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| Released | 13 September 1993[1] | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | Peter Gabriel | |||
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"Kiss That Frog" is the fourth single from English rock musician Peter Gabriel's sixth album, Us (1992). It was written by Gabriel and produced by him with Daniel Lanois. The single was released in September 1993 by Real World, and narrowly failed to enter the UK top 40, peaking at number 46. However, the song did reach the top 40 in Canada, where it peaked at number 36. In the United States, the song missed the Billboard Hot 100 but reached number 18 on both the Billboard Alternative Airplay and Mainstream Rock charts.
The song was issued as a 7 inch single, CD single, and a limited edition CD maxi single, with all editions featuring the "Mindblender Mix", which was produced by both Gabriel and William Orbit. Both the CD and CD maxi singles also included "Across the River", a song previously used as the b-side for Gabriel's 1982 "I Have the Touch" single.[2]
The single art for "Kiss That Frog" was created by Jim Atkinson and Jim Cahill.[3] A separate piece of artwork for "Kiss That Frog" was also included in the liner notes for US; this piece of artwork, which was designed by Bili Bidjocka, depicted a frog in an aquarium and a blowup doll contained within a box.[4]
- ^ "Single Releases". Music Week. 11 September 1993. p. 23.
- ^ Scarfe, Graeme (2021). Peter Gabriel: Every Album, Every Song. United Kingdom: SonicBond. pp. 69–70 133, 135. ISBN 978-1-78952-138-2.
- ^ "Kiss That Frog". PeterGabriel.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Art From US". PeterGabriel.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.