Kiss This (Aaron Tippin song)

"Kiss This" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Aaron Tippin. It was released in May 2000 as the first single from his album People Like Us. The song, written by Tippin with his wife, Thea, and Phillip Douglas, became his third and final Number One on the Billboard country charts,[1] five years after his last Number One, "That's as Close as I'll Get to Loving You" in 1995, as well as the first Number One for the Lyric Street Records label, the label that Tippin was signed to at the time.

"Kiss This"
Label of the 7" promotional single
Single by Aaron Tippin
from the album People Like Us
B-side"People Like Us"
ReleasedMay 22, 2000
Recorded2000
GenreCountry
Length2:53
LabelLyric Street
Songwriter(s)Aaron Tippin, Thea Tippin, Phillip Douglas
Producer(s)Aaron Tippin, Biff Watson, Mike Bradley
Aaron Tippin singles chronology
"What This Country Needs"
(1999)		 "Kiss This"
(2000)		 "People Like Us"
(2000)

Content

The song's protagonist is a woman who found out her former lover has been cheating on her, and getting revenge on him. It is in a 4/4 time signature and the key of B major, with an approximate tempo of 116 beats per minute. Tippin's vocal ranges two octaves, from F♯3 to F♯5.[2] It features backing vocals from Melodie Crittenden, Kim Parent, and Joanna Janét. Tippin's wife, Thea, with whom he wrote the song, can be heard saying "See ya!" at the end.[3]

Music video

The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy, and premiered on CMT on May 26, 2000, where CMT named it a "Hot Shot".

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 70 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart dated May 27, 2000. It charted for 33 weeks on that chart, and reached number-one on the chart dated October 14, 2000, remaining at the top for two weeks, and becoming Tippin's third and final number-one single.[1] It also peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[5] 42
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (2000) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[7] 25

References
  1. "Aaron Tippin Celebrates Another No. 1". CMT. 2000-10-25. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
  2. "'Kiss This' sheet music". MusicNotes.com. 3 November 2000. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  3. People Like Us (CD). Aaron Tippin. Lyric Street Records. 2000. 65014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 7083." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 9, 2000. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  5. "Aaron Tippin Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. "Aaron Tippin Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  7. "Best of 2000: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2000. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
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