Kiss with a Fist

"Kiss with a Fist"
Single by Florence and the Machine
from the album Lungs
B-side"Hospital Beds"
Released9 June 2008 (2008-06-09)[1]
Recorded17 November 2007
Genre
Length2:04
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Stephen Mackey
Florence and the Machine singles chronology
"Kiss with a Fist"
(2008) 		"Dog Days Are Over"
(2008)
Music video
"Kiss with a Fist" on YouTube

"Kiss with a Fist" is the debut single by indie rock band Florence and the Machine, taken from their debut studio album Lungs (2009). The single was released through Moshi Moshi Records on 9 June 2008 in the UK and was then released four months later on 6 October 2008 through IAMSOUND Records in the US. The B-side to "Kiss with a Fist" is a cover version of the Cold War Kids song "Hospital Beds".

It has been featured on the original motion picture soundtrack to 2009 black comedy film Jennifer's Body, as well as the 2008 film Wild Child, NBC comedy Community (Season 1, Episode 12 - "Comparative Religion"), Cougar Town (Season 1, Episode 3 - "Don't Do Me Like That"), Saving Grace, United States of Tara and The Good Doctor. The song was also used to advertise the launch of the Channel 4 music channel.

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