"This I Promise You" is a
ballad by American boy band
NSYNC. It was released in September 2000 as the third and final single in the United States and the fourth and final single in Europe from their third studio album, No Strings Attached, in 2000. The song is included on all three of the band's compilation albums: Greatest Hits (2005), The Collection (2010), and The Essential *NSYNC (2014). The single reached number five on the US
Billboard Hot 100.
A
Spanish language version of the song, titled "Yo te Voy a Amar", was recorded at the same time for Spanish-speaking countries.
Background
Richard Marx was asked by A&R executive David Novik if he had any songs that he could give to
NSYNC. He specifically requested a
ballad.[2] Initially, the song was written with a three-person girl group in mind. Marx quickly finished the song writing the harmonies specifically for NSYNC.[2]
Marx would later record the song twice, first for the Japanese release of his album Days in Avalon similar to the NSYNC version, and again as a rock song for the European version of his Stories to Tell album. Marx would later use the Days in Avalon version of "This I Promise You" for his Now and Forever: The Ballads album as a duet with Asian singer Sabrina.[citation needed]
Commercial performance
"This I Promise You" was the group's fifth top-ten single in the U.S., reaching number five on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart in the autumn of 2000. In addition, the song spent 13 weeks at number one on the BillboardAdult Contemporary chart, the group's first and only song to do so.[3] Internationally, the song reached number twenty-one on the
UK Singles Chart.
It debuted on an episode of TRL on October 27, 2000.
Synopsis
The video shows the group members clad in
turtlenecks singing in the
Redwood National and State Parks, with different shots of different love relationships shown in bubbles floating around the forest. Footage of the
San Francisco skyline appears at different intervals and at the
key change towards the end of the song, the video pans to the members of NSYNC sitting at a table of an outdoor restaurant along the
Embarcadero while eating and singing.
Irish
Westlife lead singer
Shane Filan included his version of this song on his third solo album Love Always in 2017. This served as a buzz single which was first released online and later released with a music video exclusively available in
Europe. He dedicated this song to his wife Gillian.[5]
Track listing
UK
CD single
"This I Promise You" (Radio Edit) – 4:27
"It's Gonna Be Me" (Maurice Joshua Radio Remix) – 4:13
"I Thought She Knew" – 3:22
Cassette
"This I Promise You" (Radio Edit) – 4:27
"This I Promise You" (Hex Hector Radio Mix) – 3:57
"I Thought She Knew" – 3:22
America
Making the Tour exclusive bonus disc
"This I Promise You" (Live Home Video Mix) – 5:10
Europe
CD1
"This I Promise You" (Album Version) – 4:43
"This I Promise You" (Hex Hector Radio Mix) – 3:57
CD2
"This I Promise You" (Album Version) – 4:43
"I Thought She Knew" – 3:22
Limited edition remix single
"This I Promise You" (Album Version) – 4:43
"This I Promise You" (Hex Hector Club Mix) – 9:10
"This I Promise You" (Hex Hector Radio Mix) – 3:57
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