Kiss (Princess Princess song)

"Kiss"
"Kiss"
Single by Princess Princess
from the album Singles 1987–1992
Language	Japanese
B-side	"Bara-iro no Jinsei"
Released	May 10, 1991
Recorded	1991
Genre	J-pop; rock;
Length	4:32
Label	Sony Records
Songwriter(s)	Kyōko Tomita; Kanako Nakayama; Kaori Okui;
Producer(s)	Masanori Sasaji
Princess Princess singles chronology
Music video
	"Kiss" on YouTube

"Kiss" (キス, Kisu) is the eleventh single by Japanese band Princess Princess. Written by Kyōko Tomita, Kanako Nakayama, and Kaori Okui, the single was released by Sony Records on May 10, 1991. It became their fifth and final No. 1 singles on Oricon's singles chart.

Background edit

"Kiss" was used by Suntory Foods for their Kōcha no Ki commercials. The song's original key is C.^[1]

Chart performance edit

"Kiss" hit No. 1 on Oricon's singles chart and No. 26 on Oricon's year-ending chart in 1991.^[2] It also sold over 401,000 copies and was certified Platinum by the RIAJ.^[3]^[4]

Track listing edit

All music is arranged by Princess Princess.

1991 single
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Kiss"	Kyōko Tomita Kanako Nakayama	Kaori Okui	4:32
2.	"Bara-iro no Jinsei" ((バラ色の人生, lit. "Rose-colored Life"))	Nakayama	Nakayama	4:35

Chart positions edit

Weekly charts
Charts (1991)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart^[2]	1

Year-end charts
Charts (1991)	Peak position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart^[2]	26

Certifications edit


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)^[4]	Platinum	400,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

^ "KISS". J-Total Music. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
^ ^a ^b ^c "KISS | プリンセス・プリンセス". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
^ "プリンセス・プリンセス(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
^ ^a ^b "Japanese single certifications – プリンセス・プリンセス – Kiss" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved February 2, 2021. Select 1991年6月 on the drop-down menu

External links edit

[1] "KISS". J-Total Music. Retrieved 2020-10-01.

[Oricon-2] "KISS | プリンセス・プリンセス". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-10-01.

[Yamachan_2-3] "プリンセス・プリンセス(シングル)". Yamachan Land (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2021-07-21.

[RIAJ-4] "Japanese single certifications – プリンセス・プリンセス – Kiss" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved February 2, 2021. Select 1991年6月 on the drop-down menu

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