Promise This

"Promise This"
Single by Cheryl Cole
from the album Messy Little Raindrops
Released	24 October 2010
Recorded	2010
Studio	Sub Zero Studios (Santa Monica, California)
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	3:23
Label	Fascination Polydor
Songwriter(s)	Priscilla Hamilton Wayne Wilkins Christopher Jackson
Producer(s)	Wayne Wilkins
Cheryl Cole singles chronology
"Parachute" (2010) "Promise This" (2010) "The Flood" (2011)
Alternative artwork
Christmas bundle EP

"Promise This" is a song by English recording artist Cheryl Cole, taken from her second studio album Messy Little Raindrops (2010). It was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland as the album's lead single on 24 October 2010 by Fascination Records (Polydor Records). The up-tempo dance-pop song was written by American songwriter Priscilla Renea Hamilton, British music producer Wayne Wilkins, and Christopher Jackson and produced by Wilkins. The lyrics to "Promise This" reference Cole's personal life and relationships, as well as incorporating the French language. The single's release came in the aftermath of a public divorce from footballer Ashley Cole, as well as a life-threatening battle with malaria.

The song received generally favourable reviews from music critics. "Promise This" became Cole's second solo number-one single in the United Kingdom and Ireland. As of June 2012, "Promise This" has sold 427,262 copies in the United Kingdom.^[1] "Promise This" is accompanied by a Sophie Muller-directed music video featuring Cole dancing as a ballerina. It also features scenes including Cole dressed as a flamenco dancer and a black leotard outfit. She performed the single live on the seventh series of The X Factor on 24 October 2010.