Kiss Single: 1986
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- Feb 5, 1986
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Updated: 1 day ago
The Kiss That Reached No. 6
Prince and the Revolution's "Kiss" was released as a 7 inch vinyl single on February 5, 1986. This was the initial release date via Paisley Park/Warner Bros., which applied to the US and appears to have been the global rollout, including the UK.
It entered the UK Singles Chart on March 8, 1986, peaked at number 6, and spent 9 weeks on the chart.
Track Listing & Production
A: Kiss – 3:41
Arranged By – David Z.
Producer, Composed By, Performer – Prince And The Revolution
Voice [Background Voice By] – Mazarati
B: Love Or Money – 3:51
Producer, Arranged By, Composed By, Performer – Prince And The Revolution
Written-By – Prince And The Revolution
UK Variants
7", 45 RPM, Single, Damont Pressing – Paisley Park W8751, Paisley Park 928751-7 – UK – 1986
7", 45 RPM, Shape, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Special Edition, With Free Plinth – Paisley Park W8751P, Paisley Park 928 751-7, Paisley Park W 8751 P – UK – 1986
7", 45 RPM, Single, PRS Pressing, Paper Labels – Paisley Park W8751, Paisley Park 928 751-7 – UK – 1986
7", Single, Blue Injection Labels – Paisley Park W8751, Paisley Park 928 751-7 – UK – 1986
7", 45 RPM, Picture Disc, Uncut – Paisley Park W8751P, Paisley Park 928 751-7 – UK – 1986
7", 45 RPM, Single, CBS Pressing – Paisley Park W8751, Paisley Park 928 751-7 – UK – 1986
7", 45 RPM, Single, Silver Injection Labels – Paisley Park W8751, Paisley Park 928751-7 – UK – 1986
7", Single, Metallic Blue Injection Labels – Paisley Park W8751, Paisley Park 928 751-7 – UK – 1986
7", Single, Jukebox, Metallic Blue Injection Labels – Paisley Park W8751, Paisley Park 928 751-7 – UK – 1986
7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue – Paisley Park W8751, Paisley Park 928 751-7 – UK – 1988
UK Chart Performance
Peak position: 6
9 weeks – March 8, 1986 to May 3, 1986
27 → 13 → 6 → 9 → 15 → 26 → 32 → 47 → 63
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Sources
Information is drawn from my personal knowledge and supplemented by web sources, including Discogs, 45cat, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia and BBC Official Charts Company












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