Chaka Demus & Pliers

Chaka Demus & Pliers

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Chaka Demus (born John Taylor in Kingston, Jamaica in 1963) and Pliers (born Everton Bonner in Rockhall Hills, Jamaica in 1963) both had established successful careers as solo performers in the 1980s. But after they teamed up in 1991, they achieved massive commercial success on the international stage. Their debut album as a duo, Gal Wine, was released in 1992, showcasing their approach to the reggae and dancehall genres. In this year they also released “Murder She Wrote,” a song which sampled the 1966 The Maytals hit "Bam Bam" to explore the topic of abortion. In 1993, the group broke through to international success with their single “Tease Me,” reaching the UK Singles Chart and peaking at Number 3. An international re-release of “Murder She Wrote” soon followed, becoming one of the group’s most successful singles. The album Tease Me was certified gold for sales of over 500,000 copies, and the duo continued releasing a string of acclaimed albums such as Consciousness A Lick (1995), Dangerous (2000), Trouble and War (2003), and Back Against the Wall (2005). In 2007, Chaka Demus & Pliers performed "Murder She Wrote" along with Alicia Keys at the 2007 American Music Awards, and in 2013 they were featured as performers during a reggae segment at the BET Awards alongside Dawn Penn, Beenie Man, and Elephant Man.

Top tracks

10
Murder She Wrote
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Tease Me
04:06
Composers: Tairrie Beth - Snoopy - Eric B. & Rakim
04
Bam Bam
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Tease Me
04:05
Composers: Frederick Hibbert
01
Tease Me
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Tease Me
03:42
Composers: Sly Dunbar - Robbie Shakespeare - Lloyd "Gitsy" Oliver Willis - Everton Bonner - Joseph Bonner - John Taylor - Winston Solomon
01
Murder She Wrote
Chaka Demus & Pliers
The Very Best of Chaka Demus & Pliers
03:38
Composers: Everton Bonner - Sly Dunbar - John Taylor - Lloyd Willis
12
I Wanna Be Your Man
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Tease Me
03:54
Composers: Sly Dunbar - Robbie Shakespeare - Lloyd "Gitsy" Oliver Willis - Everton Bonner - John Taylor
13
Dancehall Hits - Continuous Mix
Gregory Peck
Dancehall Hits
32:39
02
She Don't Let Nobody
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Tease Me
04:09
Composers: Curtis Mayfield - Dino Fekaris
05
Murder She Wrote (Mega Mix)
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Murder She Wrote / Bam Bam
02:41
Writer: Bonner - Taylor - Dunbar - Willis / Composers: Bonner - Taylor - Dunbar - Willis
12
Bam Bam
Pliers
Reggae Hits, Vol. 34
03:35
Composers: f.hibert - N.McCarthy - R.gordon
13
Twist And Shout
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Tease Me
03:57
Composers: Bert Berns - Phil Medley
04
Spirit
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Chaka Demus & Pliers Selects Reggae
03:06
30
Record Box: Xterminator (Continuous Mix)
Sizzla
Record Box: Xterminator
33:50
03
Nuh Betta Nuh Deh
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Tease Me
04:00
Composers: Sly Dunbar - Robbie Shakespeare - Lloyd "Gitsy" Oliver Willis - Everton Bonner - John Taylor
08
Sexy Body
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Chaka Demus & Pliers Selects Reggae
04:12
11
Roadrunner
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Tease Me
04:05
Composers: Sly Dunbar - Robbie Shakespeare - Lloyd "Gitsy" Oliver Willis - Everton Bonner - John Taylor
08
Tracy
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Tease Me
03:50
Composers: Sly Dunbar - Robbie Shakespeare - Lloyd "Gitsy" Oliver Willis - Everton Bonner - John Taylor
09
Pretty Face
Chaka Demus & Pliers
The Very Best of Chaka Demus & Pliers
03:38
14
Gal Wine
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Tease Me
03:34
Composers: John Taylor - Everton Bonner - Winston Riley
06
Blood Inna Eyes
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Gold
03:56
13
Chaka Demus & Pliers Selects Reggae - Continuous Mix
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Chaka Demus & Pliers Selects Reggae
41:50
06
Let's Make It Tonight
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Tease Me
03:54
Composers: Sly Dunbar - Robbie Shakespeare - Lloyd "Gitsy" Oliver Willis - Everton Bonner - John Taylor
