First Kiss (song)

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"First Kiss"
FirstKiss.jpg
Single by Kid Rock
from the album First Kiss
ReleasedJanuary 6, 2015 (2015-01-06)
Recorded2014
Genre
Length4:40
Label Warner Bros., Top Dog
Songwriter(s) R. J. Ritchie, Marlon Young
Producer(s) Kid Rock, Dann Huff
Kid Rock singles chronology
"Rebel Soul"
(2013)
"First Kiss"
(2015)
"Po-Dunk"
(2017)

"First Kiss" is a song by American singer-songwriter Kid Rock from his tenth studio album, First Kiss (2015). Written by Kid Rock and Marlon Young, and produced by Kid Rock and Dann Huff, the song was first released to digital retailers on January 6, 2015 as the lead single from the album of the same name. The song recalls a man's first kiss with his high school sweetheart, who remains by his side to this day. Critics noted the song's inspiration from Bryan Adams' 1985 hit, "Summer of '69." [3] Though both "First Kiss" and "Summer Of 69" use the same chord structure of 38 Special's "Hold On Loosely."

Contents

The song achieved moderate commercial success, being Kid Rock's first Billboard Hot 100 hit since "All Summer Long" in 2008 and so far reaching a peak position of 66 on that chart. A crossover success, "First Kiss" has impacted multiple pop and rock charts, and was later sent to country radio. [4]

Track listings

Digital download single [5]

  1. First Kiss 4:40

US CD single [6]

  1. First Kiss 4:40
  2. Jesus And Bocephus 3:51
  3. Wasting Time (2013 Funky Country Mix) 4:43

Chart performance

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesJanuary 6, 2015 Digital download Warner Bros. Records [5]
January 27, 2015 CD single [6]
April 27, 2015Country radioWarner Bros. Records / WEA [17]

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