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Kiss (Prince song)

<p>"<b>Kiss</b>" is a song composed, written, and produced by American musician <a href="/en/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)" class="wl">Prince</a>. Released by the <a href="/en/Paisley_Park_Records" title="Paisley Park Records" class="wl">Paisley Park</a> label as the lead single from Prince and <a href="/en/The_Revolution_(band)" title="The Revolution (band)" class="wl">the Revolution</a>'s eighth studio album, <i><a href="/en/Parade_(Prince_album)" title="Parade (Prince album)" class="wl">Parade</a></i> (1986), on February 5, 1986, it was a No. 1 hit worldwide, holding the top spot of the US <a href="/en/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100" class="wl"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a> chart for two weeks. The single was certified gold in 1986 for shipments of 1,000,000 copies by <a href="/en/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America" class="wl">RIAA</a>.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-RIAA_3-0"><a href="#cite_note-RIAA-3" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 3;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[3]</span></a></span></p>

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font-size: 125%;">"Kiss"</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size"><a href="/en/File:Prince_kiss.jpg" class="mw-file-description image media-thumb" data-hash="File:Prince_kiss.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d8/Prince_kiss.jpg/220px-Prince_kiss.jpg" decoding="async" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" data-file-type="bitmap" height="220" width="220" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d8/Prince_kiss.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d8/Prince_kiss.jpg 2x" alt="Prince_kiss.jpg"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">US 7-inch single</div></td></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description notheme" style="background-color: khaki;"><a href="/en/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)" class="wl">Single</a> by <a href="/en/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)" class="wl">Prince</a> and <a href="/en/The_Revolution_(band)" title="The Revolution (band)" class="wl">the Revolution</a></th></tr><tr class="description"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description notheme" style="background-color: khaki;">from the album <i> <a href="/en/Parade_(Prince_album)" title="Parade (Prince album)" class="wl">Parade</a> </i></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/en/A-side_and_B-side" title="A-side and B-side" class="wl">B-side</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">"♥ or $"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">February 5, 1986<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="#cite_note-1" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 1;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[1]</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">April 27–28, 1985</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/en/Recording_studio" title="Recording studio" class="wl">Studio</a></th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><a href="/en/Sunset_Sound" title="Sunset Sound" class="mw-redirect wl">Sunset Sound</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/en/Music_genre" title="Music genre" class="wl">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><a href="/en/Funk" title="Funk" class="wl">Funk</a><span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-2"><a href="#cite_note-2" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 2;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[2]</span></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><span class="duration"><span class="min">3</span>:<span class="s">38</span></span> (album version)<br>3:46 (single/video version)<br>7:16 (extended version)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/en/Record_label" title="Record label" class="wl">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/en/Paisley_Park_Records" title="Paisley Park Records" class="wl">Paisley Park</a></li><li><a href="/en/Warner_Bros._Records" title="Warner Bros. Records" class="mw-redirect wl">Warner Bros.</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/en/Songwriter" title="Songwriter" class="wl">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Prince</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/en/Record_producer" title="Record producer" class="wl">Producer(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Prince</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description notheme" style="background-color: khaki;"><a href="/en/Prince_(musician)" title="Prince (musician)" class="wl">Prince</a> and <a href="/en/The_Revolution_(band)" title="The Revolution (band)" class="wl">the Revolution</a> singles chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">
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<td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0;">"<a href="/en/America_(Prince_song)" title="America (Prince song)" class="wl">America</a>" <br>(1985)</td>
<td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding:.2em .1em;">"<b>Kiss</b>" <br>(1986)</td>
<td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em;">"<a href="/en/Mountains_(Prince_song)" title="Mountains (Prince song)" class="wl">Mountains</a>" <br>(1986)</td></tr>
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<td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0">"<a href="/en/Pop_Life_(Prince_song)" title="Pop Life (Prince song)" class="wl">Pop Life</a>"<br>(1985)</td>
<td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em">"<b>Kiss</b>"<br>(1986)</td>
<td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em">"<a href="/en/Mountains_(Prince_song)" title="Mountains (Prince song)" class="wl">Mountains</a>"<br>(1986)</td></tr>

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<p>The song is ranked at No. 85 on the <i><a href="/en/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone" class="wl">Rolling Stone</a></i> list of the <a href="/en/Rolling_Stone's_500_Greatest_Songs_of_All_Time" title="Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" class="wl">500 Greatest Songs of All Time</a> in 2021, No. 464 in 2010, and No. 461 in 2004.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-4"><a href="#cite_note-4" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 4;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[4]</span></a></span> <i><a href="/en/NME" title="NME" class="wl">NME</a></i> ranked the song at No. 4 in their list of The 150 Greatest Singles of All Time,<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-5"><a href="#cite_note-5" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 5;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[5]</span></a></span> and voted "Kiss" the best single of 1986.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-6"><a href="#cite_note-6" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 6;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[6]</span></a></span></p>

<p>Following Prince's death in April 2016, the song re-charted on the <i>Billboard</i> Hot 100 at No. 28 and jumped to No. 23 a week later. The song also reached No. 2 on the <a href="/en/Syndicat_National_de_l'Édition_Phonographique" title="Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique" class="wl">French Singles Chart</a>. As of April 30, 2016, it had sold 1.33 million digital copies in the U.S.<span class="mw-ref reference" id="cite_ref-ussales_7-0"><a href="#cite_note-ussales-7" style="counter-reset: mw-Ref 7;"><span class="mw-reflink-text">[7]</span></a></span></p>

<p><a href="/en/Age_of_Chance" title="Age of Chance" class="wl">Age of Chance</a> and <a href="/en/Art_of_Noise" title="Art of Noise" class="wl">Art of Noise</a> also released versions of the song that were critical and chart successes.</p>



"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 , 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. The song is ranked at 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. 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. 