The Kiss of Dawn

"The Kiss of Dawn"
Single by HIM
from the album Venus Doom
Released 22 August 2007 (Finland)
28 August 2007 (U.S.)
10 September 2007 (Europe)
Format CD single
Recorded 2007
Genre (see HIM (Finnish band)#Genre)
Producer HIM
HIM singles chronology
"Killing Loneliness"
(2006)		 "The Kiss of Dawn"
(2007)		 "Bleed Well"
(2007)

"The Kiss of Dawn" is a song by the Finnish band HIM, released 10 September 2007.[1] It is the fourth track and first single from the 2007 album Venus Doom. Ville Valo has stated that the song was for a close friend who committed suicide soon after the band wrapped the recording sessions for Dark Light.[2] The song was played at the 7 July 2007 concert at Brussels, Belgium. Sheet music for the song was posted on their official website prior to the release of either single or album, giving fans from the US the chance to submit a video of themselves playing the song from their own perspective. The 3 winning videos will be featured on HIM's upcoming live DVD and the winners will receive a signed copy of the said DVD.[3] The single was released on iTunes on 31 July 2007.

Contents

Music video

The music video was directed by Meiert Avis, who also directed one of the bands previous videos, "Wings of a Butterfly." HIM started recording the music video on 21 June in the Los Angeles area.[4] The production team put out a casting call for a "beautiful girl" to perform the lead role in the video. Auditions were held on 19 June.[5] The music video was released 24 July 2007. Clues leading to a secret code, "Ten Point Six", was included in the video. "Ten Point Six" is a quote from the book The Third Policeman by Brian O'Nolan.

Track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "The Kiss of Dawn".

  1. "The Kiss of Dawn" – 5:55
  2. "Passion's Killing Floor" (Herpé remix) – 3:45
  1. "The Kiss of Dawn" – 5:55
  2. "Love in Cold Blood" (acoustic) – 2:44
  1. "The Kiss of Dawn" – 5:55
  2. "Passion's Killing Floor" (Herpé remix) – 3:45
  3. "Love in Cold Blood" (acoustic) – 2:44
  1. "The Kiss of Dawn" (Radio edit)
  2. "Venus Doom" (Radio edit)
  1. "The Kiss of Dawn"
  2. "The Kiss of Dawn" (Demo)
  1. "The Kiss of Dawn" (Video)

Charts

Chart Peak
position
[6]
Finnish Singles Chart 2
German Singles Chart 44
Swedish Singles Chart 30
UK Singles Chart 59
UK Rock Chart 1

References

  1. ^ Ħim .†. Ωnline.tv
  2. ^ H.I.M. Want Bam To Helm New Clip - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News
  3. ^ Kiss of Dawn Contest
  4. ^ BLABBERMOUTH.NET - H.I.M. Draws Influences From 'SABBATH, Old-School METALLICA' For New CD
  5. ^ Roadrunner Records/Blabbermouth.net "HIM To Film New Video This Month"
  6. ^ "HIM - The Kiss of Dawn - Music Charts". acharts.us. http://acharts.us/song/27434. Retrieved 2008-11-28. 
HIM

Ville Valo · Linde · Migé · Emerson Burton · Gas Lipstick

Antto Melasniemi · Jussi-Mikko "Juska" Salminen · Juhana Tuomas "Pätkä" Rantala

Discography
Studio albums
EPs and demos
Witches and Other Night Fears · This Is Only the Beginning · 666 Ways to Love: Prologue
Compilation albums
and box sets
DVDs
Singles