K.I.S.S.I.N.G.

This article is about a chart song. For the playground song, see K-I-S-S-I-N-G.

"K.I.S.S.I.N.G."
Single by Siedah Garrett
from the album Kiss of Life
B-side	"Taboo"
Recorded	1987–1988
Studio	Westlake Recording Studios
Genre	R&B
Length	5:24 (album version) 4:05 (single version)
Label	Qwest
Songwriters	Dana Merino Guy Babylon
Producers	Rod Temperton Dick Rudolph

"K.I.S.S.I.N.G." is a 1988 single by American singer/songwriter Siedah Garrett, taken from her debut album, Kiss of Life (1988). The single was her most successful release as a solo artist, hitting number one on the US dance chart for one week. ^[1] On the soul chart, "K.I.S.S.I.N.G." peaked at number sixteen and on the Billboard Hot 100, it went to number ninety-seven. ^[2]

Track listing

• 7" Single / Cassette Single

1. "K.I.S.S.I.N.G." – 4:05
2. "Taboo" – 3:28

• 12" Single

1. "K.I.S.S.I.N.G. (Heat Of Passion Mix)" – 8:14
2. "K.I.S.S.I.N.G. (Dub)" – 8:30
3. "K.I.S.S.I.N.G. (Acid Bass Line Edit)" – 7:30
4. "K.I.S.S.I.N.G. (A Cappella)" – 4:20

• CD Single

1. "K.I.S.S.I.N.G. (The Heat Of Passion Mix)" – 8:16
2. "K.I.S.S.I.N.G. (Dub)" – 8:36
3. "Taboo" – 3:27

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the parent album's liner notes. ^[3]

• Siedah Garrett – lead and background vocals
• Guy Babylon – arrangement, synths programming and performance
• Jerry Hey – arrangement, trumpet and flugelhorn
• Rod Temperton – arrangement
• Larry "Larr-Dog" Williams – synths programming and performance, and saxophone
• Paul "P.J." Jackson, Jr. – guitar
• Daniel Higgins – saxophone
• Gary Grant – trumpet and flugelhorn
• Amber Merino – little girl

Charts

1988 chart performance for "K.I.S.S.I.N.G."

Chart (1988)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC) [4]	77
US Billboard Hot 100 [5]	97
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [6]	1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [7]	16

1992 chart performance for "K.I.S.S.I.N.G. '92"

Chart (1992)	Peak position
UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [8]	98

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 107.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 224.
3. Kiss of Life liner notes. Qwest Records. 1988.
4. "UK Charts > Siedah Garrett". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 2018-10-21.
5. "Siedah Garrett Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
6. "Siedah Garrett Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
7. "Siedah Garrett Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
8. "The Record Mirror Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). August 29, 1992. p. 6. Retrieved September 28, 2025.

External links

• " K.I.S.S.I.N.G. " at Discogs (list of releases)