The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)
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"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" is a song written by Rudy Clark
. The song was made a hit when recorded by Betty Everett
, who hit #1 on the Cashbox magazine R&B charts with it in 1964. Recorded by dozens of artists and groups around the world in the decades since, the song became an international hit when remade by Cher
in 1991.
-based Vee-Jay Records
, found "It's in His Kiss" while visiting New York City
in search of material for the Vee-Jay roster which included Betty Everett
. After Everett had a hit with another song Calvin Carter brought back from New York City, "You're No Good
", Calvin Carter suggested Everett cut "It's in His Kiss" as the follow-up single. Everett — who found the song puerile — reluctantly agreed. The accompanying vocals on Everett's recording were provided by Vee-Jay session regulars the Opals, who were four teenage girls from East Chicago, Indiana
.
Dave Marsh
in his book The Heart of Rock and Soul opines that Betty Everett's version, "while [credited] as a solo performance is one of the finest girl group hits, undoubtedly the best one made outside the genre's New York City
/Philadelphia/Los Angeles
"axis"".
In fact the song was rejected on behalf of the premier girl group of the early '60s, the New York-based Shirelles
and was first recorded in New York City by Merry Clayton
with vocal accompaniment by the Blossoms
; produced by Jack Nitzsche
and entitled "It's in His Kiss", Clayton's version was released in June 1963 on Capitol
with no noticeable result.
Another version of "It's in His Kiss" by Los Angeles-based vocalist Ramona King (produced by Joe Saraceno
and Jerry Riopelle
) was released on Warner Brothers
in January 1964, the week prior to the release of Everett's version. Although Everett's single was more likely to receive airplay due to her being an established hitmaker (with "You're No Good
"), Vee-Jay feared losing sales to the King version and opted to distinguish Everett's version by issuing it under the title "The Shoop Shoop Song" referring to the song's background vocals. "The Shoop Shoop Song" became the second biggest, though perhaps most memorable, hit of Everett's career, reaching #6 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B Singles charts in April 1964. Everett's "The Shoop Shoop Song" was also a #1 R&B hit according to Cash Box.
The Everett version was initially overlooked in the UK in 1964 although Everett's minor 1965 U.S. hit "Getting Mighty Crowded" (#65) would reach #29 UK. In 1968 UK label President Records reissued both songs on one single, with "The Shoop Shoop Song" as the A-side, and this release hit the UK Top 40, peaking at #34.
— with Mike Pender on lead — who cut the song as "It's in Her Kiss" for their April 1964 album release It's the Searchers. The song — similarly entitled — was subsequently recorded by the Hollies
and the Swinging Blue Jeans
while "Britgirls" Helen Shapiro
, Lulu
and Sandie Shaw
all recorded "It's in His Kiss", though none of these versions was released as a single.
In 1974 the song was covered by Australian band the Bootleg Family Band. "The Shoop Shoop Song" was a top 5 hit for the band who later on became known as Avalanche.
"The Shoop Shoop Song" first became a major UK hit in 1975 via a disco
version by Linda Lewis
produced by Bert de Couteaux and Tony Silvester and featuring Luther Vandross
as a background vocalist. Entitled "It's in His Kiss" — despite containing a variant of the "shoop shoop" background vocal — Lewis' version reached #6.
Kate Taylor
had her one chart single in the U.S. (#49) with a 1977 acoustic remake of "It's in His Kiss"; the counter vocal was by James Taylor
who produced (with Lew Hahn). Linda Ronstadt
had planned to cut a remake of "The Shoop Shoop Song" with Nicolette Larson
; this idea was abandoned but Ronstadt and Phoebe Snow performed the song live on a 1979 episode of Saturday Night Live
. (Ronstadt also sang the song solo during her 1980 appearance on The Muppet Show.)
The Swinging Blue Jeans hit #3 in the UK with their cover of Betty Everett's previous single to "The Shoop Shoop Song", "You're No Good", but the group's version of "It's in Her Kiss" was unreleased until 1998 when it was included on the At Abbey Road compilation.
