Kiss -- Prince -vs- Art of Noise featuring Tom Jones

[NurseJackie]

"Kiss" is a song composed, written and produced by American singer, songwriter and musician Prince, released as the lead single from Prince and The Revolution's eighth studio album, Parade (1986), in February 5, 1986, by the Paisley Park label. It was a number-one hit worldwide, holding the number-one spot of the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for two weeks. The single was certified Gold in 1986 for sales of 1,000,000 copies by the RIAA.

The song ranked number 464 on the Rolling Stone list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[2] NME ranked the song number 4 in their list of The 150 Greatest Singles of All Time.[3] The same magazine voted "Kiss" the best single of the year 1986.[4]

Following Prince's death, the song re-charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 28 and jumped to number 23 the week after. The song also reached number two on the French Singles Chart. As of April 30, 2016, it has sold 1,330,336 copies in the United States.[5]

In 1988, British synthpop group the Art of Noise released a cover of the song, featuring Welsh singer Tom Jones on vocals. Jones had added the song to his Vegas live show and the Art of Noise contacted him after seeing him perform it on TV.[57]

The song became the band's biggest hit to that point, reaching No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart (higher than the original in that country), top 10 in several countries and No. 18 on the US dance chart.[58] It was also No. 1 in New Zealand and Spain.

The song alternates between two distinct rhythms: a fast paced 4/4 rock beat, panned entirely to the left channel; and a half-speed quiet storm-inspired percussion section. The guitar and horns break in the middle of the track musically references the themes to Dragnet and Peter Gunn (two songs the Art of Noise covered with much commercial success) as well as their own breakthrough hit, "Close (to the Edit)" and "Paranoimia", their 1986 collaboration with Max Headroom.

This version was later included as part of an episode of the series Listed on MuchMoreMusic, which was on the Top 20 cover songs. It can also be heard during the mai

POLL QUESTION: Which version do you like the best?

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[2naSalit]

1. I have to come back and listen

when the news is over.

[LoisB]

2. Prince. Hands down, no contest.

Nt

[NurseJackie]

3. It's a tough one to top! I like his distinctive sound and voice, too!

[greyl]

4. K & R