Four Letter Word (Kim Wilde song)

"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 (1988-11-21)[1]
Studio	Select Sound (Knebworth, England)[2]
Length	4:04
Label	MCA
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
Source	Rating
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

Weekly charts Chart (1988–1989) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[8] 165 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 23 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] 9 Denmark (IFPI)[11] 9 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[12] 21 Ireland (IRMA)[13] 5 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 8 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 9 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 18 UK Singles (OCC)[17] 6 West Germany (GfK)[18] 27

Year-end charts Chart (1989) Position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[19] 74 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[20] 92 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21] 82

References

1. "New Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 19 November 1988. p. 36. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
2. Four Letter Word (UK 7-inch single vinyl disc). Kim Wilde. MCA Records. 1988. KIM 10.
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.
5. Four Letter Word (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Kim Wilde. MCA Records. 1988. KIMT 10.
6. Four Letter Word (UK CD single liner notes). Kim Wilde. MCA Records. 1988. DKIM 10.
7. Four Letter Word (European mini-CD single liner notes). Kim Wilde. MCA Records. 1988. 257 696-2.
8. "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry (submitted to [e-mail]), 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.