"Kiss of Life" is a single by Friendly Fires, released on 11 August 2009.[1] The song premiered on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show as his "Hottest Record in the World" on 13 July 2009 and is the first single taken from the band's deluxe, re-released version of their self-titled debut album Friendly Fires, released 31 August 2009.
| "Kiss of Life" | ||||
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| Single by Friendly Fires | ||||
| from the album Friendly Fires | ||||
| Released | 11 August 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
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| Length | 4:07 | |||
| Label | XL Recordings | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ed Macfarlane, Jack Savidge, Edd Gibson, Paul Epworth | |||
| Friendly Fires singles chronology | ||||
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A related remix EP was released on 30 August 2009, in The UK and other European countries. The remixes have not been released in any North American countries. On the deluxe, re-released edition of the self-titled album, Friendly Fires, a live performance was released, along with the music video. The live performance is only available on the CD/DVD release, not on the digital download release. To hype up the release of Kiss of Life, the band, on their website, released a preview of the music video before it aired on TV, plus "behind the scenes" videos of making the single, and the music video. The accompanying video premiered on Channel 4 on 23 July 2009, was shot in Ibiza, and directed by Chris Cottam.[2][3]
The song has been used in more movies and TV shows than any other single the band released. Most recently, the song was featured on an episode of Melrose Place on 20 October 2009, in the United States. "Kiss of Life" has had more exposure to the public than their previous singles, making it one of Friendly Fires' more popular releases.
Track listing
edit- US Digital Download Single[4]
- "Kiss of Life" (Album Version) - 4:10
- UK & Canada Remix EP[5]
- "Kiss of Life" (Luke Solomon's Broken Dreams and Tambourines Vocal) - 8:47
- "Kiss of Life" (Luke Solomon's Broken Dub) - 6:15
- Sweden, Germany & France Remix Single[6]
- "Kiss of Life" (Luke Solomon's Broken Dreams and Tambourines Vocal) - 8:47
- "Kiss of Life" (Luke Solomon's Broken Dub) - 6:15
Music video
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| Year | Title | Length | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Kiss of Life" | 4:08 | Chris Cottam |
Charts
edit| Charts (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Indie (OCC)[7] | 19 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[8] | 30 |
References
edit- ^ Friendly Fires release new single 'Kiss of Life' and re-issue their self-titled album > Sound Bites > Clocked | Click Lancashire[usurped]
- ^ "Friendly Fires". Archived from the original on 23 February 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ^ indiemusicfilter.vodspot.tv https://web.archive.org/web/20091003031524/http://indiemusicfilter.vodspot.tv/watch/3020630-kiss-of-life-by-friendly-fires. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ iTunes - Music - Kiss of Life - Single by Friendly Fires
- ^ iTunes - Music - Kiss of Life (Remixes) - Single by Friendly Fires
- ^ iTunes - Musik - Kiss of Life (Remixes) - Single av Friendly Fires
- ^ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.