Swear (Alan song)

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"Swear"
Swear-CD.jpg
CD single cover
Single by Alan
from the album My Life
B-side "Beauty"
ReleasedNovember 4, 2009 (2009-11-04)
Recorded2009
Genre J-pop, R&B
Length18:13
Label Avex Trax
Songwriter(s) Ypenus
Producer(s) Kazuhito Kikuchi
Alan singles chronology
"Ballad (Namonaki Koi no Uta)"
(2009)
"Swear"
(2009)
"Diamond/Over the Clouds"
(2010)

"Swear" is a song recorded by Chinese singer Alan. "Swear" was written by Aico and Yuka Miyagawa and was produced by Kazuhito Kikuchi. The song was used as the theme song of Bourbon's Blanchul Mini Series commercial, in which Alan appears. [1] The PV for the single was shot at Keisei Rose Garden. [2] The B-side, "Beauty", was used as the commercial song for Yomeishu's Re:on Nutrition Drink Product. [1] "Swear" was released as a truetone on September 17, 2009 [3] and was released as a single on the Avex Trax label on November 4, 2009. [1] "Swear" reached a peak of #35 on the weekly Oricon charts, and charted for three weeks. [4]

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Promotion

To promote the single, Alan appeared on Music Japan and sang "Swear". [5] She also performed the song on Music Station . [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Swear"Yuka Miyagawa, Aico Kazuhito Kikuchi 04:47
2."Beauty"Ayako IkedaK. Kikuchi04:21
3."Swear" (instrumental)  04:47
4."Beauty" (instrumental)  04:18
DVD track list
No.TitleLength
1."Swear" (music video)04:50
2."Swear" (music video; alternative version)03:13

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