Kiss (song)
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In 1988 Art of Noise released a cover of the song, featuring Tom Jones
on vocals. The song became the band's biggest hit to that point, reaching number eighteen on the U.S. dance charts and number five on the UK Singles Chart, higher than the original in that country. The guitar and horns break in the middle of this cover musically references the themes to Dragnet
and Peter Gunn
(two songs the Art of Noise covered with much commercial success) as well as their own breakthrough hit, "Close (To the Edit)
" and "Paranoimia
", their 1986 collaboration with Max Headroom
. This cover was later included as part of an episode of the series Listed on MuchMoreMusic
, which was on the Top 20 cover songs. It can also be heard during the main title sequence of the movie "My Stepmother Is an Alien
". Tom Jones later recorded a version of the song for his 2003 Reloaded: Greatest Hits album.
12" Single
CD Single
Tom Jones (singer)
Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE , known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records...
on vocals. The song became the band's biggest hit to that point, reaching number eighteen on the U.S. dance charts and number five on the UK Singles Chart, higher than the original in that country. The guitar and horns break in the middle of this cover musically references the themes to Dragnet
Dragnet (series)
Dragnet is a radio and television crime drama about the cases of a dedicated Los Angeles police detective, Sergeant Joe Friday, and his partners...
and Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series which aired on the NBC and later ABC television networks from 1958 to 1961. The show's creator was Blake Edwards...
(two songs the Art of Noise covered with much commercial success) as well as their own breakthrough hit, "Close (To the Edit)
Close (to the Edit)
"Close " was a single by Art of Noise, released on various formats in May 1984. It was closely related to their earlier single "Beat Box", though the two tracks were developed as separate pieces from an early stage....
" and "Paranoimia
Paranoimia
"Paranoimia" is a song by English synthpop group Art of Noise released in 1986, from their album In Visible Silence.The song's better-known version was a version released as a single, featuring television character Max Headroom on vocals...
", their 1986 collaboration with Max Headroom
Max Headroom
Max Headroom may refer to:* Max Headroom , a fictional artificial intelligence, played by Matt Frewer* The Max Headroom Show, a 1985 music video TV show* Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future, a 1985 British cyberpunk television film...
. This cover was later included as part of an episode of the series Listed on MuchMoreMusic
MuchMoreMusic
MuchMore is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media, based at 299 Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario....
, which was on the Top 20 cover songs. It can also be heard during the main title sequence of the movie "My Stepmother Is an Alien
My Stepmother Is an Alien
My Stepmother Is An Alien is a 1988 comedy science fiction film produced by the Weintraub Entertainment Group for release through Columbia Pictures, directed by Richard Benjamin and starring Kim Basinger and Dan Aykroyd, with featured performances by Jon Lovitz and Alyson Hannigan.-Plot:Celeste is...
". Tom Jones later recorded a version of the song for his 2003 Reloaded: Greatest Hits album.
Track listings
7" Single- Kiss 3:30
- The Art Of Noise - E.F.L. 5:15
12" Single
- Kiss (The Battery Mix) 8:17
- Kiss (7" Version) 3:30
- The Art Of Noise - E.F.L. 5:15
CD Single
- Kiss (7" Version) 3:30
- The Art Of Noise - E.F.L. 5:15
- Kiss (The Battery Mix) 8:17
Charts
| Chart (1988/89) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 31 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 18 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 14 |
| UK Singles Chart | 5 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 8 |
| German Singles Chart | 16 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 4 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 11 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 6 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 8 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 5 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 1 |
| Australian Singles Chart | 8 |
Other Cover versions
- An early cover of the song was released in 1986 by Age of ChanceAge of ChanceAge of Chance were a British alternative rock-dance crossover band from Leeds, England active from 1985 to 1991. They were perhaps most known for their mutant metallic cover of Prince's "Kiss" which topped the UK Indie Chart in 1986, and peaked at #50 in the UK Singles Chart in January the...
