He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)
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"He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss)" is a controversial 1962 pop song, most famously recorded by the Crystals, that explores themes of domestic abuse in a disturbing and ironic manner.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| He Hit Me (And It Felt Like a Kiss) canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Brill Building pop ⓘ |
| bSide | No One Ever Tells You ⓘ |
| chartPerformance | commercial failure ⓘ |
| composer | Carole King ⓘ |
| controversy | depiction of domestic abuse as proof of love ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coveredBy |
Grizzly Bear
ⓘ
Hole ⓘ Spiritualized ⓘ The Motels ⓘ The Raveonettes ⓘ The Vaselines ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely condemned for apparent endorsement of abuse ⓘ |
| describedAs |
controversial
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disturbing ⓘ ironic ⓘ |
| firstReleaseFormat | 7-inch single ⓘ |
| genre |
baroque pop
ⓘ
girl group ⓘ pop ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
frequently cited in discussions of problematic pop lyrics
ⓘ
used as an example of 1960s attitudes toward domestic abuse ⓘ |
| hasNotableLyric | He hit me and it felt like a kiss ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abusive relationships
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domestic violence ⓘ emotional manipulation ⓘ romantic obsession ⓘ |
| hasTitlePhrase | And It Felt Like a Kiss ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | relationship of Little Eva with her boyfriend ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterReception | often interpreted as a critique of abusive relationships ⓘ |
| length | 2:31 ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| originallyPerformedBy | The Crystals ⓘ |
| partOf |
Wall of Sound
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surface form:
Phil Spector Wall of Sound recordings
|
| performer | The Crystals ⓘ |
| producer | Phil Spector ⓘ |
| radioAirplay | largely withdrawn due to complaints ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Philles Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1962-04-02 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| vocalist | Barbara Alston ⓘ |
| writer |
Carole King
ⓘ
Gerry Goffin ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.