This I Swear (Kim Wilde song)

{{Infobox song

| name = This I Swear

| cover = This_I_Swear_single.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Kim Wilde

| album = Now & Forever

| B-side = Heaven

| released = 29 January 1996

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Pop, R&B

| length = 4:23 (Album Version)
3:54 (Radio Mix)

| label = MCA

| writer = Tony Swain, P. Sheyne

| producer = Ricki Wilde, Serious Rope

| prev_title = Breakin' Away

| prev_year = 1994

| next_title = Shame

| next_year = 1996

}}

"This I Swear" is a song by British singer Kim Wilde, released in January 1996 as the second single from her ninth album, Now & Forever (1995). The song was issued in a slightly different form to that which is found on the album. 12" and CD single formats also include a 'Wilde Remix'. Another track from the same album, "Heaven" was used as the B-side and underwent several remixes. The UK 12" single also contained a remix of the previous single, "Breakin' Away".

Critical reception

British magazine Music Week gave the song three out of five, describing it as "a light, fluid ballad".{{cite magazine|first= |last= |title= Reviews: Singles |magazine= Music Week |date= 20 January 1996 |page= 27 |accessdate= 25 May 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-01-20.pdf}} James Hamilton from the RM Dance Update deemed it a "sincerely cooed mushy beat-ballad".{{cite magazine|first= James |last= Hamilton |title= Dj directory |magazine= Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) |date= 3 February 1996 |page= 11 |accessdate= 26 May 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1996/Music-Week-1996-02-03.pdf |author-link= James Hamilton (DJ and journalist)}}