When You Kiss Me

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"When You Kiss Me"
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Single by Shania Twain
from the album Up!
B-side
ReleasedNovember 10, 2003
Recorded2002
Genre Country pop
Length4:08
Label Mercury Nashville
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Shania Twain singles chronology
"She's Not Just a Pretty Face"
(2003)
"When You Kiss Me"
(2003)
"It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing"
(2004)
Music video
"Shania Twain - When You Kiss Me (Official Music Video)" on YouTube

Official versions

Charts

Chart (2003–2004)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [5] 47
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [6] 32
Germany (Official German Charts) [7] 30
Ireland (IRMA) [4]
with "Up!"
41
Portugal (AFP) [8] 4
Scotland (OCC) [9]
with "Up!"
20
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 47
UK Singles (OCC) [3]
with "Up!"
21
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [11] 60

Release history

Release dates and formats for "When You Kiss Me"
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
GermanyNovember 10, 2003 CD single Mercury [12]
United KingdomNovember 17, 2003
[13]

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