Kiss
{{song|
|song name = Kiss
|album image =
from the album Parade
|single image =
single art for Kiss
|performer = Prince and the Revolution
|first released = 5 February 1986 - Kiss single
|album(s) = Parade
The Hits 2
The Hits / The B-Sides
The Very Best Of Prince
Ultimate
Prince 4ever
|writer(s) = Prince (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
|producer(s) = Prince and David Z. Rivkin (credited to Prince and the Revolution)
|previous song = Killin' At The Soda Shop
|next song = Kiss Me Quick
|introduction = Kiss is the tenth track on Prince's eighth album Parade, the third to be credited to Prince and the Revolution, and, seven weeks before the album's release, Kiss was released as the album's first single worldwide. The single version contained a fade-out which was edited off the album version (to allow the song to segue directly into Anotherloverholenyohead). The song also featured in the movie Under The Cherry Moon.
In 1993, the single version was included as the eleventh track on The Hits 2 (also included as the second disc of The Hits / The B-Sides).
In 2001, the single version was included as the ninth track on The Very Best Of Prince.
In 2006, the extended version was included as the seventh track on the second disc of Ultimate.
Recording process
Initial tracking took place on 28 April 1985 at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA. The song was recorded initially by Prince as an acoustic blues-style demo for Mazarati, who were working in the studio next to Prince, with David Z. Rivkin and Brown Mark.
Prince returned the following morning, and heard the version that Mazarati had recorded, which had transformed the song into a funk number. Prince instantly reclaimed the song, and worked on it further - he omitted a bass guitar part and the guitar solo and added the signature lick. Sir Casey Terry's vocals were also replaced with his own in a higher octave, but otherwise kept the original recording.
While David Z. Rivkin is credited with the track's arrangement, therefore, he is more accurately an uncredited producer on the track. The song did not appear on the first sequence of Parade, compiled on 1 May 1985, but was included on the final configuration.
Of note is that this track is the only track on Parade for which Clare Fischer was not asked to arrange orchestration. |recording info = |- align="left" |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|28 April 1985 |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Demo |- align="left" |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|28 April 1985 |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Mazarati recording (no Prince input) |- align="left" |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|29 April 1985 |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA, USA |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Prince overdubs and additional work |- align="left" |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Summer 1985 - early 1986 |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Unknown studio |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Additional work and recording creating extended version |- align="left" |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|2006 (assumed) |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA (assumed) |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Initial tracking of 'Versace Experience' version |recording personnel =
- Prince - all vocals and instruments, except where noted
- Tony Christian - background vocals (as Mazarati)
- Craig "Screamer" Powell- background vocals (as Mazarati)
- Jerome "Romeo" Cox - background vocals (as Mazarati)
- Marr Starr - background vocals (as Mazarati), keyboards (uncredited)
- Aaron Paul "Ace" Keith - background vocals (as Mazarati), keyboards (uncredited)
- Kevin "Blondie Patricks - drums (uncredited)
- Jill Jones - dialogue on extended version
'Versace Experience' version
- Prince - all vocal and instruments (assumed)
|released versions =
Title | Length | Released | Version | Additional info |
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Kiss | 3:38 | Parade The Crown Jewels promo |
Studio | |
Kiss (single version) | 3:45 | Kiss single The Story So Far... promotional album |
Alternate | Includes fade-out solo guitar, edited out for inclusion on Parade |
Kiss (Extended Version) | 7:15 | Kiss single |
Extended Version | |
Kiss (Instrumental) | 4:25 | Interactive CD-ROM | Instrumental | Instrumental version played in "karaoke" room of the game, containing additional instrumental sections edited out from released vocal version |
Kiss | 3:48 | NPG Ahdio Show # 9 mp3 (not available as a separate track) | Live | 26 March 1993, Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY, USA |
|sampled in = |- |style="color:#AB3E00" |Sampled, Referred to, Quoted in...
