"Four Letter Word"
Single by Kim Wilde
from the album Close
B-side"She Hasn't Got Time for You '88"
Released21 November 1988 (1988-11-21)[1]
StudioSelect Sound (Knebworth, England)[2]
Length4:04
LabelMCA
Songwriter(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)
Music video
"Four Letter Word" on YouTube
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Number One[3]

"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.

Track listings

7-inch and Japanese mini-CD single[2][4]

  1. "Four Letter Word"
  2. "She Hasn't Got Time for You '88"

12-inch single[5]

A1. "Four Letter Word" (extended version) – 5:52
B1. "Four Letter Word" (late night mix) – 3:52
B2. "She Hasn't Got Time for You '88" – 4:36

CD and European mini-CD single[6][7]

  1. "Four Letter Word" – 4:01
  2. "She Hasn't Got Time for You '88" – 4:36
  3. "Four Letter Word" (extended version) – 5:46

Charts

References

  1. ^ "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 19 November 1988. p. 36. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b Four Letter Word (UK 7-inch single vinyl disc). Kim Wilde. MCA Records. 1988. KIM 10.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Angry Anderson (7 December 1988). "Single of the Week. Review: Kim Wilde — "Four Letter Word" (MCA)". Number One. No. 286. London: IPC Magazines Ltd. p. 41.
  4. ^ Four Letter Word (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Kim Wilde. MCA Records. 1989. 10P3-6107.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ Four Letter Word (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Kim Wilde. MCA Records. 1988. KIMT 10.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ^ Four Letter Word (UK CD single liner notes). Kim Wilde. MCA Records. 1988. DKIM 10.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Four Letter Word (European mini-CD single liner notes). Kim Wilde. MCA Records. 1988. 257 696-2.((cite AV media notes)): CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. ^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry (submitted to charts.mail@aria.com.au), received 17 June 2014". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2015 – via Imgur.
  9. ^ "Kim Wilde – Four Letter Word" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  10. ^ "Kim Wilde – Four Letter Word" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  11. ^ Danish Singles Chart 17 February 1989
  12. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 3. 21 January 1989. p. 13 (of PDF). Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Four Letter Word". Irish Singles Chart.
  14. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 8, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  15. ^ "Kim Wilde – Four Letter Word" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  16. ^ "Kim Wilde – Four Letter Word". Swiss Singles Chart.
  17. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  18. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kim Wilde – Four Letter Word" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  19. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1989" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1989". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1989" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
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