01
World a Girl
Chaka Demus
World a Girl
03:45
01
Billie Jean Remix
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Billie Jean Remix
05:07
07
One Nation Under A Groove
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Tease Me
04:18
Composers: Garry Marshall Shider - Juni Morrison - George Clinton
05
Friday Evening
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Tease Me
03:56
Composers: Sly Dunbar - Robbie Shakespeare - Lloyd "Gitsy" Oliver Willis - Everton Bonner - John Taylor
01
Winning Machine
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Chaka Demus & Pliers Selects Reggae
03:42
18
Greatest Reggae Hits (Continuous Mix)
Barrington Levy
Greatest Reggae Hits
51:49
06
Don't Be Cruel
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Chaka Demus & Pliers Selects Reggae
04:02
01
Black Diamond
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Black Diamond
03:33
03
Murder She Wrote (Crackers Mix)
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Murder She Wrote / Bam Bam
04:08
Writer: Bonner - Taylor - Dunbar - Willis / Composers: Bonner - Taylor - Dunbar - Willis
07
War A Gwaan
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Murder She Wrote Single
04:00
13
Bounce Reggaetonmix Feat.mike Delinquente
Chaka Demus and Pliers
Back Off The Wall
03:50
Composers: john taylor/everton bonner/gerald peters
01
Need Your Loving
Chaka Demus and Pliers
Back Off The Wall
04:20
Composers: john taylor/everton bonner/john holt
01
COQUETA
Chaka Demus
COQUETA
02:38
Writer: Bárbaro Lores Carrillo - John Taylor / Composers: Bárbaro Lores Carrillo - John Taylor
03
When I Get Your Love
Pliers
Reggae Rebellion
03:34
09
Sunshine Day
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Tease Me
03:54
Composers: Sly Dunbar - Robbie Shakespeare - Lloyd "Gitsy" Oliver Willis - Everton Bonner - John Taylor
04
Thief
Chaka Demus & Pliers
The Very Best of Chaka Demus & Pliers
03:42
02
Billy Jean
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Still The King-Reggae Dancehall Celebrates The Music Of Michael Jackson
05:05

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  • Discography
Albums
Murder She Wrote / Bam Bam
Wagram Music
21-05-2021
Murder She Wrote / Bam Bam
01
Murder She Wrote
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Murder She Wrote / Bam Bam
04:04
Writer: Bonner - Taylor - Dunbar - Willis / Composers: Bonner - Taylor - Dunbar - Willis
02
Murder She Wrote (Nigar Mix)
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Murder She Wrote / Bam Bam
04:08
Writer: Bonner - Taylor - Dunbar - Willis / Composers: Bonner - Taylor - Dunbar - Willis
03
Murder She Wrote (Crackers Mix)
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Murder She Wrote / Bam Bam
04:08
Writer: Bonner - Taylor - Dunbar - Willis / Composers: Bonner - Taylor - Dunbar - Willis
04
Murder She Wrote (Chinese Mix)
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Murder She Wrote / Bam Bam
04:08
Writer: Bonner - Taylor - Dunbar - Willis / Composers: Bonner - Taylor - Dunbar - Willis
05
Murder She Wrote (Mega Mix)
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Murder She Wrote / Bam Bam
02:41
Writer: Bonner - Taylor - Dunbar - Willis / Composers: Bonner - Taylor - Dunbar - Willis
06
Santa Barbara
Sly & Robbie
Murder She Wrote / Bam Bam
04:04
Writer: Dunbar - Willis / Composers: Dunbar - Willis
07
Bam Bam
Pliers
Murder She Wrote / Bam Bam
04:04
Writer: Hibbert / Composers: Hibbert
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Back Against The Wall
01-11-2005
Back Against The Wall
01
Scream My Name
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Back Against The Wall
04:59
02
Man A Lion
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Back Against The Wall
04:50
03
Treat Her Right
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Back Against The Wall
04:23
04
Treat Her Right (Dub)
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Back Against The Wall
04:16
05
Afromantic (Part 1 & 2 Demo)
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Back Against The Wall
06:54
06
Girls Night Out
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Back Against The Wall
03:50
07
Back Against The Wall
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Back Against The Wall
05:24
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All She Wrote
