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Kiss Me Deadly (song)

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"Kiss Me Deadly"
Single by Lita Ford
from the album Lita
B-side"Broken Dreams"
Released1988
Recorded1987
GenreHair metal[1][2]
Length4:01
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Mick Smiley
Producer(s)Mike Chapman
Lita Ford singles chronology
"Gotta Let Go"
(1984)
"Kiss Me Deadly"
(1988)
"Back to the Cave"
(1988)

"Kiss Me Deadly" is a 1988 song by Lita Ford, appearing on the album Lita released in the same year. It is regarded as one of Ford's signature songs, and is the second highest-charting single of her solo career, after "Close My Eyes Forever" from the same album.

Music video

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The song's video was placed on The New York Times' list of the "15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos".[3]

Chart performance

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Chart (1988–89) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 12
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[5] 40
Australia (ARIA Charts)[6] 97
Canada (RPM (magazine))[7] 19
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8] 21
UK Singles (OCC)[9] 75
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  • The song received renewed interest thirty years after its release when it was featured in the 2019 superhero film Captain Marvel.[10]

References

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  1. ^ Best of 80's Metal, Vol. 2 - Various Artists | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2021-01-27
  2. ^ Masley, Ed (July 8, 2014). "Best '80s pop-metal songs, from Def Leppard to Poison". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Edwards, Gavin (2020-05-05). "15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
  4. ^ "Lita Ford Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  5. ^ "AllMusic ((( Lita Ford > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  6. ^ "Bubbling Down Under". www.bubblingdownunder.com. June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  7. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - July 2, 1988" (PDF).
  8. ^ "Lita Ford – Kiss Me Deadly". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved September 17, 2010.
  9. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 30, 2016.
  10. ^ "Kiss Me Deadly - Lita Ford". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved January 7, 2014.