Kiss of Life (Sade song)

"Kiss of Life"
Single by Sade
from the album Love Deluxe
B-side"Room 55"
Released1993
Recorded1992
GenreSmooth jazz[1]
Length
  • 5:50 (album version)
  • 4:11 (single version)
LabelEpic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Sade
Sade singles chronology
"Feel No Pain"
(1992)
"Kiss of Life"
(1993)
"Cherish the Day"
(1993)
Music video
"Kiss of Life" on YouTube

"Kiss of Life" is a song by English band Sade from their fourth studio album, Love Deluxe (1992). It was written by Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale and Paul S. Denman, and produced by the band and Mike Pela. The song was released as the album's third single in 1993 by Epic Records. It reached number 44 on the UK Singles Chart and number 78 on the US Billboard Hot 100, while becoming Sade's seventh top-10 single on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at number 10. It also received significant airplay on smooth jazz radio stations. Albert Watson directed the music video for the song.

  1. ^ Sarig, Roni (2004). "Sade". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 712–713. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.