Promises (Nero Song)
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"Promises" is a song by British EDM trio
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that appears on their debut studio album, ''
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'' (track No. 4) on 5 August 2011. The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the group's first chart-topping single. It sold 46,700 copies in its first week, the lowest first-week sales for a number one in 97 weeks. In 2013, the
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and Nero remix of the song, won the
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. "Promises" was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award in the category of Best Contemporary Song. The song was featured on a
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TV commercial in the United Kingdom, France, United States and Latin America, giving it a broader audience and more recognition. It was also featured in trailers from the video game ''
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''. It also featured in the 2013 video game ''
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''.


Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Promises", directed by Ben Newman, was uploaded to
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on 7 July 2011 at a total length of four minutes and sixteen seconds. It shows a woman in a
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regimented future society with mandatory drug consumption, similar in style to the film ''
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''. By April 2022, it had surpassed 43 million YouTube views.


Critical reception

Robert Copsey of ''
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'' gave the song a positive review, stating:
"Promises, and they still feel oh so wasted on myself," she admits with her high-wired vocals over a thick, head-banging melody, fuzzy synths and pulsating basslines wobblier than our man's dodgy left knee. The result is the sharpest, most head-spinning of their releases to date – and given that we're in the year of dubstep-goes-pop, should leave fans fully equipped to handle the g-force levels of their first long player.


Impact and legacy

In 2022, American magazine ''
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'' ranked "Promises" number 42 in their list of ''200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time''.


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Official Vevo music video

Official Skrillex remix
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