| Promises, Promises | |
| Cover: | Naked Eyes Promises, Promises single cover.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Naked Eyes |
| Album: | Burning Bridges |
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| Released: | 1983 |
| Recorded: | 1983 |
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| Label: | EMI/EMI America |
| Producer: | Tony Mansfield |
| Prev Title: | Voices in My Head |
| Prev Year: | 1983 |
| Next Title: | When the Lights Go Out |
| Next Year: | 1983 |
"Promises, Promises" is a song by British new wave band Naked Eyes, released in 1983 as the second single from their debut album Burning Bridges. The single went on to become a top-20 hit in the U.S. that October, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart,[1] albeit after it was re-recorded with some lyrics different from the original UK single. It was the follow up to their earlier hit "Always Something There to Remind Me" by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, which was a top-ten hit in the U.S. in mid-1983. (Although Bacharach and David had also written a song titled "Promises, Promises" for the musical of the same name, the Naked Eyes song was an original song written by the band members Pete Byrne and Rob Fisher.) Madonna performs background vocals on the Jellybean 7" and 12" mixes of the song. These versions weren't released until 2001 on the compilation album Everything and More.
| Chart (1983) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] | 13 |
| South Africa (Springbok)[3] | 29 |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 11 |
| US Dance Music/Club Play Singles (Billboard) | 32 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) | 19 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[4] | 12 |
| US Radio and Records Contemporary Hit Radio[5] | 8 |
| Chart (1983) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] | 64 | |
| U.S. Cash Box[7] | 76 |