This Kiss (Faith Hill song)

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"This Kiss"
Kisssingle.jpg
Single by Faith Hill
from the album Faith
B-side
  • "Better Days"
  • "Somebody Stand by Me"
ReleasedFebruary 23, 1998 (1998-02-23)
Genre Country pop
Length
  • 3:16
Label Warner Bros. Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Faith Hill singles chronology
"It's Your Love"
(1997)
"This Kiss"
(1998)
"Just to Hear You Say That You Love Me"
(1998)
Alternative cover
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International cover

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [47] Platinum70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [48] Gold400,000
United States (RIAA) [49] Platinum1,000,000 [50]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
United StatesFebruary 23, 1998 Country radio Warner Bros. [51]
March 3, 1998
  • CD
  • cassette
[52] [53]
June 30, 1998 Contemporary hit radio [54]
United KingdomNovember 2, 1998
  • CD
  • cassette
[55]
JapanMay 12, 1999CD [56]

"This Kiss" was included in the soundtrack for the 1998 movie Practical Magic . Hill performed the song at the 1999 VH1 Divas concert, and it was included on the show's CD and DVD releases. [57] [58]

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