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"Oath" is a song by English singer Cher Lloyd, featuring American musician Becky G. The track was released on 2 October 2012, as the second single from the American version of Lloyd's debut studio album, Sticks and Stones, and the fourth single overall. "Oath", produced by Dr. Luke and Cirkut, was played for the first time on New York City radio station Z100. The track was released as a single in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand only. "Oath" was not as successful as Lloyd's previous single, "Want U Back", in the United States, debuting at number 99, and peaking at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) denoting sales of 500,000 in the country. In New Zealand, following the major success of "Want U Back", which reached number three, "Oath" made a respectable impact, peaking at number 13, becoming Lloyd's third consecutive Top 20 hit in that country. Background "Oath" was originally written by Rebbeca Gomez but was brought to Cher Lloyd by Dr. Luke. It was later modified by songwriters Ammar Malik and Emily Wright, along with help from producers Dr. Luke, Cirkut and Robopop, for inclusion on Lloyd's second studio album, slated for release in 2013. However, when it was revealed that Lloyd's debut album, Sticks and Stones, was set to be revised for the American and Australian markets, Lloyd's producers decided to use the track as one of the record's lead singles, and Lloyd asked Gomez to appear on the track with her to sing one of the verses. Thus, "Oath" was released as the album's second single, following "Want U Back", in both the United States and Australia, and also featured on the version of the album released in Japan. The track itself premiered on New York City radio station Z100 on 7 September 2012. Music video The music video for "Oath" was filmed over the course of three days, between 19 and 21 September 2012. The video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis, and was first previewed in a number of images released via Lloyd's Twitter account. The video premiered in full on 4 October 2012, via Lloyd's official VEVO account on YouTube. The music video has over 146 million views on YouTube as of June 2020. Synopsis The video features Lloyd and Gomez as students in a high school who are kept behind in detention. Lloyd taps her pencil similar to the scene in "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears.

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“It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.”
— Aeschylus, Frag. 385, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“In the name of all the competitors I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams.”
— Pierre de Coubertin, The Olympic Idea : Discourses and Essays (1970) by Carl Diem, p. 8.
“I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.”
— Jesus, Gospel of Matthew, 5:34 - 37.
“I take the official oath to-day with no mental reservations and with no purpose to construe the Constitution by any hypercritical rules.”
— Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1861).
“You can have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the Government; while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend" it.”
— Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1861).
“He that sweareth to his own hurt and changeth not.”
— Psalms, XV. 4.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

"Oath" is a song by English singer Cher Lloyd, featuring American singer Becky G. The track was released on 2 October 2012, as the second single from the American version of Lloyd's debut studio album, Sticks and Stones, and the fourth single overall. "Oath", produced by Dr. Luke and Cirkut, was played for the first time on New York City radio station Z100. The track was released as a single in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand only. "Oath" was not as successful as Lloyd's previous single, "Want U Back", in the United States, debuting at number 99, and peaking at number 73 on the Billboard Hot 100. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) denoting sales of 500,000 in the country. In New Zealand, following the major success of "Want U Back", which reached number three, "Oath" made a respectable impact, peaking at number 13, becoming Lloyd's third consecutive Top 20 hit in that country. On 25 January 2026, the song became available on Spotify in the UK.

Notable quotes

“It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath.”
— Aeschylus, Frag. 385, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
“In the name of all the competitors I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honour of our teams.”
— Pierre de Coubertin, The Olympic Idea : Discourses and Essays (1970) by Carl Diem, p. 8.
“I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne: Nor by the earth; for it is his footstool: neither by Jerusalem; for it is the city of the great King. Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou canst not make one hair white or black. But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.”
— Jesus, Gospel of Matthew, 5:34 - 37.
“I take the official oath to-day with no mental reservations and with no purpose to construe the Constitution by any hypercritical rules.”
— Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1861).
“You can have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the Government; while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend" it.”
— Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address (March 4, 1861).
“He that sweareth to his own hurt and changeth not.”
— Psalms, XV. 4.

Quotes via Wikiquote (CC BY-SA), each with its original source.

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