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Single by Kylie Minogue and Jessie Ware | ||||
from the album Disco: Guest List Edition | ||||
Released | 29 October 2021 | |||
Recorded | 2021 | |||
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Genre | Disco | |||
Length | 3:13 | |||
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"Kiss of Life" on YouTube |
"Kiss of Life" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue and English singer-songwriter Jessie Ware. The song was released on 29 October 2021 as the second single from Disco:Guest List Edition,the reissue of Minogue's fifteenth studio album Disco (2020). [1]
In September 2020,Minogue appeared on Ware's Table Manners podcast co-hosted with Ware's mother Lennie. In the episode,the pair spoke about writing together. Ware later joked that she'd "bullied" Minogue into a duet as the two further discussed a collaboration. [2]
On 5 October 2021,Minogue announced the forthcoming reissue of Disco and revealed that the album's tracklist,including "Kiss of Life". [3]
"Kiss of Life" is written by Minogue,Ware,Danny Parker,Shungudzo and James Ford,with the latter also handling the track's production and mixing. [4] [5] Ware is a frequent collaborator with Ford,Parker and Shungudzo,with all having credits on her fourth studio album What's Your Pleasure? (2020). [4] The song was recorded in London,with Minogue recording her vocals remotely in Melbourne. [5]
The music video for "Kiss of Life" premiered on YouTube at 6pm GMT on 4 November 2021. [6] Directed by Sophie Muller,the video was shot in London's Ave Mario restaurant and features both Minogue and Ware,alongside dancers from the Theo Adams Company and Princess Julia. [7] The video is inspired by the works of Pedro Almodóvar and 1980s telenovela. The video incorporates elements of farce,with Ware appearing as a busy restaurateur and Minogue as a troublesome food critic wreaking havoc among the guests,hence Ware's distress as the video progresses. [7]
Ware is dressed in Saint Laurent,while Minogue first appears on screen wearing Valentino haute couture and later wears Saint Laurent. [8] Remarking on the video's bold fashion and comedic themes, W writer Kyle Munzenrieder described it as a "high fashion fantasy version of Looney Tunes " and a "designer clothing-filled camp fest". [8]
On 13 November 2021,Minogue and Ware performed "Kiss of Life" together for the first time on The Jonathan Ross Show . [9] Ware performed her What's Your Pleasure? tour at O2 Academy Brixton on 28 May 2022,the same day as Minogue's 54th birthday,and Minogue was brought out as a special guest for a performance of "Kiss of Life". [10]
On 17 September 2023,Ware joined Minogue to perform the song as part of Kylie's headlining set at the Radio 2 in the Park festival at Leicester's Victoria Park.
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Disco:Guest List Edition: [5]
Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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UK Airplay (Radiomonitor) [11] | 15 |
UK Singles Downloads (OCC) [12] | 30 |
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs ( Billboard ) [13] | 49 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 29 October 2021 |
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