No Promises (Icehouse song)

"No Promises" is a 1985 single released by Australian band Icehouse. Released in October 1985,[1] it was the first single issued from the band's 1986 album, Measure for Measure. The single was released in Australia through Regular Records, on 7", 12" and maxi-cassette single formats. Chrysalis Records issued the single in the UK and Europe on 7" and 12" formats, with different track listings. "No Promises" was subsequently released in the US by Chrysalis on 7" and 12" formats, again with different track listings. The single peaked at #30 on the Australian singles chart in February 1986.[2][3] A remixed version by (Love) Tattoo was included on the Icehouse remix album Meltdown in 2002.[4] Two music videos were filmed to promote the single; the second of these was directed by Dieter Trattmann.

"No Promises"
Single by Icehouse
from the album Measure for Measure
A-side"No Promises"
B-side"The Perfect Crime"
Released28 October 1985[1]
Recorded1985
GenreNew wave
Length4:10
LabelRegular Records
Chrysalis Records
Songwriter(s)Iva Davies, Robert Kretschmer
Producer(s)Iva Davies, Rhett Davies
Icehouse singles chronology
"Dusty Pages"
(1984)		 "No Promises"
(1985)		 "Baby You're So Strange"
(1986)

Track listings
7" single (Australian/NZ release)
  1. "No Promises" - 4:10
  2. "The Perfect Crime" - 3:34
7" single (UK/Europe release)
  1. "No Promises" - 4:10
  2. "The Perfect Crime" - 3:34
12" single (Australian/NZ release)
  1. "No Promises" (extended mix)
  2. "The Tempest"
  3. "Gravity"
  4. "Terra Incognito"
12" single (UK/Europe release)
  1. "No Promises" (extended mix) - 7:00
  2. "No Promises" - 3:40
  3. "The Perfect Crime" - 5:58
7" single (US release)
  1. "No Promises" - 3:59
  2. "Into The Wild" - 4:52
12" single (US release)
  1. "No Promises" (club mix) - 8:45
  2. "No Promises" (dub) - 5:10
  3. "No Promises" (instrumental) - 4:40

Charts
Chart (1986) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 30
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 34
Canada (RPM Top Singles) 61
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] 29
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 72
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 79
US Billboard Top Rock Tracks[9] 9
US Billboard Dance Club Songs[10] 7
US Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales[11] 32

References
  1. "Kent Music Report No 590 – 28 October 1985 > Singles: New Releases". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 24 July 2020 – via Imgur.com.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. p. 147. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Music Report chart was licensed by ARIA from mid-1983 to 12 June 1988.
  3. "Australian ARIA Chart Top 50 Singles – Week Ending 16th February, 1986". ARIA. Retrieved 24 July 2020 – via Imgur.com.
  4. "Meltdown credits". allmusic guide. Retrieved 16 July 2008.
  5. "Ultratop.be – Icehouse – No Promises" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  6. "Charts.nz – Icehouse – No Promises". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  7. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  8. "Billboard Chart History > Icehouse > Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  9. "Billboard Chart History > Icehouse > Mainstream Rock Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  10. "Billboard Chart History > Icehouse > Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  11. "Billboard Chart History > Icehouse > Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
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