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| Single by Kylie Minogue and Jessie Ware | ||||
| from the album Disco: Guest List Edition | ||||
| Released | 29 October 2021 | |||
| Recorded | 2021 | |||
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| Genre | Disco | |||
| Length | 3:13 | |||
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| "Kiss of Life" on YouTube | ||||
"Kiss of Life" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Kylie Minogue and English singer-songwriter Jessie Ware. The song was released on 29 October 2021 as the second single from Disco: Guest List Edition, the reissue of Minogue's fifteenth studio album Disco (2020).[1]
In September 2020, Minogue appeared on Ware's Table Manners podcast co-hosted with Ware's mother Lennie. In the episode, the pair spoke about writing together. Ware later joked that she'd "bullied" Minogue into a duet as the two further discussed a collaboration.[2]
On 5 October 2021, Minogue announced the forthcoming reissue of Disco and revealed that the album's tracklist, including "Kiss of Life".[3]
"Kiss of Life" is written by Minogue, Ware, Danny Parker, Shungudzo and James Ford, with the latter also handling the track's production and mixing.[4][5] Ware is a frequent collaborator with Ford, Parker and Shungudzo, with all having credits on her fourth studio album What's Your Pleasure? (2020).[4] The song was recorded in London, with Minogue recording her vocals remotely in Melbourne.[5]
The music video for "Kiss of Life" premiered on YouTube at 6pm GMT on 4 November 2021.[6] Directed by Sophie Muller, the video was shot in London's Ave Mario restaurant and features both Minogue and Ware, alongside dancers from the Theo Adams Company and Princess Julia.[7] The video is inspired by the works of Pedro Almodóvar and 1980s telenovela. The video incorporates elements of farce, with Ware appearing as a busy restaurateur and Minogue as a troublesome food critic wreaking havoc among the guests, hence Ware's distress as the video progresses.[7]
Ware is dressed in Saint Laurent, while Minogue first appears on screen wearing Valentino haute couture and later wears Saint Laurent.[8] Remarking on the video's bold fashion and comedic themes, W writer Kyle Munzenrieder described it as a "high fashion fantasy version of Looney Tunes" and a "designer clothing-filled camp fest".[8]
On 13 November 2021, Minogue and Ware performed "Kiss of Life" together for the first time on The Jonathan Ross Show.[9] Ware performed her What's Your Pleasure? tour at O2 Academy Brixton on 28 May 2022, the same day as Minogue's 54th birthday, and Minogue was brought out as a special guest for a performance of "Kiss of Life".[10] On 17 September 2023, Ware made a guest appearance with Minogue to perform the song during Minogue's headlining set at the Radio 2 in the Park festival in Victoria Park, Leicester.[11] The collaboration garnered positive reviews, with Francesca Shillcock of Hello! hailing it as an "epic moment."[12] Kate French-Morris, writing for The Daily Telegraph, commended Ware's genuine performance and described her as "the worthiest Kylie warm-up acts".[13] Similarly, Shaun Curran of The i Paper called their performance "infectious," praising the choreography and noting that Minogue had never looked so comfortable on stage.[14]
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Disco: Guest List Edition:[5]
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| UK Airplay (Radiomonitor)[15] | 15 |
| UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[16] | 30 |
| US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[17] | 49 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 29 October 2021 |
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