Steal My Kisses

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"Steal My Kisses"
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Single by Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
from the album Burn to Shine
ReleasedFebruary 28, 2000 (2000-02-28)
Length4:05
Label Virgin
Songwriter(s) Ben Harper
Producer(s) J.P. Plunier
Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals singles chronology
"Forgiven"
(2000)
"Steal My Kisses"
(2000)
"With My Own Two Hands"
(2002)

"Steal My Kisses" is a song by American music group Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals from their album Burn to Shine . The beat of the song is formed with beatboxing by Rahzel. It was released in February 2000 through Virgin Records America as the album's fourth and final single.

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"Steal My Kisses" peaked number 11 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 and topped the Billboard Triple-A chart for 3 weeks. It also charted in New Zealand, where it held the number-two position on the RIANZ Singles Chart for four nonconsecutive weeks, finished 2000 as the country's fifth-best-selling single, and received a gold certification for sales of over 5,000 copies.

Music video

The music video for "Steal My Kisses" was directed by Harper's producer/manager Jean-Pierre Plunier and features Harper driving to a beach where he and his bandmates socialize with a group of bikini-clad women. [1]

Track listings

Australian CD single [2]

  1. "Steal My Kisses" – 4:05
  2. "Number Three" (live) – 3:10
  3. "By My Side" (live) – 3:46

European maxi-CD single [3]

  1. "Steal My Kisses"
  2. "Number Three" (live)
  3. "By My Side" (live)
  4. "Steal My Kisses" (Neptunes Beatbox mix)

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ) [12] Gold5,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United StatesFebruary 28, 2000 Modern adult contemporary radio Virgin [13]
April 18, 2000 Contemporary hit radio [14]
New ZealandJune 12, 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
[15]

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