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It was written by all three band members: Clive Farrington, Andrew Mann and Michael Floreale. The song was released in the U.S. in 1988 and reached number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It is the band's biggest commercial hit.
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When In Rome first formed when singer Clive Farrington enlisted keyboardist Michael Floreale and beat poet Andrew Mann to join him in a band after his previous venture, Beau Leisure, called it a day. The fledgling groups then started working on music in the garden shed in Farrington’s dad’s garden. Although it had been converted into a studio, it w...
“The Promise” was initially released as a 12-inch record and quickly drew attention in the States, with it topping the Billboard Hot Dance/Club Play Songs chart. After signing with Virgin Records, the track was re-released as the lead single from their self-titled debut album and rocketed up the Billboard Hot 100 chart too, where it peaked at No.11...
In 2004, some 16 years after “The Promise” first found success, it came back to the world’s attention thanks to an appearance on the Napoleon Dynamitesoundtrack. The movie – also an unexpected hit – propelled it back into the charts. That wouldn’t be the last time it would strike a chord with music fans worldwide, though. Recently, the track has be...
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Farrington and Mann had been members of a locally popular band called Beau Leisure when they decided to strike out on their own. This song was from their debut LP in 1988 and was an instant hit, reaching #11 on the Billboard Top 100. However, it turned out to be their only major hit.
The song was written by Brian Higgins, Miranda Cooper, Jason Resch, Kieran Jones, and Carla Marie Williams and produced by frequent contributor Higgins along with production team Xenomania.
The song was first written by Chris Cornell after being approached by movie producer Eric Esrailian to write a song for his movie, The Promise. [4] Cornell agreed, as the film's topic—the Armenian genocide —resonated with him. [4]
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Dec 30, 2023 · “The Promise” was released in 1987 as the lead single from When in Rome’s self-titled album. The song achieved moderate success, reaching the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 in late 1988. However, it remains the band’s only top 40 hit, earning them the label of a one-hit wonder.
Story Behind The Song By Ed Osborne. Clive Farrington (bass), Andrew Mann (vocals), and Michael Floreale (keyboards) originally played together with fashion designer Corinne Drewery (vocals) in Beau Leisure around Manchester, England.