Other versions of "The Shoop Shoop Song" have been cut by Aretha Franklin
, Vonda Shepard
, The Chipettes
, The Supremes
, and (as "It's in Her Kiss") by The Newbeats
and The Nylons
.
in which it played under the closing credits, and the single's U.S. release coincided with the November release of the film. The lackluster box office performance of Mermaids was mirrored by the chart performance of "The Shoop Shoop Song" single, which peaked at #33 in January 1991, signaling the end of the hit-streak Cher had enjoyed in the U.S. since 1987.
The lack of American enthusiasm for Cher's "The Shoop Shoop Song" led to another cut, her remake of Barbara Lewis
' "Baby I'm Yours", being the lead single from the Mermaids soundtrack in the UK and Continental Europe. However, after that song failed to become a hit — barely scraping the UK charts at #89 — "The Shoop Shoop Song" was issued as a single, backed with "Baby I'm Yours", and reached #1 on the UK chart of 4 May 1991, staying atop the chart for five weeks. Cher's first solo number one. Her last number one was back in 1965 with Sonny: "I Got You Babe
."
Cher's "The Shoop Shoop Song" was also a #1 hit in Austria, Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and Spain; the single achieved a #2 peak in Australia and Top Ten status in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland.
The success of the single in the UK and Continental Europe was reflected in its addition to Love Hurts
, her subsequent album, as released in those parts of the world, Australia and New Zealand. "The Shoop Shoop Song" was also included in the album's Canadian release but in the U.S. "The Shoop Shoop Song" was not available on a Cher album until the 1999 release of If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits
.
. The video features Cher
with Winona Ryder
and Christina Ricci
, who played her daughters in the film, in a music studio in the clothes and styles of the 1960s period of the film, clips of which are shown throughout. Near the end Cher and the girls are shown in an alley spray-painting a wall. When Mermaids quickly came and went from theaters a revised video was issued which deleted the clips from the film.
A brief music video of the original version appeared at the start of the special DTV Romancin'
, set to clips of kisses from Disney cartoons.
An episode of Tiny Toon Adventures
also featured an animated music video of the original version, with Babs Bunny lip-syncing to the song.
U.S. Promo CD
Official versions
Rudy Clark
Rudy Clark is an American songwriter about whom little biographical information seems to be known. Supposedly a former mail carrier hailing from New York City, he was most active from the early 1960s through the early 1970s...
. The song was made a hit when recorded by Betty Everett
Betty Everett
Betty Everett was an African-American soul singer and pianist, best known for her biggest hit single, the million-selling "The Shoop Shoop Song ".-Early career:...
, who hit #1 on the Cashbox magazine R&B charts with it in 1964. Recorded by dozens of artists and groups around the world in the decades since, the song became an international hit when remade by Cher
Cher
Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...
in 1991.
Betty Everett hit, Merry Clayton original and Ramona King single
Calvin Carter, the chief A&R man for the ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
-based Vee-Jay Records
Vee-Jay Records
Vee-Jay Records is a record label founded in the 1950s, specializing in blues, jazz, rhythm and blues and rock and roll. It was owned and operated by African Americans.-History:...
, found "It's in His Kiss" while visiting New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
in search of material for the Vee-Jay roster which included Betty Everett
Betty Everett
Betty Everett was an African-American soul singer and pianist, best known for her biggest hit single, the million-selling "The Shoop Shoop Song ".-Early career:...
. After Everett had a hit with another song Calvin Carter brought back from New York City, "You're No Good
You're No Good
"You're No Good" is a song written by Clint Ballard, Jr. which first charted for Betty Everett in 1963 and in 1975 was a #1 hit for Linda Ronstadt....