. The single was accompanied by a video which received some airplay on MTVMTVMTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
in the United States, and reached #50 on the pop charts in the United Kingdom in early 1987. - The Ukulele Orchestra of Great BritainThe Ukulele Orchestra of Great BritainThe Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain is a musical ensemble featuring ukuleles in different registers and a bass ukulele .-History:...
has covered the song for their third album A Fist Ful Of Ukuleles in 1994 and included it in their best of album Top Notch from 2006. - GermanGermanyGermany , 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...
singer/band leader Max RaabeMax RaabeMax Raabe is a German singer. He is particularly noted as the founder and leader of the Palast Orchester....
and Palast Orchester covered in cabaretCabaretCabaret is a form, or place, of entertainment featuring comedy, song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue: a restaurant or nightclub with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables watching the performance, as introduced by a master of ceremonies or...
/big bandBig bandA big band is a type of musical ensemble associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately twelve to twenty-five musicians...
style for his 2001 album Super Hits. - The song was released as the first solo single from WWIII frontman, Mandy LionMandy LionMandy Lion is a heavy metal singer. He has sung for numerous bands, most notably World War Three . He is also the lead singer of the Mandy Lion Band....
in 2008. - The song is covered by Richard Thompson using acoustic guitar and percussion in his 1000 Years of Popular Music1000 Years of Popular Music1000 Years of Popular Music is a live album by Richard Thompson.The album was originally conceived after Thompson was ignored by Playboy magazine; initially meant simply as a list to be printed by the magazine, it was subsequently published into CD format. The songs comprising the tracklist cover a...
show and related live albums and DVD. - The song is covered by Tony DeSare on his "Last First Kiss" album.
- The song is performed live by WestlifeWestlifeWestlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...
on their The Greatest Hits TourThe Greatest Hits TourThe Unbreakable Tour is a concert tour of the Irish pop band Westlife which covered the UK and Europe in 2003. There were 62 tour dates, including a few outside concerts including their coming home concerts in their home towns of Dublin and Sligo...
. - GleeGlee (TV series)Glee is an American musical comedy-drama television series that airs on Fox in the United States, and on GlobalTV in Canada. It focuses on the high school glee club New Directions competing on the show choir competition circuit, while its members deal with relationships, sexuality and social issues...
is covered this song on their 37th episode SexySexy (Glee)"Sexy" is the fifteenth episode of the second season of the American television series Glee, and the 37th overall. It was written by Brad Falchuk, directed by Ryan Murphy, and premiered on Fox on March 8, 2011. This episode mainly revolves around the topics of sex and adolescent sexuality...
. - At the 2011 CMT Music AwardsCMT Music AwardsThe CMT Music Awards is a fan-voted awards show for country music videos and television performances. The awards ceremony is held every year in Nashville, Tennessee, and broadcast live on CMT. Voting takes place on CMT's website, CMT.com.-History:...
, Lady AntebellumLady AntebellumLady Antebellum is an American country pop music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2006. The trio is composed of Charles Kelley , Dave Haywood and Hillary Scott .The group made its debut in 2007 as guest vocalists on Jim Brickman's single "Never Alone", before signing to Capitol...
performed the song after their original song Just a KissJust a Kiss"Just a Kiss" is a song by American country music group Lady Antebellum. It was released on May 2, 2011, by Capitol Records, as the lead single from the band's third studio album, Own the Night . Dallas Davidson collaborated with band members Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood to write...
. - A remix of the track by DJ Z-TripDJ Z-TripZach Sciacca, better known as Z-Trip, is an American DJ and producer. He is best known as a pioneer of the mashup movement.A Phoenix, Arizona native, who now resides in Los Angeles, California, he was known early in his career for performing with the Bombshelter DJs . He became widely known when...
was unofficially released with raps by MursMursMurs may refer to:*Murs , American rapper*Multi-Use Radio ServiceFrench communes*Murs, Indre*Murs, Vaucluse*Murs-et-Gélignieux, Ain département*Mûrs-Erigné, Maine-et-Loire département...
.
External links
- http://www.myspace.com/100mhpThe original demo, with MazaratiMazaratiMazarati was an American R&B band formed in the mid-1980s by former Prince and The Revolution bassist Brown Mark. Originally hailing from Minneapolis, they are now defunct as a group. The band's sole hit was a song called "100 MPH", which was written and co-produced by Prince.-Debut at Paisley...
's vocals can be heard at the group's official] MySpaceMySpaceMyspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....