| "Kiss of Life" | ||||
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| Single by Sade | ||||
| from the album Love Deluxe | ||||
| B-side | "Room 55" | |||
| Released | 8 May 1993 (UK) | |||
| Format | CD single, 7" single, 12" maxi single | |||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||
| Genre | Soul, R&B | |||
| Length | 4:10 (Single Version) 5:50 (Album Version) |
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| Label | Epic | |||
| Writer(s) | Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale, Paul Spencer Denman | |||
| Producer | Sade, Mike Pela | |||
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"Kiss of Life" is the third single from the English group Sade's fourth studio album, Love Deluxe (1992). The single was released in May 1993 and became a minor hit in the United States, peaking at number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100 but became Sade's seventh top 10 hit on the R&B chart peaking at #10.
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| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| German Singles Chart[1] | 88 |
| UK Singles Chart[2] | 44 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] | 78 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[3] | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[3] | 20 |
In 2005, trumpeter Rick Braun covered the song from the album "Yours Truly."[4][5]
The song was sampled in the MF Doom song Doosmsday off of his debut album Operation: Doomsday.
In 2006, R&B singer Margot B. covered the song on her album "Margot B. Inspired" [6]
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