Kiss Me Quick (Nathan Sykes song)
"Kiss Me Quick" is a song by English singer Nathan Sykes. The song was released in the United Kingdom on 28 June 2015 as the lead single from his debut studio album Unfinished Business (2016). The song was written by Nathan Sykes, Ali Tennant, Jin Choi, Greg Bonnick and Hayden Chapman. The song peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and number 19 on the Scottish Singles Chart. The song also peaked at number one on the Dance Club Songs chart.[1]
"Kiss Me Quick" | ||||
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Single by Nathan Sykes | ||||
from the album Unfinished Business | ||||
Released | 28 June 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2014 | |||
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Length | 3:07 | |||
Label | Global Entertainment | |||
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Nathan Sykes singles chronology | ||||
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Background
In an interview with Capital FM, Nathan said, "It just came around, when we were out just outside of London in the countryside, I was working with LDN Noise and we were just chatting about nonsense and I just said, I'm really bad at flirting, honestly. Revealed during his shoot for Schön magazine. "So we wrote a song that can flirt for me, it's as simple as that. "Obviously with the album there are songs that are a lot deeper lyrically and a lot are very personal to me about relationship and things that I've gone through and this was just as simple. We were just laughing and joking about the fact that I can't flirt. So that's what we wrote "Kiss Me Quick" about and it ended up being my debut single."[2]
Live performances
Sykes performed the song live for the first time on 8 April 2015 at O2 ABC Glasgow.[3] In June 2015, he performed an acoustic version of the song in a special session for Shazam.[4]
Music video
A music video to accompany the release of "Kiss Me Quick" was first released onto YouTube on 21 May 2015 at a total length of three minutes and eighteen seconds.[5] Talking about the video Nathan said, "I had a very clear vision for the video and worked with Emil to develop the idea. It was important to me to highlight the musicality of the track because "Kiss Me Quick" has such a big, brass sound and I wanted that to be a focus, I'm really happy with the result!".[6]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Kiss Me Quick" | 3:07 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Kiss Me Quick" (Brookes Brothers Remix) | 3:21 |
2. | "Kiss Me Quick" (Instrumental) | 3:08 |
3. | "Wait For You" | 2:50 |
4. | "More Than You'll Ever Know" (Acoustic) | 3:34 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Kiss Me Quick" (Jump Smokers Remix) | 3:27 |
2. | "Kiss Me Quick" (DiscoTech Remix) | 4:55 |
3. | "Kiss Me Quick" (Fred Falke Remix) | 3:51 |
4. | "Kiss Me Quick" (DJ Mike D Remix) | 2:54 |
Charts
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[10] | 80 |
Hong Kong (Metro Radio)[11] | 5 |
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[12] | 19 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[13] | 14 |
UK Indie (Official Charts Company)[14] | 2 |
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[1] | 1 |
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[15] |
37 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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United Kingdom | 28 June 2015[7][8] | Digital download | Global Entertainment |
References
- "Nathan Sykes – Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
- "Nathan Sykes Wrote New Single 'Kiss Me Quick' About Being "Really Bad At Flirting"". Capital. 23 June 2015.
- Sam Rigby. "Watch Nathan Sykes perform debut single". Digital Spy.
- Sam Rigby. "Watch Nathan Sykes's acoustic rendition of debut single 'Kiss Me Quick'". Digital Spy.
- Nathan Sykes - Kiss Me Quick. YouTube. 21 May 2015.
- "Nathan Sykes premieres new music video for Kiss Me Quick - Music - R&B, Rock & Pop Gossip, Rumours & Photos - Daily Star". Dailystar.co.uk.
- "Kiss Me Quick - Single". iTunes.
- "Kiss Me Quick - EP". iTunes.
- "Kiss Me Quick (Remixes) - EP". iTunes.
- "Ultratop.be – Nathan Sykes – Kiss Me Quick" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
- "Metro Radio Chart (International) - Week: 37". Metro Broadcast Corporation. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
- "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-singles-chart/20150710/130/
- "Nathan Sykes – Chart History: Pop Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.