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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kiss (Prince song) canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| 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
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Warner Bros. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:46 ⓘ |
| notableElement |
minimalist funk groove
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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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.