Could I Have This Kiss Forever
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"Could I Have This Kiss Forever" is a 2000 duet from singers Whitney Houston
and Enrique Iglesias
, written by Diane Warren
. The song first appeared on Iglesias's debut English-language album Enrique
as a slow Latin styled ballad. It achieved success in many countries, including Switzerland
where it topped the chart.
, Germany
and Iglesias in Los Angeles
, California
. The two eventually met in the studio when the song was being re-recorded for single release by Metro (the same team responsible for Iglesias's previous hits Bailamos
and Rhythm Divine
), resulting in the new version being mid-tempo. The new version was released by Houston's label as the first single off her greatest-hits collection Whitney: The Greatest Hits
. For Iglesias, the song was the fourth single release from his album Enrique. It is also available on his compilation Greatest Hits
released in 2008.
and Spain
. It also hit the top ten in many other countries, and attained Gold status in Australia
, Germany
, and Switzerland. It reached the top ten European chart. It had minor success in the US, reaching #52.
As of 2010, the song is Houston's last top-ten hit in Germany.
Europe CD
Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer, actress, producer and a former model. Houston is the most awarded female act of all time, according to Guinness World Records, and her list of awards include 1 Emmy Award, 6 Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards, among...
and Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
, written by Diane Warren
Diane Warren
Diane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...
. The song first appeared on Iglesias's debut English-language album Enrique
Enrique (1999 album)
Enrique is the debut English album by Enrique Iglesias recorded in English and released in 1999.-Making of Enrique:After the success of his first English crossover single "Bailamos", Enrique signed a multi-album deal with Interscope and spent the next two months recording the first English album...
as a slow Latin styled ballad. It achieved success in many countries, including Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
where it topped the chart.
Background and release
Houston and Iglesias had never actually met in person as both of them originally recorded the song in separate studios; Houston in HamburgHamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and Iglesias in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. The two eventually met in the studio when the song was being re-recorded for single release by Metro (the same team responsible for Iglesias's previous hits Bailamos
Bailamos
"Bailamos" is a Latin pop song from singer Enrique Iglesias, sung in English and Spanish. It was the debut single of Iglesias in the English-language market, and attained immense success, reaching the #1 spot in the Billboard Hot 100....
and Rhythm Divine
Rhythm Divine
"Rhythm Divine" is the title of the first single released by Enrique Iglesias from his first English language album Enrique. The track was written and produced by the same team who did his breakthrough single "Bailamos", Paul Barry, Mark Taylor and Brian Rawling...
), resulting in the new version being mid-tempo. The new version was released by Houston's label as the first single off her greatest-hits collection Whitney: The Greatest Hits
Whitney: The Greatest Hits
-International edition:-Whitney: The Unreleased Mixes:Whitney: The Unreleased Mixes is a limited-edition four-record vinyl set, containing eight full club versions of selected remixes found on the American release...
. For Iglesias, the song was the fourth single release from his album Enrique. It is also available on his compilation Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits (Enrique Iglesias album)
-Special edition :# "Bailamos" – 3:31# "Rhythm Divine" – 3:30# "Hero" – 4:23# "Escape" – 3:32# "Love to See You Cry" – 3:52# "Addicted" – 4:42...
released in 2008.
Chart performances
The song was extremely successful internationally, hitting #1 in several countries worldwide, including SwitzerlandSwitzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
. It also hit the top ten in many other countries, and attained Gold status in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, and Switzerland. It reached the top ten European chart. It had minor success in the US, reaching #52.
As of 2010, the song is Houston's last top-ten hit in Germany.
Track listings
UK CD- "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" (Metro mix)
- "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" (Tin Tin Out mix)
- "I'm Your Baby TonightI'm Your Baby TonightI'm Your Baby Tonight is the third studio album by American pop/R&B singer Whitney Houston; released by Arista Records on November 6, 1990. Following the run of this album, Houston continued to achieve widespread commercial success throughout the 1990s, venturing heavily into films—while...
" (Dronez mix)
Europe CD
- "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" (Metro Mix) — 3:55
- "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" (Original Version) — 4:21
- "Could I Have This Kiss Forever" (Tin Tin Out Remix Edit) — 3:38
- "If I Told You That" (Johnny Douglas mix) — 4:48
- "I'm Every Woman" (Clivilles and Cole mix) — 4:31
- "Queen of the Night" (CJ Mackintosh mix) - 5:19
Chart positions
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... ) |
12 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... ) |
8 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... ) |
8 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia Ultratop 40 Ultratop 40 singles, often just Ultratop 40, is the weekly chart of best-selling singles in Wallonia and Brussels Capital Region, the french-speaking parts of Belgium. Its equivalent covering the Flanders region is Ultratop 50. Both charts are produced and published by the Ultratop organization... ) |
5 |
| Canada (RPM Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.... ) |
8 |
| Europe (European Hot 100) | 1 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) | 17 |
| France (SNEP Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... ) |
16 |
| Germany (Media Control Charts Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... ) |
5 |
| Ireland (IRMA) | 8 |
| Italy (FIMI Federation of the Italian Music Industry The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy.... ) |
6 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... ) |
1 |
| New Zealand (RIANZ Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... ) |
7 |
| Norway (VG-lista VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... ) |
7 |
| Spain (AFYVE PROMUSICAE Spanish Music Producers is a trade group representing the Spanish recording industry... ) |
4 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... ) |
2 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) | 1 |
| U.K (UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... ) |
7 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
52 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2000) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 63 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart | 52 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart | 38 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 22 |
| French Singles Chart | 70 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 22 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 24 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 13 |
| U.S Adult Contemporary Singles | 13 |
Certifications
See also
- Dutch Top 40 number-one hits of 2000Dutch Top 40 number-one hits of 2000These hits topped the Dutch Top 40 in 2000 ....
- List of European number-one hits of 2000
- List of Swiss number-one hits of 2000
See also
- List of European number-one hits of 2000
- Dutch Top 40 number-one hits of 2000Dutch Top 40 number-one hits of 2000These hits topped the Dutch Top 40 in 2000 ....
- List of number-one hits of 2000 (Switzerland)
External links
- Could I Have This Kiss Forever at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...