", Calvin Carter suggested Everett cut "It's in His Kiss" as the follow-up single. Everett — who found the song puerile — reluctantly agreed. The accompanying vocals on Everett's recording were provided by Vee-Jay session regulars the Opals, who were four teenage girls from East Chicago, Indiana
East Chicago, Indiana
East Chicago is a city in Lake County, Indiana. The population was 29,698 at the 2010 census.-Geography:East Chicago is located at ....
.
Dave Marsh
Dave Marsh
Dave Marsh is an American music critic, author, editor and radio talk show host. He was a formative editor of Creem magazine, has written for various publications such as Newsday, The Village Voice, and Rolling Stone, and has published numerous books about music and musicians, mostly focused on...
in his book The Heart of Rock and Soul opines that Betty Everett's version, "while [credited] as a solo performance is one of the finest girl group hits, undoubtedly the best one made outside the genre's New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
/Philadelphia/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...
"axis"".
In fact the song was rejected on behalf of the premier girl group of the early '60s, the New York-based Shirelles
The Shirelles
The Shirelles were an African-American girl group that achieved popularity in the early 1960s. They consisted of schoolmates Shirley Owens , Doris Coley , Addie "Micki" Harris , and Beverly Lee...
and was first recorded in New York City by Merry Clayton
Merry Clayton
Merry Clayton is an American soul and gospel singer , and an actress...
with vocal accompaniment by the Blossoms
The Blossoms
The Blossoms were a backing group from California. They had a recording career in their own right and were to the American West Coast what The Sweet Inspirations were to the East Coast and The Andantes were for Motown.-Early years:...
; produced by Jack Nitzsche
Jack Nitzsche
Bernard Alfred "Jack" Nitzsche was an arranger, producer, songwriter, and film score composer. He first came to prominence in the late 1950s as the right-hand-man of producer Phil Spector, and went on to work with the Rolling Stones, Neil Young and others...
and entitled "It's in His Kiss", Clayton's version was released in June 1963 on Capitol
Capitol Records
Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
with no noticeable result.
Another version of "It's in His Kiss" by Los Angeles-based vocalist Ramona King (produced by Joe Saraceno
Joe Saraceno
Joe Saraceno is an American record producer. He was the producer of The Ventures and The Marketts, as well as other notable musical artists....
and Jerry Riopelle
Jerry Riopelle
Jerry Riopelle is a musician and record producer raised in Tampa, Florida, and known primarily for his hard rock performances and for his record production.- Early career :...
) was released on Warner Brothers
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
in January 1964, the week prior to the release of Everett's version. Although Everett's single was more likely to receive airplay due to her being an established hitmaker (with "You're No Good
You're No Good
"You're No Good" is a song written by Clint Ballard, Jr. which first charted for Betty Everett in 1963 and in 1975 was a #1 hit for Linda Ronstadt....
"), Vee-Jay feared losing sales to the King version and opted to distinguish Everett's version by issuing it under the title "The Shoop Shoop Song" referring to the song's background vocals. "The Shoop Shoop Song" became the second biggest, though perhaps most memorable, hit of Everett's career, reaching #6 on both the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B Singles charts in April 1964. Everett's "The Shoop Shoop Song" was also a #1 R&B hit according to Cash Box.
The Everett version was initially overlooked in the UK in 1964 although Everett's minor 1965 U.S. hit "Getting Mighty Crowded" (#65) would reach #29 UK. In 1968 UK label President Records reissued both songs on one single, with "The Shoop Shoop Song" as the A-side, and this release hit the UK Top 40, peaking at #34.
1960s and 1970s covers
"The Shoop Shoop Song" had its first significant UK profile performed by a male act, the SearchersThe Searchers (band)
The Searchers are an English beat group, who emerged as part of the 1960s Merseybeat scene along with The Beatles, The Fourmost, The Merseybeats, The Swinging Blue Jeans, and Gerry & The Pacemakers....
