French Kissin (song)

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"French Kissin"
Debbie Harry - French Kissin' (US).jpg
Single by Debbie Harry
from the album Rockbird
B-side "Rockbird"
ReleasedNovember 3, 1986 (1986-11-03)
Length5:14
Label
Songwriter(s) Chuck Lorre
Producer(s) Seth Justman
Debbie Harry singles chronology
"Feel the Spin"
(1985)
"French Kissin"
(1986)
"Free to Fall"
(1987)
Music video
"French Kissin" on YouTube

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