The Promise You Made

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"The Promise You Made"
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Single by Cock Robin
from the album Cock Robin
B-side "Have You Any Sympathy?"
ReleasedNovember 1985 (US)
  • February 1986 (EU)
Recorded1984
Genre Pop rock, new wave [1]
Length3:54
6:36 (Extended version)
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Peter Kingsbery
Producer(s) Steve Hillage
Cock Robin singles chronology
"When Your Heart Is Weak"
(1985)		"The Promise You Made"
(1985)		"Thought You Were On My Side"
(1986)
Music video
"The Promise You Made" on YouTube

"The Promise You Made" is a song by Cock Robin. Written by Peter Kingsbery, the song was recorded in 1984 for the group's self-titled debut album. It was released as a single first in the US in November 1985, then in early 1986 in Europe where it became a big hit.

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Music video

The video opens with an old woman stroking her dog; she then comes upon some passers-by and Peter Kingsbery enters the recording studio. As Kingsbery starts singing, people mill around the entrance to the studio and other members of the band also arrive inside and set up the instruments, with Anna LaCazio joining Kingsbery singing. As a fruit stand is knocked over outside, the last band member goes into the studio. In no time all the instruments are in place. Most of the video is made up of fade-outs, alternating the scenes inside the studio showing the band with images of the members of the public outside the studio entrance. The clip ends with pictures of Kingsbery and Anna LaCazio leaving the studio together. [2]

Chart performance

"The Promise You Made" was a notable hit in many European countries, particularly in the Flanders region of Belgium, where it topped the chart for five weeks out off a 11-week chart run, [3] as well as in the Netherlands where it was also number one on the Dutch Top 40 and number two on the Dutch Top 100 Singles. [4] [5] In the latter country, it achieved Platinum status, [6] and ranked in the top ten on the 1986 yeart-end chart. In France, it spent 12 weeks in the top ten, including three weeks at number four, its highest position, and remained in the top 50 for 24 weeks, [7] thus becoming Cock Robin's best charting single in the country, and was certified Gold disc by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. [8] Other countries with a peak position within the top ten include Germany where it attained number six and appeared on the chart for 18 weeks, [9] Switzerland and Italy, where it reached number seven and four, respectively. [10] [11] It missed the top ten by one place in Ireland where it charted for seven weeks, [12] and was a moderate hit in the UK where it peaked only at number 28 but had a 13-week chart trajectory. [13] On the Music & Media 's Eurochart Hot 100, it spent six weeks in the top ten with a peak at number six twice, and fell off the chart after 34 weeks of presence. [14] Regularly aired on radios, it spent 27 weeks on the Eurochart Airplay Top 50 with a peak at number eight twice. [15]

Track listings

All songs written and composed by Peter Kingsbery.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."The Promise You Made"3:52
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Have You Any Sympathy?"4:10
Side one
No.TitleLength
1."The Promise You Made" (Extended version)6:36
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."The Promise You Made"3:52
2."Have You Any Sympathy?"4:10

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "The Promise You Made"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [8] Silver250,000*
Netherlands (NVPI) [6] Platinum100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Kate Ryan cover version

  1. ↑ "New Wave Hits of the 80s". 1 March 2007.
  2. ↑ "maxdome - Video on Demand". store.maxdome.de.
  3. 1 2 "Cock Robin – The Promise You Made" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Nederlandse Top 40 - week 12, 1986" (in Dutch). Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  5. 1 2 "Cock Robin – The Promise You Made" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Gold & Platinum Awards 1987 – Holland Platinum Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . 4 (51/52): 44. 26 December 1987. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  7. 1 2 "Cock Robin – The Promise You Made" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  8. 1 2 "French single certifications – Cock Robin – The Promise You Made" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 29 January 2022.Select COCK ROBIN and click OK. 
  9. 1 2 "Offiziellecharts.de – Cock Robin – The Promise You Made" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Cock Robin – The Promise You Made". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  11. 1 2 "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 12 September 2023. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Cock Robin".
  12. 1 2 "The Irish Charts – Search Results – The Promise You Made". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  13. 1 2 "Cock Robin: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  14. 1 2 "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 3, no. 22. 7 June 1986. p. 12-13. OCLC   29800226 . Retrieved 12 September 2023– via World Radio History.
  15. 1 2 "European Airplay Top 50" (PDF). Eurotipsheet . Vol. 3, no. 14. 12 April 1986. p. 10. OCLC   29800226 . Retrieved 12 September 2023– via World Radio History.
  16. ↑ "19868 Belgian Flanders Singles Chart" (in Dutch). ultratop.be. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  17. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 of the Year 1986" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 3, no. 51–52. 27 December 1986. p. 28-29. OCLC   29800226 . Retrieved 4 October 2021– via American Radio History.
  18. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1986" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  19. ↑ "Single top 100 over 1986" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  20. ↑ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts – 1986" (in German). Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  21. 1 2 "allmusic ((( Kate Ryan > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))" . Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  22. 1 2 1987 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  23. ↑ "ultratop.be (Flanders) - Kate Ryan - The Promise You Made / La promesse". Ultratop (in Dutch). Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  24. ↑ "ultratop.be (Wallonia) - Kate Ryan - The Promise You Made / La promesse". Ultratop (in French). Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  25. ↑ "Hungarian Airplay Chart". Mahasz.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved June 25, 2009.
  26. ↑ "Polish Airplay Charts - Lista krajowa 38/2004" (in Polish). PiF PaF Production. Archived from the original on October 22, 2007. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
"La Promesse" / "The Promise You Made"
Kate Ryan La Promesse single cover.jpg
Single by Kate Ryan
from the album Stronger
B-side "Can You Fix This"
Released2004
Genre Trance
Length3:28
Label Antler-Subway, EMI
Songwriter(s) Peter Kingsbery
French lyrics by Jo Lemaire
Producer(s) Phil Wilde & A. J. Duncan
Kate Ryan singles chronology
"Only If I"
(2004)		"La Promesse" / "The Promise You Made"
(2004)		"Goodbye"
(2004)
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"The promise you made" on YouTube
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