One Little Kiss Explained

One Little Kiss (Never Killed Nobody)
Type:song
Artist:Jake Owen
Album:Days of Gold
Genre:Country
Producer:Joey Moi
One Little Kiss
Cover:Dallas Smith - One Little Kiss (Single cover).jpg
Type:single
Artist:Dallas Smith
Album:Side Effects
Producer:Joey Moi
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"One Little Kiss" is a country song written by Ashley Gorley, Jimmy Robbins, and Shane McAnally. It was originally recorded by American country singer Jake Owen for his 2013 studio album, Days of Gold, under the title "One Little Kiss (Never Killed Nobody)".[1] The song was covered by Canadian country rock artist Dallas Smith three years later with the abbreviated title of "One Little Kiss". Both recordings were produced by Joey Moi. Smith's version was released April 22, 2016 through 604 Records as the second single off his third studio album, Side Effects (2016).[2]

Reception

Critical

Corey Kelly of Canadian music blog Soundcheck Entertainment was complimentary of the song for both its "great production" and Smith's "kick ass voice." He also made note of its marketability to American country radio.[3]

Commercial

"One Little Kiss" debuted at number 93 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart dated May 14, 2016.[4] The song reached #1 on the iTunes Country singles chart and entered the Hot Canadian Digital Songs component chart at number 29 for the week of May 14, 2016.[5] [6] "One Little Kiss" entered the Canada Country airplay chart at number 30 and has since reached a peak position of 5. It was the most-played single on Canadian country radio by a Canadian artist in 2016 (and thirtieth overall).[7] [8]

Chart performance

Year end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Days of Gold - Jake Owen. AllMusic. All Media Network. 24 May 2016. Stephen Thomas Erlewine.
  2. Web site: One Little Kiss - Single by Dallas Smith. iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. 24 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160524160151/https://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/one-little-kiss-single/id1101414172. May 24, 2016.
  3. News: Kelly. Corey. Barn Burners - April 29th. 24 May 2016. Soundcheck Entertainment. April 29, 2016.
  4. Web site: Canada Singles Top 100 (May 14, 2016). aCharts.co / Billboard. May 24, 2016.
  5. News: Press Release . Smith Makes Urban Connection . May 24, 2016. The Music Express. April 28, 2016.
  6. Web site: Chart Search. Billboard Hot Canadian Digital Songs for Dallas Smith. May 24, 2016.
  7. Web site: Nielsen 2016: Dallas Smith Top Canadian Artist and Top Song. Dallas Smith. December 30, 2016. December 23, 2016.
  8. Web site: Billboard Canada's Top 50 of 2016 at Country Radio. Music Canada. December 30, 2016. December 22, 2016.