Perfect Kiss
New Order
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I stood there beside myself, Thinking hard about the weather Then came by a friend of mine Suggested we go out together Then I knew it from the start: This friend of mine would fall apart Pretending not to see his gun, I said "let's go out and have some fun" I know, you know, you believe in a land of love I know, you know, we believe in a land of love I have always thought about Staying here and going out Tonight I should have stayed at home, Playing with my pleasure zone He has always been so strange, I'd often thought he was deranged Pretending not to see his gun, I said "let's go out and have some fun" I know, you know, we believe in a land of love I know, you know, we believe in a land of love When you are alone at night You search yourself for all the things That you believe are right If you give it all away You throw away your only chance to be here today Then a fight breaks out on your street You lose another broken heart in a land of meat My friend, he took his final breath Now I know the perfect kiss is the kiss of death
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Written by: STEPHEN PAUL DAVID MORRIS, PETER HOOK, BERNARD (GB 2) SUMNER, GILLIAN LESLEY GILBERT
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11 facts about this song
Band Name"Perfect Kiss" is a song by the English rock band New Order.
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Release DateThe song was first released in May 1985.
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Album Appearance"Perfect Kiss" appears on their studio album "Low-Life," which was released in the same year, 1985.
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Formation of New OrderFormed after the demise of Joy Division, New Order's various members are Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Stephen Morris, and Gillian Gilbert.
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Music Video DirectorThe music video for "Perfect Kiss" was directed by Jonathan Demme, an acclaimed American filmmaker who also directed "The Silence of the Lambs."
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Notable InstrumentThe song is known for featuring a frog sample triggered on a Synclavier, a powerful, early digital synthesizer.
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Song LengthThe original 12-inch version is approximately ten minutes long, making it one of the band's longest songs.
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Live VersionThe live version of "Perfect Kiss," which appears on the 2002 collection "International," is the edited version of the performance from the concert film "Pumped Full of Drugs."
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LyricsLike many New Order songs, "Perfect Kiss" has abstract and cryptic lyrics, leaving it open for interpretation.
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Chart PerformanceThe song reached number 46 in the UK Singles Chart. Despite not being a major commercial success, it has since become one of their most renowned songs.
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Cultural Impact"Perfect Kiss" is extensively recognized as being influential on the indie dance music scene, with the band combining rock and post-punk aesthetics with electronic dance music.
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