The Kiss of Dawn

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"The Kiss of Dawn"
KissofDawn.jpg
Single by HIM
from the album Venus Doom
Released28 July 2007
Recorded2007
Songwriter(s) Ville Valo
Producer(s) HIM
HIM singles chronology
"Killing Loneliness"
(2006)
"The Kiss of Dawn"
(2007)
"Heartkiller"
(2009)

"The Kiss of Dawn" is a song by Finnish band HIM. It is the fourth track from the band's sixth studio album Venus Doom (2007), and was released on 28 July 2007 as the album's lead single. [1]

Contents

Content

Ville Valo has stated that the song was written for a close friend who committed suicide soon after the band wrapped the recording sessions for Dark Light . [2] Sheet music for the song was posted on their official website prior to the release of either the single or the album, giving fans from the US the chance to submit a video of themselves playing the song from their own perspective. The 3 winning videos were featured on HIM's then-upcoming live DVD and the winners received a signed copy of the said DVD. [3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Meiert Avis, who previously directed "Wings of a Butterfly" for the group. HIM started recording the music video on 21 June in the Los Angeles area. [4] The production team put out a casting call for a "beautiful girl" to perform the lead role in the video. Auditions were held on 19 June. [5] The music video was released 24 July 2007. Clues leading to a secret code, "Ten Point Six", was included in the video. "Ten Point Six" is a quote from the book The Third Policeman by Brian O'Nolan.[ citation needed ]

Track listing

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "The Kiss of Dawn".

  1. "The Kiss of Dawn" (Radio edit)
  2. "Venus Doom" (Radio edit)
  1. "The Kiss of Dawn" – 5:55
  2. "Passion's Killing Floor" (Herpé remix) – 3:45
  1. "The Kiss of Dawn" – 5:55
  2. "Love in Cold Blood" (acoustic) – 2:44
  1. "The Kiss of Dawn" – 5:55
  2. "Passion's Killing Floor" (Herpé remix) – 3:45
  3. "Love in Cold Blood" (acoustic) – 2:44
  1. "The Kiss of Dawn" - 5:55
  2. "The Kiss of Dawn" (Demo) - 4:57
  1. "The Kiss of Dawn" (Video)

Charts

ChartPeak
position
[6]
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) [7] 62
Finnish Singles Chart2
German Singles Chart44
Swedish Singles Chart30
UK Singles Chart59
UK Rock Chart1

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