Promise Me (Lil Suzy song)

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"Promise Me"
Single by Lil Suzy
from the album Life Goes On
ReleasedOctober 10, 1994 (1994-10-10)
Studio Da Crib Studios (Brooklyn, NY)
Genre Freestyle, dance
Length3:57
Label Empress Music
Metropolitan Recording Corporation
Songwriter(s) Amanda Espinet, Victor Franco
Producer(s) Victor Franco
Lil Suzy singles chronology
"Turn the Beat Around"
(1994)
"Promise Me"
(1994)
"Now & Forever"
(1995)

"Promise Me" is a song written by Amanda Espinet and Victor Franco and is the first single from the album Life Goes On , released by freestyle singer Lil Suzy on October 10, 1994. [1] It is Lil Suzy's most successful song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 62.

Contents

This song was launched by Empress Music label, which belonged to Lil Suzy and who at the time she was 16 years old. [1]

Track listing

US CD/12" single
No.TitleLength
1."Promise Me" (Extended Mix)4:42
2."Promise Me" (Accapella)1:52
3."Promise Me" (Radio Mix)3:57
4."Promise Me" (Back to the Old School Mix)4:45
5."Promise Me" (Old School Radio Mix)3:57
6."Promise Me" (Jazzy Hip Hop Mix)4:29
7."Promise Me" (Non-Stop Razor Beats)1:36

Charts

Chart (1994–95)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [2] 62
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [2] 17
US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard) [2] 26

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References

  1. 1 2 Li'l Suzy (1994-10-10). "Promise Me - Lil Suzy | Release Information, Reviews and Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  2. 1 2 3 "Life Goes On - Lil Suzy | Awards". AllMusic. 1995-04-04. Retrieved 2013-09-21.