Bridge over Troubled Water (song)

"Bridge over Troubled Water" is a song by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, released in January 1970 as the second single from their fifth and final studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970). It was written by Paul Simon and produced by Simon, Art Garfunkel and Roy Halee.

"Bridge over Troubled Water" features lead vocals by Art Garfunkel and a piano accompaniment influenced by gospel music, with a "Wall of Sound"-style production.<ref name="bbcsoldonsong">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> It was the last song recorded for the album, but the first completed.Template:Sfn The instrumentation, provided by the Wrecking Crew, was recorded in California, while Simon and Garfunkel's vocals were recorded in New York.Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn Simon felt Garfunkel should sing solo, an invitation Garfunkel initially declined.Template:Sfn Session musician Larry Knechtel performs piano, with Joe Osborn playing bass guitar and Hal Blaine on drums.

The song won five awards at the 13th Annual Grammy Awards in 1971, including Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Song of the Year. It is Simon & Garfunkel's most successful single, topping the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for six weeks, and was the No. 1 song on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970. It also hit number one in the United Kingdom, Canada, France and New Zealand. It reached the top five in eight other countries, eventually selling over six million copies worldwide. It became one of the most performed songs of the 20th century, covered by over 50 artists, including Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin and Johnny Cash. It is ranked number 66 on [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|Rolling StoneTemplate:'s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time]].

Background

"Bridge over Troubled Water" was written by Paul Simon in early 1969; the song came to him very quickly, so much so that he asked himself: "Where did that come from? It doesn't seem like me."Template:Sfn<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="bbcforgotten">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The title concept was inspired by Claude Jeter's line "I'll be your bridge over deep water if you trust in my name," which Jeter sang with his group, the Swan Silvertones, in the 1959 song "Mary Don't You Weep".<ref>Sisario, Ben. "Claude Jeter, Gospel Singer With Wide Influence, Dies at 94 ", The New York Times, January 10, 2009. Accessed January 11, 2009.</ref><ref name="zolten">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> According to gospel producer and historian Anthony Heilbut, Simon acknowledged his debt to Jeter in person, and handed Jeter a check.<ref name="NYDN Jeter Obit">Template:Cite news</ref> Simon named Johann Sebastian Bach's "O Sacred Head, Now Wounded" as inspiration for parts of the melody.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}Template:Cbignore</ref> Simon wrote the song initially on guitar but used the piano to reflect the gospel influence and suit Garfunkel's voice.Template:Sfn

Simon told his partner, Art Garfunkel, that Garfunkel should sing it alone, the "white choirboy way", though Simon adds harmony on the final verse.Template:Sfn Garfunkel felt it was not right for him;Template:Sfn he liked Simon's falsetto on the demo and suggested that Simon sing. At the suggestion of Garfunkel and producer Roy Halee, Simon wrote an extra verse and a "bigger" ending, though he felt it was less cohesive with the earlier verses.<ref>Kingston, Victoria, Simon and Garfunkel: the Definitive Biography, Sidgwick & Jackson, UK, 1996 p.101-02</ref> The final verse was written about Simon's then-wife Peggy Harper, who had noticed her first gray hairs ("Sail on, silvergirl").<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name=RSI>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It does not refer to a drug abuser's hypodermic needle, as is sometimes claimed.Template:Sfn The verse was Garfunkel's idea, but Simon reportedly did not like it.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

"Bridge over Troubled Water" was the final track recorded for the album but the first completed, with an additional two weeks of post-production.Template:Sfn Simon initially wrote the song in G major, but arranger and composer Jimmie Haskell transposed the song to E-flat major to suit Garfunkel's voice.Template:Sfn The song's instrumental parts were recorded in August 1969 in California, to make it easier for Garfunkel to go to Mexico to film Catch-22.Template:Sfn<ref name="bbcforgotten"/> Simon wanted a gospel piano sound, and hired session musician Larry Knechtel. Joe Osborn played two separate bass tracks, one high and the other low. A string section entering in the third verse completed the arrangement. The drums were played by Hal Blaine in an echo chamber to achieve a hall effect and Los Angeles session percussionist Gary Coleman played the Vibraphone. Haskell misheard the demo's chorus, writing "Like a Pitcher of Water" on the title page of his sheet music: Simon later framed it.<ref name="GilesSmith">Template:Cite news</ref>

Simon and Garfunkel returned to New York in November 1969 to record the vocals.Template:SfnTemplate:SfnTemplate:Sfn<ref name="bbcforgotten"/> The vocal style in "Bridge over Troubled Water" was inspired by Phil Spector's technique in "Old Man River" by The Righteous Brothers.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Simon said it sounded like the Beatles' "Let It Be", stating in a Rolling Stone interview: "They are very similar songs, certainly in instrumentation."Template:Sfn

