Blue Kiss

"Blue Kiss" is a song written and performed by American musician Jane Wiedlin and American singer/songwriter Randell Kirsch. It was the lead single from her self-titled debut album Jane Wiedlin and Wiedlin's first solo single after having left the all-female rock band The Go-Go's. It reached #77 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #30 on Hot Dance Club Play.[1]

"Blue Kiss"
Single by Jane Wiedlin
from the album Jane Wiedlin
B-side"My Travelling Heart"
ReleasedSeptember 1985
Recorded1984
Genre
Length3:27
LabelI.R.S. Records
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Jane Wiedlin singles chronology
"Cool Places"
(1983)		 "Blue Kiss"
(1985)		 "Rush Hour"
(1988)
Music video
"Blue Kiss" on YouTube

The 7" single was backed with the parent album's closing album track "My Travelling Heart", a Celtic-flavored ballad[2] that deals with Wiedlin's feelings about the breakup of the band.[3] An extended 12-inch single was also released, featuring an instrumental version of "Blue Kiss", along with two extended dance versions, one of which was remixed by famed Madonna collaborator William Orbit.

Two music videos were produced for the song - one was not released, the other features Jane playing her guitar and singing in the back of a truck travelling a back-road.

"Blue Kiss" can be heard during the frat house party scene in the film Night of the Creeps (1986), and was used during the date montage scene in the Sci-Fi indie film The iDol (2007).

In 2011, Filipino band Imago covered this song which was aired in Philippine radio airwaves but did not release as a single and the song was used for promotional purposes only.

Track listing
7"
  1. "Blue Kiss" (Randall Kirsch, Wiedlin) – 3:27
  2. "My Travelling Heart" (Wiedlin) – 4:07
12" Maxi
  1. "Blue Kiss (Special Dance Version)" – 6:30 (Mixed By John "Tokes" Potoker)
  2. "Blue Kiss ("V" Mix)" – 6:12 (Mixed By Vince Ely)
  3. "Blue Kiss (Instrumental)" – 4:18 (Mixed By John "Tokes" Potoker)
UK 12"
  1. "Blue Kiss (Dance Mix)"
  2. "Blue Kiss (Instrumental)"
  3. "My Travelling Heart"

Chart positions
Chart Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] 77
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[1] 30
  • The single peaked at #62 in Canada (RPM Magazine)

References
  1. "Jane Wiedlin > Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  2. Blue Kiss at AllMusic
  3. The New York Times, 2 October 1985



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