℗ 2013 The Island Def Jam Music Group
01-01-1993
All She Wrote
01
Twist And Shout
Chaka Demus & Pliers
All She Wrote
03:58
Composers: Bert Berns - Phil Medley
02
Murder She Wrote
Chaka Demus & Pliers
All She Wrote
04:06
Composers: Tairrie Beth - Snoopy - Eric B. & Rakim
03
I Wanna Be Your Man
Chaka Demus & Pliers
All She Wrote
03:55
Composers: Sly Dunbar - Robbie Shakespeare - Lloyd "Gitsy" Oliver Willis - Everton Bonner - John Taylor
04
Gal Wine
Chaka Demus & Pliers
All She Wrote
03:34
Composers: John Taylor - Everton Bonner - Winston Riley
05
Friday Evening
Chaka Demus & Pliers
All She Wrote
03:56
Composers: Sly Dunbar - Robbie Shakespeare - Lloyd "Gitsy" Oliver Willis - Everton Bonner - John Taylor
06
One Nation Under A Groove
Chaka Demus & Pliers
All She Wrote
04:18
Composers: Garry Marshall Shider - Juni Morrison - George Clinton
07
Roadrunner
Chaka Demus & Pliers
All She Wrote
04:05
Composers: Sly Dunbar - Robbie Shakespeare - Lloyd "Gitsy" Oliver Willis - Everton Bonner - John Taylor
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Murder She Wrote Single
01-01-1992
Murder She Wrote Single
01
Murder She Wrote (Original Mix)
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Murder She Wrote Single
04:07
02
Murder She Wrote (Nigar Mix)
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Murder She Wrote Single
04:11
03
Murder She Wrote (Crackers Mix)
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Murder She Wrote Single
04:11
04
Murder She Wrote (Chinese Mix)
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Murder She Wrote Single
04:08
05
Murder She Wrote Mega Mix
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Murder She Wrote Single
02:42
06
Santa Barbara
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Murder She Wrote Single
04:11
07
War A Gwaan
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Murder She Wrote Single
04:00
Tease Me
℗ 1993 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
01-01-1992
Tease Me
01
Tease Me
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Tease Me
03:42
Composers: Sly Dunbar - Robbie Shakespeare - Lloyd "Gitsy" Oliver Willis - Everton Bonner - Joseph Bonner - John Taylor - Winston Solomon
02
She Don't Let Nobody
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Tease Me
04:09
Composers: Curtis Mayfield - Dino Fekaris
03
Nuh Betta Nuh Deh
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Tease Me
04:00
Composers: Sly Dunbar - Robbie Shakespeare - Lloyd "Gitsy" Oliver Willis - Everton Bonner - John Taylor
04
Bam Bam
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Tease Me
04:05
Composers: Frederick Hibbert
05
Friday Evening
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Tease Me
03:56
Composers: Sly Dunbar - Robbie Shakespeare - Lloyd "Gitsy" Oliver Willis - Everton Bonner - John Taylor
06
Let's Make It Tonight
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Tease Me
03:54
Composers: Sly Dunbar - Robbie Shakespeare - Lloyd "Gitsy" Oliver Willis - Everton Bonner - John Taylor
07
One Nation Under A Groove
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Tease Me
04:18
Composers: Garry Marshall Shider - Juni Morrison - George Clinton
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EPs
When I'm With You
℗ 1993 Jet Star Music
01-01-1993
When I'm With You
01
When I'm With You (Original Version)
Chaka Demus & Pliers
When I'm With You
03:42
02
When I'm With You (Dancehall Mix)
Chaka Demus & Pliers
When I'm With You
03:46
03
When I'm With You (Dubwise Mix)
Chaka Demus & Pliers
When I'm With You
03:41
04
When I'm With You (Short Vocal)
Chaka Demus & Pliers
When I'm With You
03:42
05
When I'm With You (Rub A Dub Mix)
Chaka Demus & Pliers
When I'm With You
03:45
06
When I'm With You (Doctor's Mix)
Chaka Demus & Pliers
When I'm With You
03:45
Murder She Wrote
℗ 1992 UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1992
Murder She Wrote
01
Murder She Wrote
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Murder She Wrote
04:06
Composers: Tairrie Beth - Snoopy - Eric B. & Rakim
02
Murder She Wrote (Nigar Mix)
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Murder She Wrote
04:11
Composers: Tairrie Beth - Snoopy - Eric B. & Rakim
03
Murder She Wrote (Crackers Mix)
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Murder She Wrote
04:11
