Four Letter Word (Kim Wilde song)

{{Short description|1988 single by Kim Wilde}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Four Letter Word

| cover = 4 Letter Word - Kim Wilde.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Kim Wilde

| album = Close

| B-side = She Hasn't Got Time for You '88

| released = {{start date|1988|11|21|df=y}}{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1988/MW-1988-11-19.pdf|title=New Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=36|date=19 November 1988|access-date=12 August 2021}}

| recorded =

| studio = Select Sound (Knebworth, England)

| genre =

| length = 4:04

| label = MCA

| writer = Ricki Wilde, Marty Wilde

| producer = Ricki Wilde, Tony Swain

| prev_title = Never Trust a Stranger

| prev_year = 1988

| next_title = Love in the Natural Way

| next_year = 1989

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|l9UXy-eI5LI|"Four Letter Word"}}}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Number One

| rev1score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite magazine|author=Angry Anderson|url=https://api.flickr.com/photos/57779449@N02/50341696063/in/album-72157715969947106/|title=Single of the Week. Review: Kim Wilde — "Four Letter Word" (MCA)|magazine=Number One|date=7 December 1988|page=41|issue=286|location=London|publisher=IPC Magazines Ltd.|issn=}}

}}

"Four Letter Word" is the fourth single from English pop singer Kim Wilde's sixth studio album, Close (1988). The song was issued as a single in November 1988, marking Wilde's last release of a track written by her father and brother, who had written the majority of her early hits together. "Four Letter Word" became Wilde's third consecutive UK top-10 single from Close, reaching number six. It also peaked within the top 10 in Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, and the Netherlands. An extended version as well as a "late night" remix of "Four Letter Word" were released on the 12-inch and CD singles.