As their relations frayed preceding their 1970 breakup, Simon began to experience regret for allowing Garfunkel to sing it solo:

He felt I should have done it, and many times on a stage, though, when I'd be sitting off to the side and Larry Knechtel would be playing the piano and Artie would be singing "Bridge", people would stomp and cheer when it was over, and I would think, "That's my song, man..."Template:Sfn{{#if:|

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Personnel

• Art Garfunkel – lead vocals
• Paul Simon – backing vocals
• Larry Knechtel – piano
• Joe Osborn – bass guitar
• Hal Blaine – drums and percussion
• Jimmie Haskell, Ernie Freeman – string arrangements

Critical reception

Billboard called it a "beautiful, almost religious-oriented ballad" whose "performance and arrangement are perfect."<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Cash Box said that "set in parable, this love ballad carries a two-level interpretation" and praised "Garfunkel's magnificent vocal performance and the material."<ref name=cb>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Record World predicted that the song would "equal [the duo's] 'Boxer' success."<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

The song has also been lauded as one of the greatest by Simon & Garfunkel. In 2017, The Guardian called the song one of the best by the duo, describing it as "heart-stirring".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The Independent similarly lauded the song in 2020, calling it "a transcendent experience" and ranking it as the best song by the group.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Commercial performance

Despite the song's five-minute length, Columbia decided to release "Bridge over Troubled Water" for play on pop radio. AM radio had previously played Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" in 1965, despite its running over the conventional three-minute playtime limit. This figured in Columbia's decision to release the five-minute version of "Bridge over Troubled Water" as a single.Template:Sfn It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 28, 1970, and stayed at the top of the chart for six weeks. "Bridge over Troubled Water" also topped the adult contemporary chart in the US for six weeks.<ref>Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)</ref> Billboard ranked it as the No. 1 song for 1970.<ref>Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970</ref>

The song was certified Gold for over one million copies in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America,<ref name="riaa"/> and sold over six million copies worldwide.<ref name="Rudolph">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Awards

The single won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Best Contemporary Song, and Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals in the Grammy Awards of 1971, with its album also winning Album of the Year.<ref name="grammycom">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="grammydb">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="awardsands">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for "Bridge over Troubled Water"

Chart (1970)	Peak position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>	8
Indonesia (Aktuil)<ref name="Indonesia">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	1
South Africa (Springbok Radio)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	4

Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for "Bridge over Troubled Water"

Chart (1970)	Position
Australia<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	29
Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	30
UK Singles (OCC)	5
US Billboard Hot 100<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	1

All-time charts

All-time chart performance for "Bridge over Troubled Water"

Chart (1958–2018)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	229

US chart performance

"Bridge over Troubled Water" entered the Billboard Hot 100 top 40 at no.13 on February 9, 1970. It jumped to no.3 the following week before climbing to no.1. During a six-week run at the top – the most for any single that year – Simon and Garfunkel held off strong competition from Creedence Clearwater Revival ("Travelin' Band") and The Jaggerz ("The Rapper"). Then, on April 11, the song fell to no.5 – replaced by The Beatles' "Let It Be". "Bridge over Troubled Water" concluded a 13-week run in the US top 40 on 9 May as their follow-up hit "Cecilia" began its rise to no.4.

UK chart performance

As in the US, "Bridge over Troubled Water" made its UK top 40 bow at no.13, on February 28, 1970. The song climbed steadily over the next four weeks before claiming no.1 on March 28. During a three-week stay at the top, it held off strong competition from Mary Hopkin with "Knock, Knock Who's There?" and "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Andy Williams. Then, on April 18, the song fell to no.2 – replaced by "All Kinds of Everything" by Dana. In total, "Bridge over Troubled Water" spent seventeen weeks in the UK top 40 (concluding on June 27).

