Kiss (Prince song)

"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 (1986), 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.

"Kiss"
US 7-inch single
Single by Prince and the Revolution
from the album Parade
B-side"♥ or $"
ReleasedFebruary 5, 1986 (1986-02-05)
RecordedApril 27–28, 1985
StudioSunset Sound, Hollywood
Genre
Length
  • 3:38 (album version)
  • 3:46 (single/video version)
  • 7:16 (extended version)
Label
  • Paisley Park
  • Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Prince
Producer(s)Prince
Prince and the Revolution singles chronology
"America"
(1985)		 "Kiss"
(1986)		 "Mountains"
(1986)
Music video
"Kiss" on YouTube

The song is ranked 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. NME ranked the song at No. 4 in their list of The 150 Greatest Singles of All Time, and voted "Kiss" the best single of 1986.

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.

Age of Chance and Art of Noise also released versions of the song that were critical and chart successes.

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