Swearin' to God

{{Infobox song

| name = Swearin' to God

| cover = Swearin'_to_God_-_Frankie_Valli.jpg

| caption = German release single

| type = single

| artist = Frankie Valli

| album = Closeup

| B-side = Why

| released = {{Start date|1975|4}}{{Citation |last1=The Four Seasons |title=Greatest Hits, Volume 2 |date=1991 |url=http://archive.org/details/cd_greatest-hits-volume-2_the-four-seasons-frankie-valli |others=Internet Archive |publisher=Warner Special Products |access-date=2023-01-30 |last2=Frankie Valli}}

| format =

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Disco{{cite book|last= Burke|first= Ken|chapter= Frankie Valli/Four Seasons|editor-last= Knopper|editor-first=Steve|date=January 1, 1998|title=MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide|publisher=Visible Ink Press|location=Detroit|pages= 465–466}}

| length =

• 10:09 (album version)
• 4:05 (single)

| label = Private Stock

| writer = Bob Crewe, Denny Randell

| producer = Bob Crewe

| prev_title = My Eyes Adored You

| prev_year = 1974

| next_title = Our Day Will Come

| next_year = 1975

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| type = single

| image = Swearin' To God Frankie Valli 45 rpm.png

| header = Alternative release

| caption = Side A of the US single

}}

}}

"Swearin' to God" is a song written by Bob Crewe and Denny Randell. It was recorded by Frankie Valli and released in May 1975 as a single from his album Closeup.

{{cite web

| last = Viglione

| first = Joe

| url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/closeup-mw0000845144

| title = Franki Valli: Closeup

| work = Allmusic.com

| accessdate = 2013-01-22

}}

{{cite book

| last = Bronson

| first = Fred

| author-link = Fred Bronson

| chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=PgGqNrqfrsoC&pg=PT497

| title = The Billboard Book of Number One Hits: Updated and Expanded 5th Edition

| chapter = Grease (RSO 897): Frankie Valli

| publisher = Random House Digital

| page = 488

| isbn = 0823076776

| date = October 1, 2003

| accessdate = 2013-01-22

}}

{{cite book

| last1 = Browne

| first1 = Ray Broadus

| last2 = Browne

| first2 = Pat

| chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=U3rJxPYT32MC&pg=PA296

| title = The Guide to United States Popular Culture

| chapter = Four Seasons, The

| publisher = Popular Press

| page = 296

| isbn = 0879728213

| year = 2001

| accessdate = 2013-01-22

}}

{{cite web

| author = CWMartin

| url = http://humbleauthorbsp.blogspot.com/2010/12/step-into-my-time-machine-week-thirty_18.html

| title = Step into My Time Machine Week Thirty-Four

| work = Tilting at Windmills

| format = blog

| publisher = Blogspot

| date = December 18, 2010

| accessdate = 2013-01-22

}}

It is a love song whose lyrical hook is a more literal use of the expression "I swear to God" (i.e., "I mean this sincerely"):

: I'm swearin' to God / So glad He's givin' me you

The first Valli song to incorporate the disco style (it runs four minutes as a single but just over ten minutes on the album),

"Swearin' to God" features Patti Austin singing a response to Valli's praise in the bridge.

"Swearin' to God" hit number 6 on the U.S. Billboard charts and also charted #31 in the UK.{{cite web|title=officialcharts.com|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/14203/frankie-valli/|website=officialcharts.com|accessdate=June 1, 2021}}

Cash Box said of the edited single version that "Frankie's distinct vocal delivery meets a big, brassy arrangement and the result is a song that will surely skyrocket to the top."{{cite news|title=CashBox Record Reviews|date=May 3, 1975|page=20|accessdate=2021-12-11|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1975/CB-1975-05-03.pdf|newspaper=Cash Box}}