Kiss from a Rose

"Kiss from a Rose"
Single by Seal
from the album Seal (Seal II)
B-side
Released18 July 1994
Studio
Genre
Length
  • 4:47 (album version)
  • 3:38 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)Seal Samuel
Producer(s)Trevor Horn
Seal singles chronology
"Prayer for the Dying"
(1994)
"Kiss from a Rose"
(1994)
"Newborn Friend"
(1994)
1995 re-release
Batman Forever soundtrack single
Licensed audio
"Kiss from a Rose" on YouTube

"Kiss from a Rose" is a song from British singer-songwriter Seal's second eponymous album (1994). The song was first released as a single in July 1994 by ZTT, Sire and Warner Bros., and included in the film The NeverEnding Story III that year.

The song was re-released a year later in 1995 as part of the Batman Forever film soundtrack, helping it top the charts in the United States and Australia. The song also reached the top 10 in several other countries, including Canada, France, Iceland and Norway. At the 1996 Grammy Awards, it won awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.[4]

  1. ^ Vertex Effects (19 September 2024). "The Story Behind "Kiss from a Rose"". SEAL Breaks Down His Biggest Hits. YouTube. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b Hunter, James (2 November 2004). "Seal". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 723.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (1999). All-Time Top 1000 Albums. Virgin Books. p. 87. ISBN 0-7535-0354-9. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Past Winners Search". Grammy.com. Retrieved 18 June 2013.