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Title | Length | Released | Version | Additional info |
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Partyman (The Purple Party Mix) | 6:02 | Partyman single | Remix | Remix by Femi Jiya and Prince; Includes sampled clips of Sexy Dancer, I Wanna Be Your Lover, Head, Partyup, Let's Work, 1999, Raspberry Beret, Erotic City, Kiss, U Got The Look, Housequake and Alphabet St. |
Partyman (The Purple Party Mix) | 5:58 | The Scandalous Sex Suite EP | Remix edit | As above, missing The Joker's opening dialogue |
Purple Medley | 11:03 | Purple Medley single | Studio medley | See Purple Medley for more details |
Purple Medley (Edit) | 3:14 | Purple Medley single | Edit | See Purple Medley for more details |
The Greatest Romance Ever Sold (Jason Nevins Dub) | 5:44 | The Greatest Romance Ever Sold promo | Remix | Remix by Jason Nevins; includes sample of Kiss |
The Greatest Romance Ever Sold (Jason Nevins Extended Remix / Vocal) | 6:41 | The Greatest Romance Ever Sold single | Remix | Remix by Jason Nevins; includes sample of Kiss |
The Greatest Romance Ever Sold (Jason Nevins Instrumental) | 6:39 | The Greatest Romance Ever Sold promo | Remix | Remix by Jason Nevins; instrumental version of Jason Nevins Extended Remix / Vocal; includes sample of Kiss |
The Greatest Romance Ever Sold (Jason Nevins Remix Edit) | 3:53 | The Greatest Romance Ever Sold single | Remix edit | Remix by Jason Nevins; includes sample of Kiss |
The Greatest Romance Ever Sold (Jason Nevins Romance Beats) | 5:39 | The Greatest Romance Ever Sold promo | Remix | Remix by Jason Nevins; includes sample of Kiss |
Musicology | 4:26 | Musicology | Studio | Brief clip heard 'on radio' during segue following Musicology |
Stare | 3:44 | Spotify stream | Studio | Includes sample of Kiss and interpolation of Sexy Dancer |
|video versions = |- |style="color:#AB3E00" |Video Versions
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Title | Length | Released | Version | Additional info |
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Kiss | T.B.C. | The Hits Video Collection VHS/DVD |
Live promo video | See Kiss video for more details |
Kiss | T.B.C. | Lovesexy Live 1 VHS | Live | 9 September 1988, Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, West Germany |
Kiss | 1:00 | Interactive CD-ROM | Live | 31 August 1990, Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム), Tokyo, Japan; clip only |
Kiss | T.B.C. | Rave Un2 The Year 2000 VHS/DVD | Live | 18 December 1999, Paisley Park, Chanhassen, MN, USA |
Kiss (Much Music) | 2:52 | NPG Music Club WMV download | Live TV performance | 28 July 2004 (mat.), MuchMoreMusic Live!, MuchMusic Studios at the CHUM-City Building, Toronto, ON, Canada; includes Knock On Wood intro |
|broadcasts, streaming = |- |style="color:#AB3E00" |Broadcasts/streaming (only)
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Title | Length | Released | Version | Additional info |
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Kiss | T.B.C. | Live concert TV broadcast | Live | 7 June 1986, Cobo Arena, Detroit, MI, USA |
Kiss | T.B.C. | Live concert radio broadcast | Live | 22 July 1990, Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain; includes I'm In The Mood interpolation |
Kiss | T.B.C. | Delayed concert TV broadcast | Live | 29 July 1990, Estadio Santa María del Mar, La Coruña, Spain |
Kiss | T.B.C. | Delayed concert TV broadcast | Live | 31 August 1990, Tokyo Dome (東京ドーム), Tokyo, Japan; includes I'm In The Mood interpolation |
Kiss | T.B.C. | Live performance TV broadcast | Live | 4 September 1991, Arsenio Hall Show, Paramount Studios, Hollywood, CA, USA |
Kiss | T.B.C. | Delayed performance TV broadcast | Live | 2 March 2004, The Ellen Degeneres Show, NBC Studios, Burbank, CA; includes Soul Man intro |
Kiss | T.B.C. | Delayed awards show performance TV broadcast | Live | 15 March 2004 19th Rock 'n' Roll Hall Of Fame induction ceremony, Waldorf Astoria, New York, NY, USA; includes Soul Man intro |
Kiss | T.B.C. | Live performance TV broadcast | Live | 28 July 2004 (mat.), MuchMoreMusic Live!, MuchMusic Studios at the CHUM-City Building, Toronto, ON, Canada; includes Knock On Wood intro; later available for download (see above) |
|unreleased versions = {{SongUnreleased| |unreleased versions =
Title | Version | Additional Info | ||||||||||||
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Kiss | Demo | Acoustic guitar demo by Prince | ||||||||||||
Kiss | Studio | Mazarati version used in Prince's final version | ||||||||||||
Kiss (Xtended Version) | Remix | Remix version offered as a choice for the Crystal Ball Volume II collection
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