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"4 Seasons of Loneliness" is a R&B and pop ballad recorded by Philadelphia-based vocal quartet Boyz II Men. Written and produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, the song was issued as the first single from the Evolution album in 1997.

Already a success at U.S. radio, the release of the single prompted a Billboard Hot 100 debut at number two. The following week the song moved up to number one, becoming Boyz II Men's fourth (and fifth overall) and last chart-topper to date. The song spent one week at the top before being pushed aside by Elton John's massive Princess Diana tribute single "Candle in the Wind 1997". It was also the group's last top ten hit in the UK, debuting at number ten on the singles chart, and dropping off the chart a short time after.

"4 Seasons of Loneliness", to date, is the last number-one pop hit under the Motown records banner (Boyz II Men was the only Motown act to have number-one pop hits in the 1990s).

Track listings

CD maxi

"4 Seasons of Loneliness" (radio edit) — 4:27
"4 Seasons of Loneliness" (B II M version) — 5:30
"4 Seasons of Loneliness" (instrumental version) — 4:52
"4 Seasons of Loneliness" (a cappella) — 4:41

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1997-98)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[1]	13
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart^[1]	38
Canadian Singles Chart^[2]	5
Dutch Top 40^[3]	9
German Singles Chart^[1]	59
Irish Singles Chart^[4]	26
Japanese Singles Chart	2
New Zealand (RIANZ)^[1]	2
Scottish Singles Chart^[5]	39
Swedish Singles Chart^[1]	45
Swiss Singles Chart^[1]	32
UK Singles Chart^[6]	10
US Billboard Hot 100^[2]	1
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary^[2]	30
US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks^[2] ¹	27
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks^[2]	2
US Billboard Latin Pop Airplay^[2] ¹	11

¹ Spanish-version, "4 Estaciones de Soledad"

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	30
Chart (1998)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	96

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[9]	Gold	35,000^{^}
United States (RIAA)^[11]	Platinum	1,300,000^[10]
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Chart successions

Preceded by "Honey" by Mariah Carey	Billboard Hot 100 number-one single October 4, 1997	Succeeded by "Candle in the Wind 1997" / "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" by Elton John

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ""4 Seasons of Loneliness", in various singles charts". Lescharts. Retrieved 19 September 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Boyz II Men, Billboard charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 September 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Single top 100 over 1997" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 December 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Irish Singles Chart, database". Irishcharts. Retrieved 19 September 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19970914/41/
^ ", UK Singles Chart". Chartstats. Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1997". Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2010-08-28. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". Archived from the original on 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2010-08-28. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
^ "Best-Selling Records of 1997". Billboard. 110 (5). BPI Communications Inc.: 76 January 31, 1998. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
^ "American single certifications – Boyz II Men – 4 Seasons of Lonliness". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

[Lescharts-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ""4 Seasons of Loneliness", in various singles charts". Lescharts. Retrieved 19 September 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[Billboard-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Boyz II Men, Billboard charts". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 September 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[3] "Single top 100 over 1997" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 December 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[4] "Irish Singles Chart, database". Irishcharts. Retrieved 19 September 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[5] ttp://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19970914/41/

[6] ", UK Singles Chart". Chartstats. Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[7] "Billboard Top 100 - 1997". Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2010-08-28. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[8] "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". Archived from the original on 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2010-08-28. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[AustraliaBoyz_II_Men4_Seasons_of_LonelinesssingleCertRef-9] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1998 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.

[10] "Best-Selling Records of 1997". Billboard. 110 (5). BPI Communications Inc.: 76 January 31, 1998. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 29, 2015.

[United_StatesBoyz_II_Men4_Seasons_of_LonlinesssingleCertRef-11] "American single certifications – Boyz II Men – 4 Seasons of Lonliness". Recording Industry Association of America.

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v t e Boyz II Men
Nathan Morris Shawn Stockman Wanya Morris Marc Nelson Michael McCary
Studio albums	Cooleyhighharmony II Evolution Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya Full Circle Throwback, Vol. 1 The Remedy Motown: Hitsville USA Love Covered: Winter Twenty Collide Under the Streetlight
Compilation albums	Christmas Interpretations The Remix Collection The Ballad Collection Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection The Millennium Collection: The Best of Boyz II Men
Singles	"Motownphilly" "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" "Uhh Ahh" "Please Don't Go" "End of the Road" "In the Still of the Nite (I'll Remember)" "Let It Snow" "I'll Make Love to You" "On Bended Knee" "Thank You" "Water Runs Dry" "One Sweet Day" "Brokenhearted" "Hey Lover" "4 Seasons of Loneliness" "A Song for Mama" "Doin' Just Fine" "I Will Get There" "Pass You By" "Thank You in Advance" "The Color of Love" "Relax Your Mind" "What You Won't Do for Love" "The Tracks of My Tears" "Just My Imagination" "Mercy Mercy Me" "I Can't Make You Love Me" "Iris" "If You Leave Me Now"
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