Kiss Kiss (Chris Brown song)

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"Kiss Kiss"
pop-rap[1]
Length4:10
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • T-Pain
Chris Brown singles chronology
"Wall to Wall"
(2007) 		"Kiss Kiss"
(2007) 		"With You"
(2007)
T-Pain singles chronology
"I'm So Hood"
(2007) 		"Kiss Kiss"
(2007) 		"Good Life"
(2007)
Music video
"Kiss Kiss" on
YouTube

"Kiss Kiss" is a song by American singer

rhythm crossover radios in the United States on September 11, 2007. "Kiss Kiss" is an upbeat record that incorporates elements of R&B
, hip-hop and dance music. The song's lyrics are about getting a woman's attention.

The official remix features American rapper Nelly from the hip-hop group St. Lunatics.

"Kiss Kiss" topped the charts in New Zealand and the United States, becoming Brown's second number one single in both countries. It also peaked inside the top ten in Canada and Australia and later earned platinum certifications there. The single, however failed to garner similar success in the European territories, peaking outside the top twenty in Ireland and the United Kingdom and below the top fifty in Sweden and Switzerland.

The music video for "Kiss Kiss" was directed by Brown and

50th Annual Grammy Awards
.

Background and production

"Kiss Kiss" was released as the second single from Brown's second studio album Exclusive (2007), after the moderately successful "Wall to Wall" (2007). The song was released to digital retailers worldwide on September 10, 2007, through Zomba Recordings. A day later, on September 11, 2007, Jive Records and Zomba Recordings serviced the song to rhythmic crossover radio in the United States. It was later solicited to contemporary hit radio on October 16, 2007.[2]

"Kiss Kiss" was written by Chris Brown and T-Pain, and produced by the latter.[3] In an interview with Shaheem Reed from MTV News, Brown stated that the first version, which he intended to make a little more adult, was rejected. He said the original line, " She's chunky, chunky/ She's thick, thick" was changed to "She wants that lovey dovey/ That kiss, kiss/ In her mind, she fantasize about getting with me/ 'Cause they hating on me/ They wanna dis, dis, but she's mine, so fine/ And thick as can be" to keep the song "PG-13".[4] The song was recorded at Chalice Recording Studio – a recording studio in Los Angeles, California – by Brian Sumner.[3] Fabian Marasciullo mixed the track with assistance from Chad Jolley at Hit Factory Criteria in Miami, Florida.[3] A remix featuring Nelly in addition to T-Pain was released in November 7.[5]

Composition

Musically, "Kiss Kiss" mixes elements of

urban and R&B music and has a moderate hip-hop tempo of 140 beats per minute.[8] It is written in a key of E♭ minor while Brown's vocals range from B4 to B5.[8] Brown's vocals are Auto-Tuned on some parts of the record. T-Pain performs the song's introduction, backup vocals throughout the track, and a "brief, energized rap verse". Stereogum defined it as a "piece of melodic pop-rap".[9] Lyrically, "Kiss Kiss" is about getting a woman's attention. Nick Levine of Digital Spy said the song features braggadocio, citing the lyric "I got paper girl, the Lamborghini - with the spider seats, you never seen it" as an example.[10]

Music video

The music video for "Kiss Kiss" was shot at

BET's 106 & Park on August 30, 2007. The music video is also available on iTunes. This song was voted #1 on MTV's 27 Essential R&B Songs of 2007.[12]

The song had its debut on

Run".[13]

Critical reception

Critics praised T-Pain for his production work on "Kiss Kiss"

Mark Edward Nero, a writer for the same publication, praised the song as a "fun, infectuous [sic] collaboration" but cited T-Pain's "elementary school-level" rap verses as its weak point.

Allmusic named it one of the album's highlights, commenting that Brown could get away with the lyric "And I get a little mannish, and you see the bandanna hangin'/That means I'm like a bandit."[16] Jorge Castillo of Yale Daily News called the song catchy and wrote that it was the epitome of Exclusive's "star-studded supporting cast of performers and producers".[6] Nick Levine of Digital Spy gave the song a two star rating, calling it a "fairly lacklustre late-noughties R&B track" and commenting that "It's safe to presume he saves his best chat-up lines for Rihanna."[10]

Accolades

"Kiss Kiss" received a nomination for

Staples Center in Los Angeles, California on February 10, 2008. It lost to Rihanna's 2007 single Umbrella.[17] At the 2008 BET Awards, "Kiss Kiss" got a nomination for Best Collaboration, but lost to Kanye West's 2007 song "Good Life".[18] The song was also nominated for Viewer's Choice, but lost to Lil Wayne's 2008 single "Lollipop".[18] The song is listed number three on the 100 Best Songs of 2007, published by the music magazine Rolling Stone.[19]

Chart performance

quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over four million copies in the United States.[27]

In Canada, "Kiss Kiss" entered the Canadian Hot 100 at number 70 in the issue dated November 3, 2007.[28] Eight weeks later, the song peaked at number six.[29] On April 21, 2008, it was certified double platinum by Music Canada for selling 80,000 ringtones.[30]

"Kiss Kiss" debuted on the

UK Singles Chart at number 40 in the issue dated November 3, 2007.[36] Two weeks later, the song rose to number 38.[36] It left the singles chart after seventeen weeks.[36]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Exclusive liner notes, Jive Records, Zomba Recording.[3]

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[63] 3× Platinum 210,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[64] Platinum 60,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[65] Platinum 15,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[66] Gold 5,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[67]
(Ringtone) 		2× Platinum 80,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[68]
Nelly remix 		Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[69]
(Mastertone) 		Platinum 1,000,000*
United States (RIAA)[69] 4× Platinum 4,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

Radio and release history

Country Date Format Label
Various[70] September 10, 2007 Digital download Zomba Recording
United States September 11, 2007
Rhythmic crossover
Sweden[71] October 15, 2007 Digital download Zomba Recordings
United States October 16, 2007 Contemporary hit radio
  • Jive Records
  • Zomba Recordings
New Zealand[72] December 8, 2007 Digital download Zomba Recordings
Ireland[73] September 12, 2008
Switzerland[74]
Denmark[75] February 10, 2010 FP Remix
Germany[76]
Italy[77]
Mexico[78]
Netherlands[79]
Norway[80]
Spain[81]
Sweden[82]
Switzerland[83]

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