Kiss Me (Tin Tin song) explained

Kiss Me
Type:single
Artist:Tin Tin
B-Side:Love's Duet
Released:1982
Recorded:1982
Label:WEA/Sire
Producer:Bob Lamb
Next Title:Hold It
Next Year:1982

"Kiss Me" is a song originally released in 1982 by the British band Tin Tin (sometimes written TinTin). The song was allegedly written within 24 hours after the band had signed a record deal with WEA Records. Released as the band's debut single, it failed to chart on the UK Singles Chart. In 1983, it was released on Sire Records in the U.S., where it made the Billboard dance chart. The lead singer and guitarist in Tin Tin, Stephen Duffy, later re-recorded the song twice and released it as a solo single using the name of Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy. The first re-recording was released as a single only in the West Midlands region in 1984. Another version was recorded in late 1984 and released as a single on 25 February 1985. This version peaked at number 4 in March, selling more than 250,000 copies within three weeks and thus being certified silver.

The chorus is based on a passage from the Biblical book Song of Songs.[1]

It was the last song to be played on BBC Radio 1s MW frequency in 1994, before the station became FM only.

A new version was included on Duffy's compilation album Memory & Desire: 30 Years in the Wilderness, released in 2009 by Universal Records.

Robbie Williams version

Kiss Me
Type:single
Artist:Robbie Williams
Album:Rudebox
Released:10 October 2006
Recorded:2006
Genre:Dance
Length:3:16
Label:EMI
Producer:Joey Negro
Prev Title:Rudebox
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:Lovelight
Next Year:2006

"Kiss Me" was later recorded by UK pop singer Robbie Williams for his 2006 album Rudebox. The producer of this version was Joey Negro. On 10 October 2006, Williams' version made its debut at number 13 on the Norwegian combined downloads and singles chart on downloads alone.[2] This version was also once featured as the Free Download of the Week on the American version of iTunes.

Charts

Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy 1985 version

This is the version produced by Froome & Jeczalik.

ChartPeak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 16
Belgium (Ultratop 50)[4] 15
Germany (GfK)[5] 26
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 18
UK Singles Chart[7] 4

Robbie Williams version

Notes and References

  1. Book: Song of Songs 1:2-7 Your lips cover me with kisses; your love is better than wine. There is a fragrance about you; the sound of your name recalls it. No woman could help loving you. Take me with you, and we'll run away; Good News Bible (GNB) Download The Bible App Now. en.
  2. http://www.norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Robbie+Williams&titel=Kiss+Me&cat=s Norwegian Charts
  3. Book: Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book. St Ives, NSW. 1993. 0-646-11917-6 .
  4. Web site: ultratop.be . nl. Ultratop. Hung Medien. ASP. 6 May 2017.
  5. Web site: germancharts.de/. de. Media Control. 6 May 2017.
  6. Web site: dutchcharts.nl . Hung Medien. MegaChartsformat=ASP. 6 May 2017.
  7. Web site: OfficialCharts.com . . 6 May 2017.