Released 1983 Recorded 1983 Label EMI | Format 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl Length 3:43 | |
B-side "Low Life "
"(What) In the Name of Love"
"A Very Hard Act To Follow" | ||
"Promises, Promises" was the second hit single for the British group Naked Eyes in 1983. The song went on to become a top-20 hit in the US that October, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. It was their 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 in the compilation album Everything and More.