Kiss & Tell (Angels & Airwaves song)

"Kiss & Tell" is a song by the American rock band, Angels & Airwaves. The song was released on August 29, 2019 as a promotional single for the band's 2019 North American Tour, and was confirmed by Tom DeLonge to not be the second single from the band's upcoming sixth album. The song was written by DeLonge, Ilan Rubin, and Aaron Rubin.

"Kiss & Tell"
Promotional single by Angels & Airwaves
ReleasedAugust 29, 2019 (2019-08-29)
Length4:08
LabelRise
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Aaron Rubin
Angels & Airwaves singles chronology
"Rebel Girl"
(2019)		 "Kiss & Tell"
(2019)		 "All That's Left Is Love"
(2020)

Background

Many months before its release, small portions of "Kiss & Tell" were originally used as promotional music for the band to tease the release of their previous single, Rebel Girl, and the announcement of their 2019 North American Tour on their social media profiles. While it hadn't been confirmed as a song from the album yet, DeLonge briefly discussed the song in an interview with Rolling Stone, feeling that it could have "lived on the I-Empire and We Don’t Need to Whisper records."[1] The song's lyrics address doing something dangerous or something a person knows they shouldn't be doing, all while feeling nothing but excitement from their actions. DeLonge specifically cites The Beach Boys as his main influence, stating he "wanted to create a sound that had electronic elements right alongside classic rock and pop punk melodic structures."[2]

Release and reception

Angels & Airwaves announced the release of the song on their Instagram profile on August 27, 2019, with a promised release date three days later. However, the band played it at their first live show of their concert tour the next day, and proceeded to instead make the release one day early.[3] While the song was believed to be the second single from the album, DeLonge confirmed that it was not when responding to a question asked by a fan on Twitter.[4] and would further clarify it was meant to be a promotional single for the 2019 North American Tour, on the Someone Who Isn’t Me podcast.

Multiple critics responded positively about the song's themes and instrumental direction. Philip Trapp of Loudwire, called the song "a high-speed ode to life's exciting and affirming challenges",[5] while Patrick Doyle of Rolling Stone felt that the song heavily featured "the driving New Wave sounds and atmospheric hooks that differentiated Angels & Airwaves from DeLonge’s other group, Blink-182."[6] Katrina Nattress of iHeartRadio even went on to compare the song to DeLonge and David Kennedy's previous band, Box Car Racer, feeling that it sounded "like it could be a B-side" from their self-titled album.[7]

Music Video

Shortly after the song's release, DeLonge began to tease that a music video for "Kiss & Tell" was in the works on his social media accounts. The video itself was released on November 4, 2019, and features the band (including touring bassist Matt Rubano) playing the song in a brightly lit music video set. Simultaneously, there are also clips of DeLonge playing his guitar on a couch in a multicolored room while he and a young woman flirt with each other. At the end of the video the woman turns off the power in the studio, abruptly ending the song before it is finished, but the final seconds of the song are then played as the video ends.[8]

Track listing
  • Digital download[9]
  1. "Kiss & Tell" – 4:08

Personnel

Angels & Airwaves

Production[10]

Creative Direction

Charts
Chart (2019) Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[11] 39
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References
  1. Doyle, Patrick; Doyle, Patrick (2019-06-04). "Tom DeLonge on 'Scary' UFO Footage, Angels and Airwaves and Blink-182's Future". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  2. Shoemaker, Whitney (2019-08-29). "Angels & Airwaves drop "Kiss And Tell" one day early". Alternative Press. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  3. Airwaves, Angels & (2019-08-29). "Surprise! We couldn't wait any longer for you to hear our new song Kiss & Tell. Available now on YouTube and on all streaming platforms tonight at midnight ET.http://bit.ly/AVAKissandTell". @AVABandOfficial. Retrieved 2019-08-30. External link in |title= (help)
  4. "Tom DeLonge: The Upcoming Angels & Airwaves Album Is "The Most Mature & Emotional Work I've Done" - News". Rock Sound Magazine. Retrieved 2019-11-04.
  5. Trapp, Philip. "Listen to Angels & Airwaves' Buzzy New Song 'Kiss and Tell'". Loudwire. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  6. Doyle, Patrick; Doyle, Patrick (2019-08-29). "Angels & Airwaves Release Beach Boys-Inspired Single 'Kiss and Tell'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  7. "Angels & Airwaves Tease New Song 'Kiss & Tell': Listen To The Snippet". iheart.com. Retrieved 2019-08-30.
  8. Angels & Airwaves - Kiss & Tell (Official Music Video), retrieved 2019-11-04
  9. Kiss & Tell - Single by Angels & Airwaves, retrieved 2019-08-30
  10. Kiss & Tell, retrieved 2019-08-30
  11. "Angels Airwaves Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
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