Covers

"Bridge over Troubled Water" has been covered by over 50 artists,Template:Sfn including Elvis Presley and Willie Nelson. Merry Clayton recorded a version in gospel style on her 1970 album Gimme Shelter.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> A cover was included on The Supremes 1970 release New Ways But Love Stays with lead vocals by Jean Terrell, Roberta Flack on her 1971 album - "Quiet Fire", Mary Wilson, and Cindy Birdsong. A cover recorded by Johnny Cash and Fiona Apple for Cash's American IV: The Man Comes Around album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals in 2003.Template:Sfn

Aretha Franklin version

Aretha Franklin's gospel-infused cover version was recorded in the summer of 1970, during the sessions for what would become her 1972 album Young, Gifted and Black. Franklin's rendition is recorded in the key of B major, and contains a brief interpolation of the Four Tops' 1970 hit "Still Water (Love)". Franklin debuted her version on March 5, 1971, during her landmark three-night stint at San Francisco's Fillmore West, which was later released as Aretha Live at Fillmore West. Eleven days later, she performed the song on television for the first time at the 13th Annual Grammy Awards, at which an already-disbanded Simon & Garfunkel won five Grammy Awards for the song. Franklin's Grammy performance was released decades later on the 1994 compilation Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume III.Template:Citation needed

Elvis Presley

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Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed

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Linda Clifford

Linda Clifford, Curtis Mayfield's protégée signed on his Curtom label, released an up-tempo disco version of "Bridge over Troubled Water" on her album Let Me Be Your Woman in March 1979. This epic version (10:20 in length) was produced by Gil Askey (jazz trumpet player and musical director for many Motown acts) and mixed by Jimmy Simpson, brother of Valerie Simpson from Ashford and Simpson. The song has two originalities, the first one being a 132 bpm tempo (considered the ideal tempo for disco dancing) when the Simon and Garfunkel original is 82 bpm and Aretha Franklin's cover is 76 bpm. It was the first time that this song was covered with a fast tempo. It also has a highly original "Brazilian cuica on a disco beat" break. It became a US disco number 11, pop number 41, R&B number 49 and UK number 28.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

P.J.B. featuring Hannah and Her Sisters version

In 1991, P.J.B. featuring Hannah and Her Sisters, a UK group assembled by British songwriter, record producer and author Pete Bellotte and fronted by British singer Hannah Jones, released a dance cover of "Bridge over Troubled Water" which reached number 21 on the UK Singles Chart.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The group appeared on Top of the Pops as the opening act on the 26 September 1991 episode.

Charts

Chart performance for "Bridge over Troubled Water"

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	61
Europe (European Dance Radio)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	24
Ireland (IRMA)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	23
UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	21
UK Airplay (Music Week)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	17
UK Dance (Music Week)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	8
UK Club Chart (Record Mirror)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	18

Clay Aiken version

Template:See also In 2003, American Idol season two runner-up Clay Aiken performed "Bridge over Troubled Water" during the competition. After the final results were announced, RCA Records released the song as a double A-side single with "This Is the Night" in Canada in New Zealand; in the US, "This Is the Night" was credited as a solo release since it received a higher cumulative airplay audience.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The double A-side charted at number one in both Canada and New Zealand, earning a sextuple-platinum sales certification in the former country and a platinum disc in the latter.<ref>Template:Cite certification</ref><ref>Template:Cite certification</ref> On New Zealand's year-end chart for 2003, the single was ranked at number 38.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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Chart performance for "Bridge over Troubled Water"

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>	1

Cantonese version

A rewriting of the song with Cantonese lyrics ("Many hearts prevail" – zh:滔滔千里心) was collectively sung by many Hong Kong singers for public shows in Hong Kong to raise funds after the Eastern China flood of 1991. In 2009 it was also used in the Artistes 88 Fund Raising Campaign for the victims of Typhoon Morakot.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Dami Im version

Dami Im covered this song during the Family Heroes-themed sixth live show of the fifth season of Australian X Factor on September 29, 2013.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Im's performance of the song debuted at number 15 on the Australian Singles Chart. Im later released a version of the song on her self-titled album,<ref name="AUS Chart">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> which debuted at number 1 in Australia, and was certified Platinum.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Artists for Grenfell Tower charity single

To raise money for the families of the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017 and for The London Community Foundation, Simon Cowell arranged the recording and release of a charity single on June 21, 2017.<ref name="auto">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> London-born grime artist Stormzy featured prominently, having written a fresh 16-line intro to the song which specifically referenced the tragedy. The recording reached number one on the UK Singles Chart on June 23, 2017 after just two days of availability, and was certified gold by the BPI on January 31, 2020.<ref>Template:Cite certification</ref><ref name="UKGrenfell"/> The artists were awarded with the Power of Music Award at the 2017 MTV Europe Music Awards.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Artists

The song was performed by the following artists (in order of appearance):<ref name="auto"/>

Instruments

• Brian May (of Queen) – guitar
• Nile Rodgers – guitar
• Tokio Myers – piano
• Pete Townshend (of the Who) – guitar

