French Kissin (song)

"French Kissin"
Single by Debbie Harry
from the album Rockbird
Released November 1986
Recorded 1986
Genre Soft rock, new wave
Label Geffen (US)
Chrysalis (UK)
Writer(s) Chuck Lorre
Producer(s) Seth Justman
Debbie Harry singles chronology
"Feel the Spin"
(1985)
"French Kissin"
(1986)
"Free To Fall"
(1987)
Music sample
"French Kissin"
UK single sleeve.

"French Kissin" (also known as "French Kissin in the USA") is a song recorded by the American singer Debbie Harry. Released in 1986, it was the first single to be taken from her album Rockbird. The song was written by Chuck Lorre, who would later create his hit sitcoms Dharma & Greg, Two and a Half Men, and The Big Bang Theory, among others.

Song information

The song was released as the album's first single in November 1986, and became a moderate radio hit in the US, peaking at #57 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was also Harry's biggest success in the UK, where it reached #8 (her only solo Top 10 single there to date).

For promotion, Harry did a live performance of "French Kissin" and "In Love with Love" on Saturday Night Live, as well as a handful of television interviews in the UK and U.S. in late 1986. A music video (with a cameo by actress Katey Sagal) was also made and subsequently played on music video channels. Besides the regular formats 7" and 12" the single was also released as a limited edition 12" picture disc in the UK.

Harry also recorded a French-language version of the track which was released as the B-side of other Rockbird singles and was also included on the 1988 Blondie/Debbie Harry remix compilation Once More into the Bleach.

A cover of the song by Carol Chapman was also featured in the 1987 film Can't Buy Me Love and the 1989 film Troop Beverly Hills.

Track listing

US 7", UK 7" & UK Poster Sleeve 7"

  1. "French Kissin" (7" Edit) (Chuck Lorre[1]) - 4:09
  2. "Rockbird" (Deborah Harry, Chris Stein) - 3:09

US 12", UK 12" & UK 12" Picture Disc

  1. "French Kissin" (Dance Mix) (Chuck Lorre) - 7:25
  2. "French Kissin" (Dub Version) (Chuck Lorre) - 8:02
  3. "Rockbird" (Deborah Harry, Chris Stein) - 3:09

Chart positions

Chart (1986) Peak
Position
US 57
US Dance Maxi-Singles Sales 44
Ireland 8
UK 8
Australia 4
Belgium 15
Netherlands 32
Germany 28
Italy 47
South Africa Airplay 8

References

  1. Chuck Lorre. "Vanity Card #243". Retrieved 2008-05-13.

External links

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