| "Kiss the Girl" | |
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| Song by Samuel E. Wright as Sebastian from the album The Little Mermaid | |
| Recorded | 1989 |
| Genre | Calypso |
| Length | 2:43 |
| Label | Walt Disney Records |
| Writer | Alan Menken, Howard Ashman |
"Kiss the Girl" is a calypso song from Disney's 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid, composed by Alan Menken with lyrics by Howard Ashman. In the film, the song was performed by Samuel E. Wright. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song simultaneously with another song from the film, "Under the Sea", which eventually won the award.
At the point in the film where this song is sung, Ariel has already been turned into a human by Ursula, but can no longer speak. Unless Ariel can get her true love, Prince Eric, to kiss her before three days have passed, she will turn back into a mermaid and Ursula will own her. While Ariel and Eric sit in a rowboat in a lagoon, Sebastian, Flounder, and Scuttle try to get Eric to kiss Ariel so she will become human permanently. Sebastian suggests that Eric wants to kiss Ariel but he is too shy to do so, and that he should just go ahead and "kiss the girl" to see if she likes him too.
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In 1991, The rhythm and blues groups called Soul II Soul did an updated version of the song in the album Simply Mad About the Mouse: A Musical Celebration of Imagination.
The Chipmunks recorded a version with The Chipettes singing background vocals for the 1995 album When You Wish Upon a Chipmunk. In this version, Simon sings the lead vocals to persuade a disgusted Alvin to kiss a girl named Vanessa.
Country music band Little Texas recorded a version on the 1996 album The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney. This rendition peaked at number 52 on the Hot Country Songs charts.
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| Single by Peter Andre | ||||
| from the album Time (Japanese Version) | ||||
| Released | October 2, 1998 | |||
| Format | CD Single, Cassette | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Dance-Pop, R&B | |||
| Length | 2:52 | |||
| Label | Mushroom Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Ashman, Menken | |||
| Producer | Peter Andre | |||
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When The Little Mermaid was re-released in cinemas, Peter André recorded a version of the song, which reached #9 on the UK Singles Chart. This version was later included on the Japanese issue of his third studio album, Time.
The video shows Andre performing the song in a recording studio. Scenes from the film are intercut with the video or shown on a backdrop behind Andre and the backing singers. There are slight references to water and the undersea world in the video. As Andre performs a beautiful girl comes in carrying water. Andre sees her and is immediately taken with her. He helps her clean up the water as she spills it and follows her into the next room where they gaze at each other through a fishtank. Andre tries to kiss the girl but she backs away. He follows her again as she goes outside and they share a kiss.
| "Kiss the Girl" | |
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| Single by Ashley Tisdale | |
| from the album The Little Mermaid | |
| Released | September 4, 2006 (Radio Disney) |
| Recorded | 2006 |
| Genre | Pop, pop rock, dance |
| Length | 3:23 |
| Label | Walt Disney Records |
| Writer(s) | Alan Menken, Howard Ashman |
In 2006, when The Little Mermaid was re-released on DVD as a 2-Disc Platinum Edition, another rendition of the song was recorded by Ashley Tisdale. The song was first heard on Radio Disney on September 4, 2006 and the music video premiered on September 6, 2006 on Disney Channel, immediately following an episode of the sitcom The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. It was included on the re-release of the film's soundtrack on October 3, 2006.[1] It was later included on DisneyMania 5 on March 27, 2007.[2]
The song's music video consists of a girl at a school dance. As she hangs out with her friends, she notices a boy repeatedly glancing at her. The boy's friend encourages him to talk to Tisdale, but every time he gets close, she goes somewhere else. The video ends with Tisdale asking him to dance, and then at the end she kisses him on the cheek. Tooth Tunes included the song in one of their products.[3] The music video is included as a bonus feature on the 2006 Platinum Edition release of the film.[4]
In the first week of April 2007, Tisdale's version of "Kiss the Girl" managed to debut on the Billboard's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles at #16 (which is equivalent to #116). One week later, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #81.
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [5] | 81 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 [5] | 74 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs [5] | 68 |
| UK Singles Chart | 86 |
Colbie Caillat recorded a version of the song that was featured on DisneyMania 6 (track 4).
In 2010 Logan Kendell released a cover of the song on his album "One Man Band of Gypsies".
Brian Wilson covered "Kiss the Girl" on his album In the Key of Disney, which was released on October 25, 2011.
The comedy website CollegeHumor released a parody of the song called Kiss the Girl...Continued. Both the video and the song are a spoof of the original scenario in the movie, where the couple on a rowboat (presumably versions of Ariel and Prince Eric) not only successfully kiss, but also begin to engage in sexual intercourse. In one of the scenes, after an "indecent proposal" by Eric, Ariel is annoyed and an awkward situation unfolds. Aside from the human characters, the video features a lagoon setting similar to the original with a vast repertoire of puppets resembling various creatures such as an obvious parody of Sebastian the crab.
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