promise A promise is a commitment by someone to do or not do something. As a noun ''promise'' means a declaration assuring that one will or will not do something. As a verb it means to commit oneself by a promise to do or give. It can also mean a capacity ...

is a transaction whereby a person makes a vow or the suggestion of a guarantee. Promise(s) may also refer to:

Places

* Promise, Oregon * Promise, South Dakota * Promise City, Iowa * Promise Land, Tennessee or Promise

Film and TV

* ''Promise'' (1986 film), a Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie * ''Promise'' (2005 film), a Finnish film * ''Promise'' (2017 film), an Indonesian film * ''Promises'' (1975 film) or ''Promise of the Flesh'', a South Korean film * ''Promises'' (2001 film), an Israeli documentary * ''Promises'' (2021 film), a French-Italian romantic drama film * ''Promised'' (film), a 2019 Australian film featuring

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Television

* "Promises" (''Farscape''), an episode of ''Farscape'' * "Promises" (''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys''), an episode of ''Hercules: The Legendary Journeys'' * "Promise" (''Kanon''), an episode of ''Kanon'' * "Promises" (''Secret Invasion''), an episode of ''Secret Invasion'' * "Promise" (''Smallville''), an episode of ''Smallville''

Music

Promise (rapper) Promise Jason Jamal Shepherd, professionally known as Promise, is a Canadian rapper from Toronto. He is also 1/2 of Hip-Hop supergroup Perfeck Strangers, based in Scarborough, Ontario. Promise has collaborated with Jhené Aiko, Montell Jordan, Le ...

(born 1982), Canadian hip–hop artist *

Promises (group) Promises was a Canadian-based pop group which was founded 1978 in Thousand Oaks, California. The members were siblings Leslie Maria Knauer (born August 20, 1957, Vancouver, vocals, bongos), Jed Knauer (born July 17, 1955, Toronto, guitar, pian ...

, a late-1970s Canadian–American pop group

Albums (''Promise'')

* ''Promise'' (Gene Loves Jezebel album), 1983 * ''Promise'' (The Maybes? album), 2008 * ''Promise'' (Sade album), 1985 * ''Promise'', a 2009 album of music composed by

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for the films directed by Makoto Shinkai

Albums (''Promises'')

* ''Promises'' (The Boxer Rebellion album), 2013 * ''Promises'' (Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra album), 2021 * ''Promises'' (The Hunters album), 2012 *''Promises'', by the

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Sextet, 1965 * ''Promises'', an EP by

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, 2016 *''Promises'', an EP by

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, 2014

Songs ("Promise")

* "Promise" (Ciara song), 2006 * "Promise" (Delirious? song), 1997 * "Promise" (Jagged Edge song), 2000 * "Promise" (Kid Ink song), featuring Fetty Wap, 2015 * "Promise" (Kohmi Hirose song), 1997 * "Promise" (Luna Sea song), 2011 * "Promise" (Romeo Santos song), featuring Usher, 2011 * "Promise" (Tori Amos song), 2014 * "Promise" (Voyager song), Australian song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 * "Promise"/"Star", a double A-side single by Kumi Koda, 2005 * " Promise (You and Me)", by Reamonn, 2006 * "Promise", by Akira Yamaoka from the soundtrack of the video game ''

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'' * "Promise", by Alex Lifeson from '' Victor'' * "Promise", by Ateez from '' Treasure EP.2: Zero to One'' * "Promise", by Ben Howard from ''

Every Kingdom ''Every Kingdom'' is the debut studio album by the English singer-songwriter Ben Howard. It was released in the United Kingdom on 30 September 2011 as a digital download, CD, LP, and 200-copy limited edition cassette by Island Records. It reached ...

'' * "Promise", by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club from ''

Howl Howl most often refers to: * Howling, an animal vocalization in many canine species * "Howl" (poem), a 1956 poem by Allen Ginsberg Howl or The Howl may also refer to: Film * '' The Howl'', a 1970 Italian film * ''Howl'' (2010 film), a 2010 Am ...

'' * "Promise", by Cubic U (Hikaru Utada) from ''

Precious Precious may refer to: Music * Precious (group), a British female pop group Albums * ''Precious'' (Chanté Moore album), 1992 * ''Precious'' (Conrad Sewell album), 2023 * ''Precious'' (Cubic U album), 1998 * ''Precious'' (Ours album), 200 ...

'' * "Promise", by Eve 6 from '' Horrorscope'' * "Promise", by Girls' Generation from '' I Got a Boy'' * "Promise", by Janet Jackson from ''

Unbreakable Unbreakable may refer to: Books * ''Unbreakable'' (book), the 2017 autobiography of Australian tennis player Jelena Dokic * '' Unbreakable: My Story, My Way'', the 2013 autobiography of singer Jenni Rivera Film and television * ''Unbreakable' ...

'' * "Promise", by Krezip from '' Days Like This'' * "Promise", by Laufey from ''

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'' * "Promise", by Lukas Graham from ''

3 (The Purple Album) ''3 (The Purple Album)'' is the third studio album by Danish band Lukas Graham. It was released on 26 October 2018 by Copenhagen Records, Then We Take the World and Warner Bros. Records. The album features songs about "growing up and moving on ...

'' * "Promise", by Matchbook Romance from ''

Stories and Alibis ''Stories and Alibis'' is the debut studio album by Matchbook Romance in 2003 on Epitaph Records. Background Pre-production was held at Mets Studio Rehearsal in North Hollywood, California. Joe Barresi produced and engineered the album, while ...