Vocals

• Stormzy
• Robbie Williams
• James Blunt
• Rita Ora
• Craig David
• Dan Smith (of Bastille)
• Liam Payne
• Emeli Sandé
• Kelly Jones (of Stereophonics)
• Paloma Faith
• Louis Tomlinson
• Labrinth
• Jorja Smith
• WSTRN
• Leona Lewis
• Jessie J
• James Arthur
• Roger Daltrey (of the Who)
• Ella Eyre
• Anne-Marie
• Ella Henderson
• Louisa Johnson
• 5 After Midnight
• Angel
• Carl Barât (of the Libertines)
• Deno
• Donae'o
• Dua Lipa
• Fleur East
• Gareth Malone and The Choir for Grenfell
• Geri Halliwell (of Spice Girls)
• Gregory Porter
• Jessie Ware
• John Newman
• Jon McClure (of Reverend and the Makers)
• London Community Gospel Choir
• Matt Goss
• Matt Terry
• Mr Eazi
• Nathan Sykes
• Omar
• Pixie Lott
• Ray BLK
• Raye
• Shakka
• Shane Filan (of Westlife)
• Tom Grennan
• Tony Hadley (of Spandau Ballet)
• Tulisa

Charts

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Chart performance for "Bridge over Troubled Water"

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	53
France (SNEP)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	111
Ireland (IRMA)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	25
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	4

Other covers

Template:Overly detailed Willie Nelson covered the song in the closing ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Mary J. Blige, David Foster, and Andrea Bocelli performed the song on January 31, 2010, during the 52nd Grammy Awards ceremony, in the context of raising awareness for the victims of the Haiti earthquake.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> This version reached number 75 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

For BBC Children in Need in 2012, over 2,500 children sang the song in unison from 15 towns across the UK.<ref name="CiN OB's">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The performance started in the studio before cutting between the choirs as they sang giving each choir around 15 seconds on air, this was all done in real time. However 5 of the choirs were not included in the link up shown on the night and were instead shown later on the highlights show. They were led by Aled Jones who conducted the choir in the London studio. The Choirs sang from: London at BBC Television Centre the studio where the main telethon was held, Aberdeen at The Beach Ballroom,<ref name="CiN OB's"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Northumberland at The Alnwick Garden,<ref name="CiN OB's"/><ref name=":0" /> Swindon at Steam: Museum of the Great Western Railway,<ref name="CiN OB's"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Birmingham at The Mailbox,<ref name="CiN OB's"/> Belfast at The Broadcasting House,<ref name="CiN OB's"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> East Sussex at Glyndebourne,<ref name="CiN OB's"/><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Cardiff at The BBC Hoddinott Hall,<ref name="CiN OB's"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Scunthorpe at Baths Hall<ref name="CiN OB's"/> and Winchester at Intech.<ref name="CiN OB's"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The choirs not included were: Cambridge at West Road Concert Hall,<ref name="CiN OB's"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Exeter at The Forum Library, Exeter University,<ref name="CiN OB's"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Leicestershire at Conkers Discovery Centre,<ref name="CiN OB's"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Rotherham at Magna Science Adventure Centre<ref name="CiN OB's"/> and Salford at The BBC Philharmonic Studio at MediaCityUK.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

On December 9, 2013, Tessanne Chin covered the song on season 5 of NBC's singing competition The Voice for the semifinal round. The song went to the number one spot on iTunes within 12 hours, with her becoming the first contestant to achieve the top chart position at the end of an applicable voting window that season.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

"A Bridge over You", a charity single recorded and released independently by the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir, the choir of the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust located in south-east London, was a mashup of "Bridge over Troubled Water" and Coldplay's 2005 single "Fix You", with additional arrangement by the choir's conductor, Peter Mitchell. It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart at Christmas 2015.Template:Citation needed

In August 2019, Kodi Lee covered the song on America's Got Talent in the quarter-finals of the competition. Simon Cowell revealed that Paul Simon personally signed off to allow him to sing the song within thirty minutes of the show producers asking for permission.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

• Irish musician Hozier performed the song for the RTÉ fundraising special RTÉ Does Comic Relief in Croke Park. The performance was dedicated to those who died during the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Matt Bellamy from Muse released a cover on September 8, 2020, stating it is one of his "favorite songs of all time...We should all reach out and be there for our friends right now!"<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

In 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the gold medalist pair of pair skating, Sui Wenjing & Han Cong, adapted the mixed cover of this song, by Linda Eder and John Legend, in their free skating programme with a stunning score, 155.47 points.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Jacob Collier released an acapella rendition of the song featuring John Legend, Tori Kelly, and uncredited vocals from Yebba as part of his album Djesse Vol. 4 on February 22, 2024, as the last single.<ref name="O'Brien 2024">Template:Cite news</ref> His rendition won a Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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