It Started with a Kiss (song)

"It Started with a Kiss" is a 1982 song by Hot Chocolate, from their seventh studio album Mystery. It reached number 5 in the UK, making it their fifth-highest-charting single.

"It Started with a Kiss"
7" vinyl single cover
Single by Hot Chocolate
from the album Mystery
B-side	"Emotion Explosion"
Released	1982
Genre	Soul, pop
Label	RAK, EMI Electrola
Songwriter(s)	Errol Brown
Hot Chocolate singles chronology
"Girl Crazy" (1982) "It Started with a Kiss" (1982) "Chances" (1982)

Track listings

1982 release

7" single (worldwide) / 12" single (DE)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It Started with a Kiss"	Errol Brown	4:00
2.	"Emotion Explosion"	Errol Brown	4:03

1993 re-release

UK 7" single / cassette

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It Started with a Kiss"	Errol Brown	4:00
2.	"You Sexy Thing"	Errol Brown, Tony Wilson	3:42

UK CD maxi-single (Part 1)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It Started with a Kiss"	Errol Brown	4:00
2.	"You Sexy Thing"	Errol Brown, Tony Wilson	3:42
3.	"Every 1's a Winner"	Errol Brown	3:55

UK CD maxi-single (Part 2)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It Started with a Kiss"	Errol Brown	4:00
2.	"Medley" ("Emma" / "So You Win Again" / "You Sexy Thing" / "Every 1's a Winner" / "You Could Have Been a Lady")	Errol Brown, Tony Wilson, Russ Ballard	6:49
3.	"Emma"	Errol Brown, Tony Wilson	3:46

1998 re-release (Hot Chocolate featuring Errol Brown)

UK CD maxi-single / cassette

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It Started with a Kiss"	Errol Brown	4:00
2.	"Heavens Is in the Back Seat of My Cadillac"	Errol Brown	3:55
3.	"You Sexy Thing"	Errol Brown, Tony Wilson	3:42

Album appearances

Year	Track No.	Album
1982	6	Mystery
1987	1	The Very Best of Hot Chocolate
1987	5	2001
1993	2	Their Greatest Hits
1996	1	The Most of Hot Chocolate
1996	10	Premium Gold Collection
1999	1	Greatest Hits Part Two (1977–1987)
2009	2	Hottest Hits
2012	20 (overall) 1 (on CD 2)	You Sexy Thing: The Best of Hot Chocolate

The song was re-released as a single in 1993 and 1998.

Charts

Original 1982 release

Chart (1982)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[1]	15
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1]	18
Belgium (Ultratop)[1]	1
Germany (GfK Entertainment)[1]	11
Ireland (Irish Singles Chart)[2]	5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[1]	7
New Zealand (Official New Zealand Music Chart)[1]	2
United Kingdom (UK Singles Chart)[3]	5

Re-releases

Year of re-release	Peak position (UK)
1993	31
1998	18

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[4]	Gold	15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[5]	Silver	250,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.