— with Mike Pender on lead — who cut the song as "It's in Her Kiss" for their April 1964 album release It's the Searchers. The song — similarly entitled — was subsequently recorded by the Hollies
The Hollies
The Hollies are an English pop and rock group, formed in Manchester in the early 1960s, though most of the band members are from throughout East Lancashire. Known for their distinctive vocal harmony style, they became one of the leading British groups of the 1960s and 1970s...
and the Swinging Blue Jeans
The Swinging Blue Jeans
The Swinging Blue Jeans were a four piece 1960s British Merseybeat band, best known for their hit singles with the HMV label; "Hippy Hippy Shake", the follow-up, Little Richard's "Good Golly Miss Molly", and "You're No Good", a Clint Ballard song that provided a change of pace and furnished the...
while "Britgirls" Helen Shapiro
Helen Shapiro
Helen Kate Shapiro is an English singer and actress. She is best known for her 1960s UK chart toppers, "You Don't Know" and "Walkin' Back to Happiness".-Early life:...
, Lulu
Lulu (singer)
Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE , best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, actress, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through to the present day...
and Sandie Shaw
Sandie Shaw
Sandie Shaw is an English pop singer, who was one of the most successful British female singers of the 1960s. In 1967 she was the first UK act to win the Eurovision Song Contest...
all recorded "It's in His Kiss", though none of these versions was released as a single.
In 1974 the song was covered by Australian band the Bootleg Family Band. "The Shoop Shoop Song" was a top 5 hit for the band who later on became known as Avalanche.
"The Shoop Shoop Song" first became a major UK hit in 1975 via a disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
version by Linda Lewis
Linda Lewis
Linda Lewis is an English vocalist, songwriter and Guitarist. Lewis is the oldest of six children two of whom also had singing careers...
produced by Bert de Couteaux and Tony Silvester and featuring Luther Vandross
Luther Vandross
Luther Ronzoni Vandross was an American singer-songwriter and record producer. During his career, Vandross sold over twenty-five million albums and won eight Grammy Awards including Best Male R&B Vocal Performance four times...
as a background vocalist. Entitled "It's in His Kiss" — despite containing a variant of the "shoop shoop" background vocal — Lewis' version reached #6.
Kate Taylor
Kate Taylor
Kate Taylor is an American folk singer, originally from Boston, Massachusetts.-Biography:Kate was born in Boston and grew up with her four brothers in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where her father was Dean of the medical school at the University of North Carolina...
had her one chart single in the U.S. (#49) with a 1977 acoustic remake of "It's in His Kiss"; the counter vocal was by James Taylor
James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
who produced (with Lew Hahn). Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt
Linda Ronstadt is an American popular music recording artist. She has earned eleven Grammy Awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, an Emmy Award, an ALMA Award, numerous United States and internationally certified gold, platinum and multiplatinum albums, in addition to Tony Award and Golden...
had planned to cut a remake of "The Shoop Shoop Song" with Nicolette Larson
Nicolette Larson
Nicolette Larson was an American pop singer. She is perhaps best known for her work in the late 1970s with Neil Young, as well as her 1978 cover of Young's "Lotta Love". The song, her debut single, was a Number One Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks hit and #8 pop hit that year...
; this idea was abandoned but Ronstadt and Phoebe Snow performed the song live on a 1979 episode of Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
. (Ronstadt also sang the song solo during her 1980 appearance on The Muppet Show.)
The Swinging Blue Jeans hit #3 in the UK with their cover of Betty Everett's previous single to "The Shoop Shoop Song", "You're No Good", but the group's version of "It's in Her Kiss" was unreleased until 1998 when it was included on the At Abbey Road compilation.
Other versions of "The Shoop Shoop Song" have been cut by Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Although known for her soul recordings and referred to as The Queen of Soul, Franklin is also adept at jazz, blues, R&B, gospel music, and rock. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her atop its list of The Greatest Singers of All...