Composers: Tairrie Beth - Snoopy - Eric B. & Rakim
04
Murder She Wrote (Chinese Mix)
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Murder She Wrote
04:09
Composers: Tairrie Beth - Snoopy - Eric B. & Rakim
Singles
COQUETA
2025 Mima Records G [powered by Calientalo Media]
18-07-2025
COQUETA
01
COQUETA
Chaka Demus
COQUETA
02:38
Writer: Bárbaro Lores Carrillo - John Taylor / Composers: Bárbaro Lores Carrillo - John Taylor
Dance Baby Dance
02-05-2017
Dance Baby Dance
01
Dance Baby Dance
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Dance Baby Dance
03:23
Featured in
Reggae Greatest Hits
Wagram Music
30-08-2019
Reggae Greatest Hits
01
Babylon Too Rough
Gregory Isaacs
Reggae Greatest Hits
02:52
Writer: G. Isaacs - K. Anderson - C. Dodd / Composers: G. Isaacs - K. Anderson - C. Dodd
02
Artibella
Ken Boothe
Reggae Greatest Hits
03:41
Writer: Kenneth George Boothe - Stranger Cole - Clement Dodd / Composers: Kenneth George Boothe - Stranger Cole - Clement Dodd
03
Stop Picking on Me
Max Romeo
Reggae Greatest Hits
02:34
Writer: Unknown / Composers: Unknown
04
Night Nurse (feat. Simply Red) [Radio Mix]
Sly & Robbie
Reggae Greatest Hits
03:47
Writer: Gregory Isaacs / Composers: Gregory Isaacs
05
Ganja Smuggling
Eek-A-Mouse
Reggae Greatest Hits
03:47
Writer: R. Hylton - H. Lawes / Composers: R. Hylton - H. Lawes
06
Rivers of Babylon
Don Carlos
Reggae Greatest Hits
03:15
Writer: F. Farian - G. Reyam - B. Dowe - F. McNaughton / Composers: F. Farian - G. Reyam - B. Dowe - F. McNaughton
07
There for You
Beres Hammond
Reggae Greatest Hits
04:53
Writer: Bares Hammond - Lowell Dunbar - Robert Shakespeare / Composers: Bares Hammond - Lowell Dunbar - Robert Shakespeare
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Reggae Mix
℗ 2023 UMG Recordings, Inc.
18-08-2023
Reggae Mix
01
Red Red Wine
UB40
Reggae Mix
03:02
Writer: Neil Diamond / Composers: Neil Diamond
02
Welcome To Jamrock
Damian Marley
Reggae Mix
03:34
Writer: Damian Marley - Stephen Marley - Ini Kamoze / Composers: Damian Marley - Stephen Marley - Ini Kamoze
03
Murder She Wrote
Chaka Demus & Pliers
Reggae Mix
04:06
Writer: Tairrie Beth - Snoopy - Eric B. & Rakim / Composers: Tairrie Beth - Snoopy - Eric B. & Rakim
04
I Shot The Sheriff
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Reggae Mix
04:39
Writer: Bob Marley / Composers: Bob Marley
05
Night Nurse
Gregory Isaacs
Reggae Mix
04:04
Composers: Gregory Isaacs - Sylvester Weise
06
You Can Get It If You Really Want
Jimmy Cliff
Reggae Mix
02:41
Writer: Jimmy Cliff / Composers: Jimmy Cliff
07
In The Summertime
Shaggy
Reggae Mix
03:46
Writer: Ray Dorset / Composers: Ray Dorset
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Latino Stars 2016: The Best of Reggaeton, Salsa, Kizomba & Bachata
Wagram Music
29-04-2016
Latino Stars 2016: The Best of Reggaeton, Salsa, Kizomba & Bachata
01
La Mala
Gradur
Latino Stars 2016: The Best of Reggaeton, Salsa, Kizomba & Bachata
03:04
Writer: Gradur - Soprano - Rob White / Composers: Gradur - Soprano - Rob White
02
Rien qu'une fois
Keen' V
Latino Stars 2016: The Best of Reggaeton, Salsa, Kizomba & Bachata
03:15
Writer: DJ Yaz - Keen'V - Zonee.L - Fabrice Vanvert / Composers: DJ Yaz - Keen'V - Zonee.L - Fabrice Vanvert
03
Pardon
Ridsa
Latino Stars 2016: The Best of Reggaeton, Salsa, Kizomba & Bachata
03:07
Writer: Boitez Maxence - Bachir Benmaghnia / Composers: Boitez Maxence - Bachir Benmaghnia
04
Gyal You a Party Animal
Charly Black
Latino Stars 2016: The Best of Reggaeton, Salsa, Kizomba & Bachata
03:32
Writer: Desmond Mendez - Kurt Riley - C. Houchat / Composers: Desmond Mendez - Kurt Riley - C. Houchat
05
One Wine
Machel Montano
Latino Stars 2016: The Best of Reggaeton, Salsa, Kizomba & Bachata
03:48
Writer: Thomas Wesley Pentz - Philip Meckseper - Boaz de Jong - Eric Alberto - Ashante Reid / Composers: Thomas Wesley Pentz - Philip Meckseper - Boaz de Jong - Eric Alberto - Ashante Reid
06
El Escape
Blex
Latino Stars 2016: The Best of Reggaeton, Salsa, Kizomba & Bachata
03:26
Writer: Darwin Cueva /DJ Maze - Claude Houchat / Composers: Darwin Cueva /DJ Maze - Claude Houchat
07
Bla Bla Bla
El Micha
Latino Stars 2016: The Best of Reggaeton, Salsa, Kizomba & Bachata
03:31
Writer: Michel Fernandez Sierra Miranda / Composers: Michel Fernandez Sierra Miranda
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Caribbean Vibes
℗ 2021 UMG Recordings, Inc.
