Kiss You
(by:One Direction)
"
Kiss You" is a song by English-Irish
boy band One Direction, taken from their second studio album,
Take Me Home (2012). The track was written by Kristoffer Fogelmark,
Kristian Lundin, Albin Nedler,
Rami Yacoub,
Savan Kotecha and
Carl Falk, and produced by Yacoub and Falk. "Kiss You" was chosen as the second single from the album in the
United States, and the third single internationally. The single will be released on February 8, 2013.
[1] The
music video for "Kiss You" was directed by
Vaughan Arnell. Arnell had previously directed One Direction's music videos for "
Live While We're Young" and "
Little Things". Band member
Zayn Malik proclaimed the concept behind the music video "bigger than anything" the group have done before.
Background and composition
One Direction in
Stockholm,
Sweden, May 2012, where they recorded "Kiss You".
"Kiss You" was written by Kristoffer Fogelmark,
Kristian Lundin, Albin Nedler,
Rami Yacoub,
Savan Kotecha and
Carl Falk and produced by Yacoub and Falk.
[2][3] Falk, Kotecha, and Yacoub had collaboratively helmed One Direction's previous hits, "
What Makes You Beautiful", "
One Thing" and "
Live While We're Young".
[3] In April 2012,
The Independent reported that
Simon Cowell had challenged music's "most successful" songwriters to compete for space on One Direction's second album.
[4] Falk said, "It's important to get their personalities on the music."
[4] In addition, the article reported that
Syco Records was working on candidates that included
Max Martin and Lundin, the producers behind
Britney Spears' and the
Backstreet Boys' biggest hits.
[4]
One Direction began recording the album in
Stockholm,
Sweden, May 2012—"Kiss You" is a result of those recording sessions.
[2] "Kiss You" was chosen as the second US single from their second studio album
Take Me Home, released
digitally on 17 November 2012.
[5] In a November 2012 interview with
MTV News, the band explained why they chose "Kiss You" as the album's second single in the US.
[5] Liam Payne explained that the song "holds a special place in our heart", and that it sets the lyrical tone for the album.
[5]
"Kiss You" is an uptempo, upbeat
power pop,
dance-pop and
teen pop song which runs for 3:04 (3 minutes, 4 seconds).
[2][6] The track has a tempo of 90
beats per minute with double-time verses.
[6] The song is written in the
key of
E major with vocal elements ranging from the
note of E
4 to C
♯6.
[6] Additional
instrumentation includes
guitar strings,
piano lines and
vocals.
[6]
Commercial performance
Upon the release of
Take Me Home on November 9, 2012, "Kiss You" entered the
UK Singles Chart at number 152,
[7] the
Canadian Hot 100 at number 80,
[8] the US
Billboard Hot 100 at number 95,
[9] and the
French Singles Chart at number 184.
[10]
Music video
The
music video for "Kiss You" was directed by
Vaughan Arnell.
[5] Arnell had previously directed One Direction's music videos for "
Live While We're Young" and "
Little Things".
[5] In a November 2012 interview with MTV News, the group confirmed that a music video for the track had been shot.
[5]
On working with Arnell, Horan stated, "I love working with Vaughan.
He's such a nice fella. He gets us and exactly what we're about, and
he's really easy to work with."
[5]
According to MTV News' Christina Garibaldi, "While the guys wouldn't
give too much away about the concept of the video, they did promise
their fans it will be their best yet."
Zayn Malik
commented, "I think the whole concept behind the video is bigger than
anything we've done before. It's a whole idea and it's kind of
structured, which is a little bit different than what we've done before
in like a comedy way. It's really funny. We are just having fun."
[5]
Payne added, "There were proper sets and everything for this video, and
there was a lot of hard work that went into it with the crew and
everything."
[5]
That being said, Tomlinson has described the video as "pure stupidity",
suggesting that the video will be a lighthearted and fun romp.
[11]
After a delay, and the release of a "sneak peek", the music video premiered worldwide on
Vevo, and later
YouTube,
on 7 January 2013 at 3 PM EST. The video features the band shooting
different scenes via a green screen, dressed as sailors, surfers, skiers
and jailers.