, Vonda Shepard
Vonda Shepard
Vonda Shepard is an American pop/rock singer. She appeared as a regular in the television show Ally McBeal from seasons 1-5 in which she played a resident performer at the bar where the show's characters drank after work. She plays piano, guitar, and bass.-Biography:Vonda Shepard was born in New...
, The Chipettes
The Chipettes
The Chipettes are a fictional group of anthropomorphic chipmunk singers first appearing on the cartoon series Alvin and the Chipmunks in 1983. In this and related materials, the Chipettes served as female featured characters in their own right, starring in numerous episodes...
, The Supremes
The Supremes
The Supremes, an American female singing group, were the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.Originally founded as The Primettes in Detroit, Michigan, in 1959, The Supremes' repertoire included doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway show tunes, psychedelic soul, and disco...
, and (as "It's in Her Kiss") by The Newbeats
The Newbeats
The Newbeats were a popular music vocal trio, best known for their 1964 hit, "Bread and Butter", which was released on the Hickory Records label.-Members:The group's members were:*Larry Henley...
and The Nylons
The Nylons
The Nylons are an a cappella group founded in 1978 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Best known for their covers of The Turtles' "Happy Together", Steam's "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye", and The Tokens' version of the traditional "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"....
.
Cher version
Cher's remake was cut for the soundtrack of her 1990 film MermaidsMermaids (film)
Mermaids is a 1990 comedy-drama film directed by Richard Benjamin and starring Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder , and Christina Ricci in her first film role...
in which it played under the closing credits, and the single's U.S. release coincided with the November release of the film. The lackluster box office performance of Mermaids was mirrored by the chart performance of "The Shoop Shoop Song" single, which peaked at #33 in January 1991, signaling the end of the hit-streak Cher had enjoyed in the U.S. since 1987.
The lack of American enthusiasm for Cher's "The Shoop Shoop Song" led to another cut, her remake of Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis
Barbara Lewis , is an American singer and songwriter whose smooth style influenced rhythm and blues.-Career:Lewis was born in Salem, near Ann Arbor, Michigan...
' "Baby I'm Yours", being the lead single from the Mermaids soundtrack in the UK and Continental Europe. However, after that song failed to become a hit — barely scraping the UK charts at #89 — "The Shoop Shoop Song" was issued as a single, backed with "Baby I'm Yours", and reached #1 on the UK chart of 4 May 1991, staying atop the chart for five weeks. Cher's first solo number one. Her last number one was back in 1965 with Sonny: "I Got You Babe
I Got You Babe
"I Got You Babe" is a 1965 #1 single by American pop music duo Sonny & Cher.-Background and composition:Sonny Bono, a songwriter and record producer for Phil Spector, wrote the lyrics to and composed the music of the song for himself and his then-wife, Cher, late at night in their basement. Session...
."
Cher's "The Shoop Shoop Song" was also a #1 hit in Austria, Republic of Ireland, New Zealand, Norway and Spain; the single achieved a #2 peak in Australia and Top Ten status in Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland.
The success of the single in the UK and Continental Europe was reflected in its addition to Love Hurts
Love Hurts (Cher album)
Love Hurts is the twenty-first studio album by American singer-actress Cher, released on June 11, 1991 by Geffen Records. The RIAA certified it Gold on August 27, 1991. It is the final studio album with the record label Geffen...
, her subsequent album, as released in those parts of the world, Australia and New Zealand. "The Shoop Shoop Song" was also included in the album's Canadian release but in the U.S. "The Shoop Shoop Song" was not available on a Cher album until the 1999 release of If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits
If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits
-Production:*Producer: Michael Bolton*Producer: Bob Esty*Producer: Snuff Garrett* Liner Notes: Mike Khouri-Weekly charts:-Certifications and sales:-External links:**...
.
