Kiss the Bride (song)

"Kiss the Bride"
Single by Elton John
from the album Too Low for Zero
B-side"Dreamboat" (John/Tim Renwick/Gary Osborne) (UK)
"Choc Ice Goes Mental" (Lord Choc Ice (John)) (US)
Released7 October 1983
RecordedSeptember 1982 – January 1983
StudioAIR (Montserrat) and Sunset Sound Recorders (Hollywood, CA)
GenrePop rock, new wave
Length
  • 3:55 (single version)
  • 4:24 (album version)
LabelRocket (UK), Geffen Records (US)
Songwriter(s)Elton John, Bernie Taupin
Producer(s)Chris Thomas
Elton John singles chronology
"I'm Still Standing"
(1983)
"Kiss the Bride"
(1983)
"Cold as Christmas (In the Middle of the Year)"/"Crystal"
(1983)
Music video
"Kiss The Bride" on YouTube

"Kiss the Bride" is a song by English musician Elton John, from his 17th studio album, Too Low for Zero, written by John and Bernie Taupin. Released as the album's third single, the upbeat song was a top 40 hit in many countries. It reached No. 20 on the UK Singles Chart,[1] No. 25 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, No. 25 in Australia, No. 37 in Canada, No. 17 in Ireland, and No. 32 in New Zealand.[2] In Germany, the song peaked at No. 58.[3]

John played this song on setlists from 1984 until the 1989 leg of his Sleeping with the Past Tour.[4] The music video of the song was directed by the rock duo Godley & Creme, formerly of the art rock group 10cc.

  1. ^ "Elton John | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. 23 January 1971. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Elton John New Zealand Singles". charts.nz. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Discographie Elton John". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Kiss the Bride by Elton John song statistics | setlist.fm". www.setlist.fm. Retrieved 1 March 2022.