[12] The video has been described as retro, with scenes reminiscent of the films
South Pacific,
To Catch a Thief and
Beach Blanket Bingo, as well as the iconic music videos of songs such as The
Beach Boys' "
Surfer Girl",
Elvis Presley's "
Jailhouse Rock" and "
Blue Hawaii" and
Rammstein's "
Mein Land",
among others. The music video garnered 10.4 million views in 24 hours
on its Vevo channel, just missing out on the record held by
Justin Bieber's Beauty and a Beat (10.6 million views).
[13]
Live performances
One Direction performed the track along with "What Makes You Beautiful", "Little Things", and "Live While We're Young" on
The Today Show at the
Rockefeller Center on 13 November 2012, to a record crowd estimated at 15,000.
[14] "Kiss You" was included in the
set list of the group's 3 December 2012 sold-out show at New York City's
Madison Square Garden.
[15] In December 2012, One Direction performed "Kiss You" on the finals of the
ninth series and
second series of
The X Factor UK and
The X Factor USA respectively.
[16]
Tracklisting
- "Kiss You" - 3:04
- "Little Things" - 3:42
Charts
Weekly charts
Release history
References
- ^ a b http://www.amazon.de/Kiss-You-One-Direction/dp/B00B23Z1G2/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1358440607&sr=1-1
- ^ a b c (liner notes). "Take Me Home". One Direction.
- ^ a b "One Direction Confirm New Single 'Live While We’re Young'". MTV News (MTV Networks). 23 August 2012. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ a b c Adam Sherwin (3 April 2012). "One Direction – but where next? Writers join battle to create boy band's next hits". The Independent (London: Independent Print Limited). Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Christina Garibaldi (17 November 2012). "One Direction Find The Force In 'Kiss You' Video". MTV News (MTV Networks). Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ a b c d "One Direction – Kiss You". Musicnotes.com (EMI Music Publishing). Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "UK Singles Chart: CLUK Update (24.11.2012 – week 46)". United Kingdom: ChartsPlus. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ a b "One Direction Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for One Direction. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ a b "One Direction Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for One Direction. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ a b "Lescharts.com – One Direction – Kiss You" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
- ^ "One Direction Tease 'Pure Stupidity' In 'Kiss You' Vid!". MTV News (MTV Networks). 21 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "One Direction's 'Kiss You' Music Video!".
- ^ Gruger, William. "One Direction Battles Justin Bieber for VEVO Record, Social 50 Chart Supremacy".
- ^ Amelia Proud (13 November 2012). "A
Brit of history: One Direction draw record breaking 15,000 crowd to
Today show appearance in New York... and announce 3-D movie". Daily Mail (Daily Mail and General Trust). Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ Andrew Hampp (4 December 2012). "One Direction Headlines Sold-Out Show at Madison Square Garden". Billboard (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ Louise Saunders (9 December 2012). "Take
A Bow! A demure Rihanna wows in a white cutaway ensemble as she
performs at X Factor final alongside One Direction and Emeli Sandé". Daily Mail (Daily Mail and General Trust). Retrieved 9 December 2012.
- ^ http://www.amazon.de/Kiss-You-One-Direction/dp/B00B23Z1G2/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1358702759&sr=1-1
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – One Direction – Kiss You". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "One Direction – Kiss You – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – One Direction – Kiss You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – One Direction – Kiss You" (in French). Ultratip. ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Danishcharts.com – One Direction – Kiss You". Tracklisten. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Die
ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets,
Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche,
Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association.
- ^ "Musica&Dischi Italian Singles Chart Top 50" (in Italian). Musica & Dischi. January 16, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
- ^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 24 October 2012. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
- ^ "Mexico Airplay". Billboard. 2013-01-16. Archived from the original on 2013-01-17.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – One Direction – Kiss You" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
- ^ "Charts.org.nz – One Direction – Kiss You". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Archive Chart". Scottish Singles Top 40. Official Charts Company.
- ^ "South Korea Gaon International Chart (Week: November 11, 2012 to November 17, 2012)". Gaon Chart. December 15, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – One Direction – Kiss You". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
- ^ "One Direction – Kiss You – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. Official Charts Company.
- ^ http://www.amazon.de/Kiss-You-One-Direction/dp/B00B23Z1G2/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1358602817&sr=1-1
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