This Kiss (Faith Hill song)

"This Kiss" is a song recorded by American country music singer Faith Hill from her third studio album Faith. It was written by Beth Nielsen Chapman, Robin Lerner and Annie Roboff, and produced by Hill and Byron Gallimore. It was released on February 23, 1998, as the album's first single.

"This Kiss"
Single by Faith Hill
from the album Faith
B-side
  • "Better Days"
  • "Somebody Stand By Me"
ReleasedFebruary 23, 1998 (1998-02-23)[1]
GenreCountry pop
Length
  • 3:17 (album version)
  • 3:16 (pop remix)
LabelWarner 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
International cover
Music video
"This Kiss" on YouTube

The song became a crossover hit, reaching number one on the American and Canadian country charts and peaking within the top 10 on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Outside the US, it reached number four in Australia, number 13 in the United Kingdom, and number 24 in Canada, while also charting within the top 30 in Austria and Sweden. "This Kiss" was nominated for two Grammy Awards for Best Female Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Song,[3] losing both to "You're Still the One" by Canadian singer Shania Twain.[4]

Content

"This Kiss" is an uptempo song where the female narrator expresses the joys of being in love through the act of her lover's kiss.

The song's B-side, "Better Days", was previously recorded by Bekka & Billy, a duo composed of former Fleetwood Mac members Billy Burnette and Bekka Bramlett.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard noted the song as "brilliantly produced" and explained further that "this uptempo tune boasts clever lyrics and an infectious melody that are extremely radio-friendly." They complimented Hill's vocal performance as "passionate, jubilant, and thoroughly appealing."[5]

Chart performance

"This Kiss" became Hill's fourth solo number-one, and fifth overall, on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart,[6] and it also peaked atop the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.[7] The song was a crossover hit, reaching number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and number three on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts, her first entry on the latter chart.[8][9] In addition, it reached number 24 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart and number two on the RPM Adult Contemporary chart.[10][11]

The single also saw chart success outside North America, becoming Hill's first hit outside the continent. It reached number 13 on the UK Singles Chart,[12] number four on the Australian Singles Chart,[13] and number 18 on the Austrian Singles Chart;[14] it also charted in Germany,[15] the Netherlands,[16] and Sweden.[17]

Music video

The song's music video, directed by Steven Goldmann, features Hill in a colorful fantasy-like sequence. She is featured swinging on a nectarine, jumping from flower to flower, and riding flying bees and butterflies. The video features extensive use of CGI technology, and it won the Video of the Year award at the 1998 Country Music Association awards.[18]

Hill was pregnant with her second daughter Maggie at the time and she was forced to alter her costuming for the video as a result. In her CMT Video Bio, Hill revealed that clothing she tried on and approved for the video just days prior to the shoot, was already too small because of her pregnancy when she arrived on set. A few months after the video's release, Hill (who was further along in her pregnancy by then) performed the song live at the 1998 Academy of Country Music Awards while dancing in a giant flower in the center of the stage, as a tribute.[19]

Track listings

US CD single[20]

  1. "This Kiss" (radio version) – 3:18
  2. "Better Days" (album version) – 3:36

UK cassette single[21]

  1. "This Kiss" (radio version) – 3:18
  2. "Somebody Stand by Me" – 5:50

Europe maxi-CD/Australian CD single[13]

  1. "This Kiss" (radio version) – 3:18
  2. "Somebody Stand by Me" – 5:50
  3. "This Kiss" (Mr. Mig Mix) – 3:47

Personnel

The following musicians perform on this track:[2]

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[33] Platinum 70,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[34] Silver 200,000
United States (RIAA)[35] Platinum 1,000,000[36]

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

Covers and parodies

Italian singer Paola Turci released a cover entitled "Questione di sguardi" on her 2000 album Mi basta il paradiso.[37]

"This Kiss" also became 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.[38][39]

References
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