Kiss Me (Sixpence None the Richer song)

"Kiss Me"
1999 US CD re-release
Single by Sixpence None the Richer
from the album Sixpence None the Richer
B-side
  • "Sad but True"
  • "Love"
  • "I Can't Catch You"
ReleasedJuly 14, 1998 (1998-07-14)
StudioThe White House (Nashville, Tennessee, US)
Genre
Length
  • 3:30 (album version)
  • 3:19 (radio version)
Label
Songwriter(s)Matt Slocum
Producer(s)Steve Taylor
Sixpence None the Richer singles chronology
"Angeltread"
(1995)
"Kiss Me"
(1998)
"There She Goes"
(1999)
Music video
"Kiss Me" ("There She Goes" version) on YouTube
"Kiss Me" (Paris version) on YouTube

"Kiss Me" is a song by American pop rock band Sixpence None the Richer from their self-titled third album (1997). The ballad was released to modern rock radio on July 14, 1998, and issued physically in the United States on August 12. It was issued in international territories the next year. Several critics compared the song to works by English alternative rock band the Sundays, and it was nominated for a Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 42nd Grammy Awards.

"Kiss Me" is the band's highest-charting single in the US, peaking at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming the country's sixth-best-selling single of 1999. Worldwide, the song reached No. 1 on the Australian and Canadian charts as well as No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart, entering the top 10 in 16 countries altogether. Three music videos were made, directed by Steve Taylor and Randee St. Nicholas, with one paying tribute to French romantic drama film Jules and Jim and two featuring the band in a park watching a portable television.