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词条 Kiss of Life (Sade song)
释义

  1. Composition

  2. Track listings and formats

  3. Charts

  4. Cover versions

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2011}}{{Use British English|date=December 2011}}{{Infobox song
| name = Kiss of Life
| cover = Sade - Kiss Of Life single cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Sade
| album = Love Deluxe
| B-side = Room 55
| released = 26 April 1993 (UK)
| format =
  • CD single
  • 7" single
  • 12" maxi single

| recorded = 1992
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
  • Soul jazz
  • soul

| length = {{Duration|m=5|s=50}}
| label = Epic
| writer =
  • Sade Adu
  • Stuart Matthewman
  • Andrew Hale
  • Paul Spencer Denman

| producer = {{flatlist |
  • Sade
  • Mike Pela}}

| prev_title = Feel No Pain
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = Cherish the Day
| next_year = 1993
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|MmOau-PMWJk|"Kiss of Life"}}}}
}}

"Kiss of Life" is a song by the English group Sade from their fourth studio album, Love Deluxe (1992). It was written by Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale, and Paul Spencer Denman, and produced by Sade and Mike Pela.

The single was released in April 1993 as the album's third single and became a minor hit in the United States, peaking at number 78 on the US Billboard Hot 100. It went on to become Sade's seventh top 10 hit on the Billboard R&B chart peaking at number 10. It also got significant airplay on smooth jazz radio stations.

In the lyrics, the singer believes that her finding love was heavenly inspired: "There must have been an angel by my side. Something heavenly led me to you. He built a bridge to your heart."

Composition

"Kiss of Life" was originally published in the key of A Major in common time with a tempo of 97 beats per minute. Adu's vocals span from G#3 to C#5.[1][2]

Track listings and formats

UK CD single
  1. "Kiss of Life" – 4:10
  2. "Room 55" – 4:20
  3. "Kiss of Life" (album version) – 5:48
UK and Dutch 7-inch single
  • Side A:
    1. "Kiss of Life" – 4:10
    2. Side B:
    3. "Room 55" – 4:20
UK 12-inch maxi single
  • Side A:
    1. "Kiss of Life" – 4:10
    2. Side B:
    3. "Room 55" – 4:20
    4. "Kiss of Life" (album version) – 5:48

Charts

Chart (1993)Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[3]186
German Singles Chart[4]88
UK Singles Chart[5]44
US Billboard Hot 100[6]78
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[6]10
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[6]20

Cover versions

Guitarist Ken Navarro covered the song in the closing track from Navarro's studio album Smooth Sensation (1997).[7]

In 2005, trumpeter Rick Braun covered the song from the album Yours Truly.[8][9]

The song was sampled in the MF Doom song "Doomsday" from his debut album Doomsday.

On the 2009 album, Mellow Beats, Friends & Lovers, Japanese hip hop producer Nujabes created a cover of the song featuring Giovanca and Benny Sings.

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0100450 |title=Sade - Kiss of Life |website=musicnotes.com |accessdate=February 18, 2019 |deadurl=no }}
2. ^{{cite web |url=https://songbpm.com/sade-kiss-of-life?q=Sade%20-%20Kiss%20of%20life |title=Sade - Kiss of Life |website=songbpm.com |accessdate=February 18, 2019 |deadurl=no }}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/NqdaJXC.jpg|title=Response from ARIA re: Sade ARIA singles chart history, received 19 September 2017|publisher=Imgur.com|accessdate=19 September 2017}} N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the single's peak on the national chart.
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-55245|title=Sade – Kiss of Life (single)|language=German|publisher=GfK Entertainment|accessdate=19 September 2017}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21427/sade/|title=Official Charts > Sade|publisher=The Official UK Charts Company|accessdate=19 September 2017}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/sade/chart-history|title=Sade Chart History|work=Billboard|accessdate=28 May 2018}}
7. ^{{cite web |last=Widran |first=Jonathan |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/smooth-sensation-mw0000595034 |title=Ken Navarro – Smooth Sensation |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=26 May 2018 |deadurl=no}}
8. ^{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r801629|pure_url=yes}}|title=Yours Truly overview|work=AllMusic}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://smoothviews.com/cdreviews/braun_yourstruly.htm|title=Rick Braun Yours Truly|work=SmoothViews.com}}

External links

  • {{MetroLyrics song|sade|kiss-of-life}}
{{Sade}}{{1990s-R&B-song-stub}}

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