The Promise
When In Rome
- Key
- C major
- Camelot
- 8B
- BPM
- 117.9
Key confidence high · relative A minor (8A) · BPM confidence medium · half-time 58.9 · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-13
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As of 2026-10-28, "The Promise" by When In Rome has charted in 5 markets across 1 platform, peaking at #11 (PH) on the Rotation chart. Measured from the full recording, it reads C major (8B) at 117.9 BPM.
- Markets
- 5
- First seen
- 2026-07-20
- Latest chart date
- 2026-10-28
- Peak
- #11 ph
Started in 1 market, now in 5.
Momentum
This song has not appeared on a Rotation chart, so it has no score and no receipts. The rank history below is the ledger; a score is only published once the momentum run puts it on a chart.
Why it's here
The song reached number one on the US Billboard Dance/Club Play Songs chart following its initial 12" release. [1] Its use over the closing scene of the 2004 comedy Napoleon Dynamite introduced the song to a new audience 16 years after its release. [2] It features a LinnDrum machine, a Roland SH-101 keyboard for the bass, and a Roland RE-501 loop echo to create warm backing vocals. [3]
In culture
Every place this record has lived. A solid chip states a fact and carries the citation that earns it; a dashed one is a connection somebody drew, and carries their name instead.
- Covered 8-Bit Misfitssource
- Covered Anberlinsource
- Written by Andrew Mannsource
- Covered Bella Lunesource
- Covered BravaPopsource
- Written by Clive Farringtonsource
- Covered Dead on a Sundaysource
- Covered Larrabeesource
- Written by Michael Florealesource
- Covered Mint Julepsource
- Covered New Conceptsource
- Covered New Found Glorysource
- Covered Reel Big Fishsource
- Covered Shellshagsource
- Covered Sturgill Simpsonsource
- Remixed by When in Rome, The Promise (On mix)source
Across markets · earliest pickup first
Every date here is the date the source chart covers, never the date we fetched it. Sources publish on different lags: the Spotify mirror runs about two days behind, TurnTable publishes weekly.
- MarketFirst seenPeak
- Brazilbr · shazam#153#69#153
- Philippinesph · shazam#18#11#18
- United Statesus · shazam · 4 cities#197#29#197
- Venezuelave · shazam#176#167#176
- Uruguayuy · shazam#196#144#196
Worldwide feeds · not markets
A source's own worldwide chart. These are feeds, not places, so they are kept out of the market count above.
- MarketFirst seenPeak
- World feedworld · shazam#20#15#20
City pickups
City charts record their parent country as the market, so these do not add to the market count above. One line per country: how many of its rooms picked the song up, and the best of them.
- us 4 cities · best #29 dallas
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Editions
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Identity
- ISRC
- GBAAA8800494
- Slug
- when-in-rome__the-promise
- Sources
- shazam
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