Kiss Me (Tin Tin song)

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"Kiss Me"
Single by Tin Tin
B-side "Love's Duet"
Released 1982
Format 7" and 12" vinyl single
Recorded 1982
Genre Synthpop, new wave
Label WEA/Sire
Writer(s) Tin Tin
Producer(s) Bob Lamb
Tin Tin singles chronology
"Kiss Me"
(1982)		 "Hold It"
(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. The single peaked at number 155 on the UK Singles Chart and was in 1983 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 made its debut at number 22 in the UK singles chart and 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 book Song of Songs.

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 Memory & Desire: 30 Years in the Wilderness, released in 2009 by Universal Records.

Robbie Williams version

"Kiss Me"
Single by Robbie Williams
from the album Rudebox
Released 10 October 2006
Format Digital download
Recorded 2006
Genre Dance, Eurodance
Length 3:16
Label EMI
Producer(s) Joey Negro
Robbie Williams singles chronology
"Rudebox"
(2006)		 "Kiss Me"
(2006)		 "Lovelight"
(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.[1] This version was also once featured as the Free Download of the Week on the American version of iTunes.

Charts

Tin Tin 1982–1983 versions

Chart Peak position
UK Singles[citation needed] 155
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[2]
1983 Sire release w/François Kevorkian remix[3]		 13
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4]
unknown version charting in February 1984		 78

Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy 1985 version

This is the version produced by Froome & Jeczalik.

Chart Peak position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[5]
Silver certified by BPI March 1985		 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 5
France (SNEP)[7] 10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 11
Belgium[citation needed] 16

Robbie Williams version

Chart (2006) Peak
Norwegian Singles Chart 13
Swedish Singles Chart 56

References

  1. ↑ Norwegian Charts
  2. ↑ Illegal name entered Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy/Stephen+%22Tin+Tin%22+Duffy/chart?f=359 "Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy – Chart history" Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs for Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy.
  3. ↑ As of April 2012, the Billboard website doesn't show the chart info for this single, but it can be seen in the actual magazine's charts in March/April 1983 [1].
  4. ↑ "Tin Tin: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
  5. ↑ "Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
  6. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Stephen Tintin Duffy search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  7. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy – Kiss Me" (in French). Les classement single.
  8. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy – Kiss Me". Singles Top 60.

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