Promise Me ( song ) - wikipedia Promise Me ( song ) `` Promise Me '' Single by Beverley Craven from the album Beverley Craven B - side `` I Listen to the Rain '' Released 4 July 1990 ( UK ) Format 7 ``, 12 '', CD single, Recorded Genre Pop Length 3 : 36 Label Epic ( U.S. ), CBS ( UK ) Songwriter ( s ) Beverley Craven Producer ( s ) Paul Samwell - Smith Beverley Craven singles chronology `` Promise Me '' ( 1990 ) `` Joey '' ( 1990 ) `` Promise Me ' '' ( 1990 ) `` Joey '' ( 1990 ) `` Promise Me '' is a 1990 hit song by British singer Beverley Craven. A ballad, it has become Craven 's signature song and best known hit. Released as the lead single of her debut album Beverley Craven in 1990, the song initially failed to chart. However, appearances in British TV and a successful UK tour prompted a re-release of the single, entering the charts in April 1991 and eventually peaking at number three in May. Its success helped her debut album also go to number three in the UK. The song also became successful when released around Europe. Contents 1 Track listings 2 Covers and sampling 3 Charts and sales 4 Release history 5 References 6 External links Track listings Both songs written by Beverley Craven. 7 '' single / 3 '' CD single `` Promise Me '' -- 3 : 35 `` I Listen to the Rain '' -- 2 : 55 Covers and sampling The song has been covered numerous times, most notably it was reworked as a dance song by group Lazard, who re-titled the song `` 4 O'Clock ( In the Morning ) ''. Other cover versions are by Jodie Brooke Wilson, Hind, Lutricia McNeal, Sandy Lam, Tabea or, more recently, Spanish artist Rosa López released a Spanish version ( titled `` Júrame '' ) in 2008 ; a more faithful Spanish version was named `` Entre tú y yo '' and was performed by the Mexican actress Chantal Andere in 1992 for her second album and as the main title song of the telenovela `` Triángulo ''. Another notable covers are by Hong Kong Cantopop diva Sandy Lam named `` Without You, but Still Love You '', and Taiwanese Mandopop diva Winnie Hsin named `` Selfish '', sometimes the Mandarin version and English version would be crossed over for singing competitions, as exemplified by English - Taiwanese singer ( now newscaster ) Annie Lin ( 林宜融 ) In 2003, Faroese singer Guðrun Sólja Jacobsen 's performance of this song won her the Danish Talent show Stjerne for en aften. Subsequently, this performance spent a record - breaking 16 weeks at number 1 on Kringvarp Føroya 's now defunct chart. In 2007, Lea Salonga recorded the song for her album Inspired, a compilation of her own favorites. In June 2012 Technoboy and Tuneboy sampled the song on their hardstyle single `` Promise Me ''. Three months later, German techno band Scooter sampled `` Promise Me '' on their single `` 4 AM ''. French rap artist La Fouine sampled the first verse of the song in his 2013 song `` Quand Je Partirai ''. The single peaked at # 74 in the French charts. Eminem sampled the intro and the 1st 2 lines of the first verse of the song in his 2014 song Second Chance. Charts and sales Chart ( 1991 ) Peak position Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) France ( SNEP ) 6 Ireland ( IRMA ) 7 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 8 UK Singles ( The Official Charts Company ) End of year chart ( 1991 ) Position Dutch Top 40 50 Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales France Silver 1991 125,000 106,000 Release history Region Date Label United Kingdom 4 July 1990 CBS United States 11 March 1991 Epic References Jump up ^ Opening theme of mexican telenovela `` Triángulo '' ( Televisa 1992 ). ( 1 ) Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESQ0fdO7uqc Sany Lam - Without you, but Still Love You Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpF_TYm6oqI Winnie Hsin - Selfish Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75gXhA6NEVQ 2007.11. 02 「 超級 星光 大道 」 翻譯 歌曲 指定 賽 - 林宜融 Jump up ^ Technoboy, Tuneboy & Ellie * -- Promise Me Discogs.com Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Beverley Craven -- Promise Me '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Lescharts.com -- Beverley Craven -- Promise Me '' ( in French ). Les classement single. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Beverley Craven search results '' ( in Dutch ) Dutch Top 40. Jump up ^ `` '' Promise Me ``, UK Singles Chart ''. Chartstats. Retrieved 20 March 2010. Jump up ^ `` Single top 100 over 1990 '' ( pdf ) ( in Dutch ). Top40. Retrieved 12 April 2010. Jump up ^ `` Certification for every country in the world '' ( PDF ). IFPI. Retrieved 20 March 2010. Jump up ^ `` French certifications, database '' ( in French ). Infodisc. Retrieved 20 March 2010. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Promise_Me_(song)&oldid=797678321 '' Categories : 1990 singles 1991 singles 1990s ballads Pop ballads Debut singles Beverley Craven songs Song recordings produced by Paul Samwell - Smith 1989 songs Epic Records singles CBS Records singles Hidden categories : CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for France Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 28 August 2017, at 15 : 38. About Wikipedia

Question: who sang the original 4 o'clock in the morning
Answer: Lazard