Weekly Charts
| Chart (1990/1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... Singles Chart |
4 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Belgian Singles Chart | 2 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 21 |
| Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart | 4 |
| 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... |
5 |
| European Singles Chart | 1 |
| French Singles Chart | 3 |
| German Singles Chart | 3 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 1 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 3 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Spanish Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 10 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 4 |
| 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 ... |
1 |
| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| 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... |
33 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales Hot 100 Singles Sales The Hot Singles Sales chart is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It measures sales of commercial singles and is one of three component charts, along with the Hot 100 Airplay and the Hot Digital Songs, that determine the chart positions of singles on the... |
23 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales Hot Dance Singles Sales Hot Dance Singles Sales is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States, established in 1985. It measures the sale of commercially released singles that deal with dance music and remixes... |
50 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
7 |
Annual Charts
| Chart (1991) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 10 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 3 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 44 |
| German Singles Chart | 7 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 7 |
| UK Singles Chart | 3 |
All-Time Charts
| Country | Position |
|---|---|
| Norway | 67 |
Certifications
| Country | Providers | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | IFPI IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... |
Gold |
Music video
The original video for "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" was made to promote the movie MermaidsMermaids (film)
Mermaids is a 1990 comedy-drama film directed by Richard Benjamin and starring Cher, Bob Hoskins, Winona Ryder , and Christina Ricci in her first film role...
. The video features Cher
Cher
Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...
with Winona Ryder
Winona Ryder
Winona Ryder is an American actress. She made her film debut in the 1986 film Lucas. Ryder's first significant role came in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice as a goth teenager, which won her critical and commercial recognition...
and Christina Ricci
Christina Ricci
Christina Ricci is an American actress. Ricci received initial recognition and praise as a child star for her performance as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family and Addams Family Values , and her role as Kat Harvey in Casper...
, who played her daughters in the film, in a music studio in the clothes and styles of the 1960s period of the film, clips of which are shown throughout. Near the end Cher and the girls are shown in an alley spray-painting a wall. When Mermaids quickly came and went from theaters a revised video was issued which deleted the clips from the film.
A brief music video of the original version appeared at the start of the special DTV Romancin'
D-TV
D-TV was a series of music videos created by Walt Disney Productions in 1984 using popular music and video footage from Disney videos, mostly cartoons, created out of the trend of music videos on cable channel MTV, which inspired the name of this series...
, set to clips of kisses from Disney cartoons.
An episode of Tiny Toon Adventures
Tiny Toon Adventures
Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures, usually referred to as Tiny Toon Adventures or simply Tiny Toons, is an American animated television series created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. It began production as a result of Warner Bros....
also featured an animated music video of the original version, with Babs Bunny lip-syncing to the song.
Formats and track listings
World wide CD Single- The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) [2:51]
- Baby I'm Yours
- We All Sleep Alone
U.S. Promo CD
- The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) [2:51]
Official versions
- Obsession Mix (8:21)
- Crush Mix (8:19)
- Ventura Party Dub (6:45)
- Ventura Radio Edit (4:03)
- Ventura Party Mix (6:31)
Live Performances
Cher performed the song on the following concert tours:- Love Hurts TourLove Hurts TourThe Love Hurts Tour was the third concert tour by American recording artist Cher. The tour supported her twenty first studio album, Love Hurts and the soundtrack, Mermaids. The tour reached Europe and North America...
- Do You Believe? TourDo You Believe? TourThe Do You Believe? Tour, sometimes also known as The Believe Tour, was Cher’s third solo concert tour. The tour which took place in 1999 and 2000, was used to promote her album Believe.-History:...
- The Farewell TourLiving Proof: The Farewell TourLiving Proof: The Farewell Tour is the seventh concert tour by American singer, Cher. The tour supported her twenty-fourth studio album, Living Proof and eleventh compilation album, The Very Best of Cher...
(2002–2005) - Cher at the ColosseumCher at the Colosseum'Cher at the Colosseum was a series of concerts by Cher at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada. For the three years engagement, Cher received $180 million. Performing at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, the first show occurred on May 6, 2008 and the last show was on February 5, 2011...
(removed during the second leg)