Kiss (Prince song)

"Kiss"
US 7-inch single
Single by Prince and the Revolution
from the album Parade
B-side"♥ or $"
ReleasedFebruary 5, 1986 (1986-02-05)[1]
RecordedApril 27–28, 1985
StudioSunset Sound, Hollywood
Genre
Length
  • 3:38 (album version)
  • 3:46 (single/video version)
  • 7:16 (extended version)
Label
Songwriter(s)Prince
Producer(s)Prince
Prince and the Revolution singles chronology
"America"
(1985) 		"Kiss"
(1986) 		"Mountains"
(1986)
Music video
"Kiss" on YouTube

"Kiss" is a song composed, written, and produced by American musician Prince. Released by the Paisley Park label as the lead single from Prince and the Revolution's eighth studio album, Parade (1986), on February 5, 1986, it was a No. 1 hit worldwide, holding the top spot of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks. The single was certified gold in 1986 for shipments of 1,000,000 copies by RIAA.[5]

The song is ranked No. 85 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time in 2021, No. 464 in 2010, and No. 461 in 2004.[6] NME ranked the song at No. 4 in their list of The 150 Greatest Singles of All Time,[7] and voted "Kiss" the best single of 1986.[8]

Following Prince's death in April 2016, the song re-charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 28 and jumped to No. 23 a week later. The song also reached No. 2 on the French Singles Chart. As of April 30, 2016, it had sold 1.33 million digital copies in the U.S.[9]

Age of Chance and Art of Noise also released versions of the song that were critical and chart successes.

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  2. ^ Abdurraqib, Hanif; Bossenger, A.T.; Pearson, Paul; Terich, Jeff (April 16, 2015). "10 Essential Psychedelic Soul Albums". Treble. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Rolling Stone Staff (September 24, 2024). "The 101 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 5, 2024. ...the Number One funk bomb "Kiss"...
  4. ^ Billboard Staff (October 19, 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved February 24, 2024. ...this perfect three-and-a-half-minute pop package...
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference RIAA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Kiss ranked #85 on Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs List". Rolling Stone. September 15, 2021. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
  7. ^ Revolution, The (February 5, 2019). "'Kiss' turns 33 today! The song ranked number 464 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. NME ranked the song number 4 in their list of The 150 Greatest Singles of All Time. #tunetuesday #therevolution #princepic.twitter.com/R0YVwScr20". @therevolution. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  8. ^ "Albums Of The Year And End Of Year Critic Lists, 1986". NME. Archived from the original on April 21, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  9. ^ "Hip Hop Single Sales: Prince, Desiigner & Drake". HipHopDX. April 30, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2016.