Kiss (Prince song)

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"Kiss" is a 1986 minimalist funk-pop song by Prince, known for its falsetto vocals, stripped-down production, and status as one of his signature hits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Parade NERFINISHED
artist Prince NERFINISHED
bSide Love or $ NERFINISHED
chartPeakCountry United States NERFINISHED
chartPeakPosition number one on the US Billboard Hot 100
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 1
composer Prince NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed
decade 1980s
featuredInFilm Under the Cherry Moon NERFINISHED
format 12-inch single
7-inch single
genre funk
funk-pop
pop
grammyYear 1987
hasCoverVersionBy Art of Noise NERFINISHED
Tom Jones NERFINISHED
hasHookLyric "You don't have to be cool to rule my world"
"You don't have to be rich to be my girl"
hasLiveStapleStatusFor Prince concerts
hasMusicVideo Kiss (Prince music video) NERFINISHED
hasSignatureStatusFor Prince NERFINISHED
includedInAlbum Parade NERFINISHED
instrumentation sparse instrumentation
isSignatureSongOf Prince NERFINISHED
label Paisley Park NERFINISHED
Warner Bros. NERFINISHED
language English
length 3:46
notableElement minimalist funk groove
prominent falsetto lead vocal
partOf Parade: Music from the Motion Picture Under the Cherry Moon NERFINISHED
performer Prince NERFINISHED
producer Prince NERFINISHED
rankedOnList Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time NERFINISHED
recordedIn 1985
recordLabelCatalog Paisley Park 7-28751
releaseDate 1986-02-05
releaseYear 1986
style minimalist production
stripped-down production
subjectMatter romantic and sexual attraction
tempo up-tempo
vocalType falsetto vocals
wonAward Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal NERFINISHED
writer Prince NERFINISHED

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Kiss (with Tom Jones) originalWork Kiss (Prince song)
Kiss (with Tom Jones) isCoverOf Kiss (Prince song)