'' * "Promise", by Pedro the Lion from '' It's Hard to Find a Friend'' * "Promise", by Simple Plan from '' Still Not Getting Any...'' * "Promise", by Slash featuring Chris Cornell from ''

Slash Slash may refer to: * Slash (punctuation), the "/" character Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Slash (Marvel Comics) * Slash (''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'') Music * Harry Slash & The Slashtones, an American rock band * Nash th ...

'' * "Promise", by Twice from '' Perfect World'' * "Promise", by Vanessa Hudgens from her debut album '' V'' * "Promise", by Violent Femmes from ''

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Songs ("Promises")

* "Promises" (7eventh Time Down song), 2015 * "Promises" (Andain song), 2011 * "Promises" (Barbra Streisand song), 1981 * "Promises" (Basia song), 1987 * "Promises" (Boy Kill Boy song), 2008 * "Promises" (Calvin Harris and Sam Smith song), 2018 * "Promises" (The Cranberries song), 1999 * "Promises" (Def Leppard song), 1999 * "Promises" (Eric Clapton song), 1978 * "Promises" (Maverick City Music song), 2020 * "Promises" (Nero song), 2011 * "Promises" (Randy Travis song), 1989 * "Promises" (Sanctus Real song), 2012 * "Promises" (Take That song), 1991 * "Promises", by Adema from ''

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'' * "Promises", by Aly & AJ from '' Ten Years'' * "Promises", by Badly Drawn Boy from '' Born in the U.K.'' * "Promises", by Billie Piper from ''

Walk of Life "Walk of Life" is a song by the British rock band Dire Straits, the third track on their fifth studio album, '' Brothers in Arms'' (1985). It was released as a single in the US in October 1985 and in the UK in January 1986. The track peaked at ...

'' * "Promises", by

Buzzcocks Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band that singer-songwriter-guitarist Pete Shelley and singer-songwriter Howard Devoto formed in Manchester in 1976. During their career, the band combined elements of punk rock, power pop, and pop punk. The ...

(non-album single) * "Promises", by Dragon from ''

Body and the Beat ''Body and the Beat'' is the seventh studio album recorded by Australian-New Zealand rock band, Dragon. The album was released in June 1984 and peaked at number 5 on the Australian Kent Music Report. The album was certified gold in the week of r ...

'' * "Promises", by Kylie Minogue from ''

Body Language Body language is a type of nonverbal communication in which physical behaviors, as opposed to words, are used to express or convey information. Such behavior includes facial expressions, body posture, gestures, eye movement, touch and the use o ...

'' * "Promises", by Luke Hemmings from ''Boy'' * "Promises", by Megadeth from ''

The World Needs a Hero ''The World Needs a Hero'' is the ninth studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth, released on May 15, 2001, by Sanctuary Records. After the critical and commercial failure of the previous album ''Risk'' (1999), ''The World Needs a H ...

'' * "Promises", by Mumzy Stranger from ''

Journey Begins ''Journey Begins'' is the debut studio album by British-Bangladeshi singer Mumzy Stranger, released on 12 December 2010 by Tiffin Beats Records. Background ''Journey Begins'' features a mix of dancehall, reggae, bashment, hip hop and R&B and co ...

'' * "Promises", by

Savage Garden Savage Garden was an Australian pop duo consisting of Darren Hayes on vocals and Daniel Jones on guitar, keyboards, and vocals; they formed in Brisbane, Queensland, in 1993. They were signed to John Woodruff's talent agency and achieved int ...

, B-side of the singles " I Want You" and " Truly Madly Deeply" * "Promises", by Sugababes from '' One Touch'' * "Promises", by Trevor Rabin from '' Can't Look Away'' * "Promises", by Wiz Khalifa from ''

Blacc Hollywood ''Blacc Hollywood'' is the fifth studio album by American rapper Wiz Khalifa. It was released in the UK on August 18, 2014 and in the US a day later, by Rostrum Records and Atlantic Records. The album features guest appearances from Ty Dolla Sign, ...

'' * "Promises", from the musical ''

Once on This Island ''Once on This Island'' is a coming-of-age one-act stage musical with a book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty. It is based on the 1985 novel ''My Love, My Love; or, The Peasant Girl'' by Rosa Guy, a Caribbean-set retel ...

'' * "Promises (As Years Go By)", a song by IQ from '' Nomzamo''

Brands and enterprises

Promise (brand) Promise is a brand of toothpaste that was launched in 1978 by Balsara hygiene in India. Initially, the brand was successful and commanded the second-highest market share after Colgate which was then the market leader. The success of the brand wa ...

, a brand of toothpaste in India * Promise (margarine), the United States name for Becel margarine

Computing

Futures and promises In computer science, futures, promises, delays, and deferreds are constructs used for synchronization (computer science), synchronizing program execution (computing), execution in some concurrent programming languages. Each is an object that act ...

, the constructs used for synchronization in some concurrent computing *

Promise theory Promise theory is a method of analysis suitable for studying any system of interacting components. In the context of information science, promise theory offers a methodology for organising and understanding systems by modelling voluntary coop ...

, a general theory of promises with applications in computing

Other uses

* ''Promises'' (book), a 2000 children's book by

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, illustrated by Betsy Lewin * Promises Treatment Centers, a provider of residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation facilities in California, U.S.