde.jpg
Single by Kim Wilde
from the album Close
B-side "She Hasn't Got Time for You '88"
Released21 November 1988 (1988-11-21)
Studio Select Sound (Knebworth, England) [1]
Length4:04
Label MCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Kim Wilde singles chronology
"Never Trust a Stranger"
(1988)		"Four Letter Word"
(1988)		"Love in the Natural Way"
(1989)
Music video
"Four Letter Word" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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"Four Letter Word" is the fourth single from English pop singer Kim Wilde's sixth studio album, Close (1988). The song was issued as a single in November 1988 by MCA Records, marking Wilde's last release of a track written by her father and brother, who had written the majority of her early hits together. "Four Letter Word" became Wilde's third consecutive UK top-10 single from Close, reaching number six. It also peaked within the top 10 in Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. An extended version as well as a "late night" remix of "Four Letter Word" were released on the 12-inch and CD singles.

Contents

Track listings

  1. "Four Letter Word"
  2. "She Hasn't Got Time for You '88"
A1. "Four Letter Word" (extended version) – 5:52
B1. "Four Letter Word" (late night mix) – 3:52
B2. "She Hasn't Got Time for You '88" – 4:36
  1. "Four Letter Word" – 4:01
  2. "She Hasn't Got Time for You '88" – 4:36
  3. "Four Letter Word" (extended version) – 5:46

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom21 November 1988
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 MCA [22]
Japan25 February 1989Mini-CD [23]

References

  1. 1 2 Four Letter Word (UK 7-inch single vinyl disc). MCA Records. 1988. KIM 10.
  2. ↑ Angry Anderson (7 December 1988). "Single of the Week. Review: Kim Wilde — "Four Letter Word" (MCA)". Number One . No. 286. London: IPC Magazines Ltd. p. 41.
  3. ↑ Four Letter Word (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). MCA Records. 1989. 10P3-6107.
  4. ↑ Four Letter Word (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). MCA Records. 1988. KIMT 10.
  5. ↑ Four Letter Word (UK CD single liner notes). MCA Records. 1988. DKIM 10.
  6. ↑ Four Letter Word (European mini-CD single liner notes). MCA Records. 1988. 257 696-2.
  7. ↑ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry (submitted to charts.mail@aria.com.au), received 17 June 2014". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2015– via Imgur.
  8. ↑ "Kim Wilde – Four Letter Word" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  9. ↑ "Kim Wilde – Four Letter Word" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  10. ↑ Danish Singles Chart. 17 February 1989.
  11. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 6, no. 3. 21 January 1989. p. 13 (of PDF). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Four Letter Word". Irish Singles Chart.
  13. ↑ Radio Luxembourg Singles. 9 January 1989.
  14. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 8, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  15. ↑ "Kim Wilde – Four Letter Word" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  16. ↑ "Kim Wilde – Four Letter Word". Swiss Singles Chart.
  17. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  18. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kim Wilde – Four Letter Word" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  19. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1989" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  20. ↑ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1989". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  21. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1989" (in Dutch). MegaCharts . Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  22. ↑ "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week . 19 November 1988. p. 36. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  23. ↑ "キム・ワイルド | フォー・レター・ワード" [Kim Wilde | Four Letter Word] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 10 August 2025.
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