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1987 single by When in Rome

"The Promise" is the debut single by the British synth-pop band When in Rome.

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It was first released in 1987 on 10 Records, as the lead single from their self-titled debut album. 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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In 2020, Farrington and Mann, in collaboration with the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and Slovenia Symphonic Film Orchestra, released a 30th anniversary orchestral edition of "The Promise" on both CD and vinyl. The release contains eleven tracks, including remixes, extended mixes, and instrumentals.^[6]

The song was covered by country singer Sturgill Simpson in 2014 for his album Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, and featured in the HBO television series The Leftovers.

Background

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The band wrote and jammed songs in a small garden shed turned studio in the backyard of singer Cli

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