14-01-2022
Caribbean Vibes
01
Get Up, Stand Up
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Caribbean Vibes
03:15
Writer: Bob Marley - Peter Tosh / Composers: Bob Marley - Peter Tosh
02
Pressure Drop (Single Version)
Toots & The Maytals
Caribbean Vibes
02:53
Writer: Frederick Hibbert / Composers: Frederick Hibbert - Chris Blackwell - Warwick Lyn
03
Dreadlocks In Moonlight
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Caribbean Vibes
03:45
Writer: Lee "Scratch" Perry / Composers: Lee "Scratch" Perry
04
The Way You Do The Things You Do
UB40
Caribbean Vibes
03:03
Writer: William Robinson, Jr. - Robert Edward Rogers / Composers: William Robinson, Jr. - Robert Edward Rogers
05
You Can Get It If You Really Want
Jimmy Cliff
Caribbean Vibes
02:41
Writer: Jimmy Cliff / Composers: Jimmy Cliff
06
Handsworth Revolution
Steel Pulse
Caribbean Vibes
05:15
Writer: Basil Gabbidon - David Hinds - Alphonso Martin - Selwyn Brown - Ronnie McQueen - Mike S. Riley - Steve Nesbitt / Composers: Basil Gabbidon - David Hinds - Alphonso Martin - Selwyn Brown - Ronnie McQueen - Mike S. Riley - Steve Nesbitt
07
Universal Tribulation
Gregory Isaacs
Caribbean Vibes
03:49
Writer: Gregory Isaacs / Composers: Gregory Isaacs
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90's Dancehall
Jet Star Music
14-07-2017
90's Dancehall
01
Chant Me Song
Capleton
90's Dancehall
03:49
02
Wicked In a Bed
Mad Cobra
90's Dancehall
03:50
03
Poison Gas
Mad Cobra
90's Dancehall
03:37
04
So Hot
Beenie Man
90's Dancehall
03:37
05
Show Off And Moddle
Spragga Benz
90's Dancehall
03:30
06
Dapper Lover
General Degree
90's Dancehall
03:56
07
Little Miss
Reggie Stepper
90's Dancehall
03:24
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Black Music Classics
℗ 2026 UMG Recordings, Inc.
27-03-2026
Black Music Classics
01
ABC
Jackson 5
Black Music Classics
03:08
Writer: Freddie Perren - Berry Gordy Jr. - Alphonso Mizell - Dennis Lussier / Composers: Freddie Perren - Berry Gordy Jr. - Alphonso Mizell - Dennis Lussier
02
I'm Coming Out
Diana Ross
Black Music Classics
05:24
Writer: Bernard Edwards - Nile Rodgers / Composers: Bernard Edwards - Nile Rodgers
03
Beautiful
Snoop Dogg
Black Music Classics
04:58
Writer: Calvin Broadus - P. Williams - C. Hugo / Composers: Calvin Broadus - P. Williams - C. Hugo
04
(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (Take 2)
Otis Redding
Black Music Classics
02:42
Writer: Otis Redding - Steve Cropper / Composers: Otis Redding - Steve Cropper
05
Someone To Call My Lover
Janet Jackson
Black Music Classics
04:32
Writer: Janet Jackson - Terry Lewis - Dewey Bunnell - James Harris / Composers: Janet Jackson - Terry Lewis - Dewey Bunnell - James Harris
06
Thunder
Leona Lewis
Black Music Classics
03:41
Writer: Toby Gad - Leona Lewis / Composers: Toby Gad - Leona Lewis
07
Man I Need
Olivia Dean
Black Music Classics
03:04
Writer: Zach Nahome - Olivia Dean - Tobias Jesso Jr. / Composers: Zach Nahome - Olivia Dean - Tobias Jesso Jr.
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