Kiss Me (Empress Of song)

"Kiss Me" is the first single by Honduran-American singer/songwriter, Empress Of featuring Japanese-British singer, Rina Sawayama, off her upcoming fourth studio album.[1]

"Kiss Me"
Single by Empress Of
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2023
Recorded2022
Genre
LabelMajor Arcana
Giant Music
Songwriter(s)
  • Lorely Rodriguez
  • Rina Sawayama
  • BJ Burton
  • Kyle Shearer
  • Nate Campany
Producer(s)
  • Valley Girl
Empress Of singles chronology
"Turn The Table"
(2022)		 "Kiss Me"
(2023)

The song was released on September 25, 2023, via her independent label, Major Arcana and American independent label, Giant Music respectively, after premiering as "Hottest Record" on Clara Amfo's BBC Radio 1's "Future Sounds" radio program.[2][3] The song first debuted live during a headline performance at British venue, The Lower Third in London, England on August 22, 2023.

Kiss Me is also notable as Rodriguez's first release not to feature any of her own music production[4] and instead, was produced and co-written by American music producers & songwriters, Valley Girl, with additional writing by long-time collaborator, BJ Burton. [5]

Music video

The music video, directed by India Rose Harris features stylized shots of Rodriguez and Sawayama performing the song intercut between two locations, a countryside glade dressed as angels to a more sultry atmosphere within a dreamy ballroom. The video was filmed in the United Kingdom. [6][7]

References
  1. "Empress of & Rina Sawayama – Kiss Me".
  2. "Empress of Premieres New Song "Kiss Me" featuring Rina Sawayama on BBC Radio 1".
  3. "BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1's Future Sounds with Clara Amfo, Empress of & Rina Sawayama Hottest Record".
  4. "Empress of on TikTok".
  5. "Empress of Teams up with Rina Sawayama for New Song "Kiss Me"".
  6. "Empress of and Rina Sawayama Share Video for New Song "Kiss Me"". Pitchfork. 25 September 2023.
  7. "Empress of links up with Rina Sawayama on new single, "Kiss Me"".
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