Four Letter Word (Kim Wilde song)

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"Four Letter Word"
Single by Kim Wilde
from the album Close
B-side "She Hasn't Got Time For You '88"
Released 21 November 1988
Format 7", 12", CD-single
Genre Pop
Length 4:04
Label MCA
Writer(s) Ricki Wilde, Marty Wilde
Producer(s) Ricki Wilde, Tony Swain
Kim Wilde singles chronology
"Never Trust a Stranger"
(1988)
"Four Letter Word"
(1988)
"Love in the Natural Way"
(1989)

"Four Letter Word" is the fourth single from the Kim Wilde album Close.

It was released at the end of 1988 — the year that had seen Wilde release a best-selling album, have four international hits (including the chart-topping "You Came") and support Michael Jackson on the European leg of his world tour.

"Four Letter Word" marked the first occasion in Wilde's then eight-year career where she released a straight ballad as a single. It also marked her last release of a song written by her father and brother (who had written the majority of her early hits together, including the pop classic "Kids in America)". It became her third consecutive UK Top 10 single from "Close", reaching number 6.

An extended version as well as an acoustic remix of "Four Letter Word" were released as a 12" and CD-single.

Chart performance

Chart (1988) Peak
position
UK 6
Ireland 5
Netherlands 8
Switzerland 18
Austria 23
Germany 27
Australia[1] 165

References

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