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"Kiss from a Rose" is a song from Seal's second eponymous album. The song was first released as a single in July 1994 and included in the film The NeverEnding Story III that year. It was re-released a year later in 1995 as part of the Batman Forever film soundtrack, helping it top the charts in the United States and Australia. It also reached the top 10 in several other countries, including Canada, France, Iceland and Norway. At the 1996 Grammy Awards, it won awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.[2]

"Kiss from a Rose"
Single by Seal
from the album Seal II
B-side
Released18 July 1994
Genre
Length
  • 4:47 (album version)
  • 3:38 (radio edit)
Label
  • ZTT
  • Sire
  • Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)Henry Samuel
Producer(s)Trevor Horn
Seal singles chronology
"Prayer for the Dying"
(1994)		 "Kiss from a Rose"
(1994)		 "Newborn Friend"
(1994)
1995 re-release
Batman Forever soundtrack single
Licensed audio
"Kiss from a Rose" on YouTube
"Kiss from a Rose"
Seal's "Kiss from a Rose" from Seal (aka Seal II), Music From & Inspired by the Neverending Story III: Here Come The Fantasians and Batman Forever: Music from the Motion Picture
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Background


"Kiss from a Rose" was written in 1987, several years prior to the release of Seal's eponymous debut album from 1991. After writing the song, Seal felt "embarrassed by it" and "threw the tape in the corner". Seal did not present it to producer Trevor Horn until the recording sessions for Seal II. In 2015, Seal said of the song: "To be honest, I was never really that proud of it, though I like what Trevor did with the recording. He turned that tape from my corner into another 8 million record sales and my name became a household name".[3]

"Kiss from a Rose" was the second single taken from the Batman Forever film soundtrack, and topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for one week in August 1995. It also went to number four on the UK Singles Chart, where it had originally reached number 20 in 1994. It also was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Song from a Movie in 1996.[4]

Seal talked about the long, strange journey that the song went through on The Brian McKnight Show season finale that aired 30 May 2010. He described how the song initially dropped out of the charts shortly after its release. Joel Schumacher subsequently called Seal, and requested use of the song to play over a love scene between the characters played by Nicole Kidman and Val Kilmer in Batman Forever.


Critical reception


Music & Media commented: "Sealed with a kiss, here you get a ballad and a half! It's got the right pathos and the unavoidable violins. The thorn, needed to show the sincerity, comes from the razor sharp alto sax".[5] Alan Jones from Music Week wrote: "Seal's magnificent "Kiss From A Rose" – now subtitled "Love Theme From Batman Forever" – is back a mere year after its first release when it reached number 19. A complex yet melodic song, it has remained a radio staple since it was first released, and is ready to explode".[6]

The song's cryptic lyrics have been the subject of debate since its release. In 2015, Seal provided verified commentary on the "Kiss from a Rose" entry on the website Genius, stating simply: "I have avoided explaining these lyrics for over 25 years. I am not going to start doing it now".[7]


Music video


Two versions of the music video were produced:


Track listing


Between all the formats of the single release, bonus tracks include the non-album tracks "The Wind Cries Mary" (a Jimi Hendrix cover) and "Blues in 'E'"; remixes of "Kiss from a Rose" by Adamski (who produced the original version of "Killer"); and remixes of album track "I'm Alive" by Steve Fitzmaurice and Sasha with BT.


Charts and sales



See also



References


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На других языках

[de] Kiss from a Rose

Kiss from a Rose ist ein Lied des britischen Sängers Seal, das erstmals im Juli 1994 in Großbritannien als Single auf Seals zweitem Album Seal veröffentlicht wurde. In den Vereinigten Staaten erschien es am 6. Juni 1995. Der Song ist außerdem auf dem Soundtrack der 1995 erschienenen Comicverfilmung Batman Forever enthalten.[1] Bei den 38. Grammy Awards 1996 wurde die Ballade in drei Kategorien als Record of the Year, Song of the Year und Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ausgezeichnet.[2]
- [en] Kiss from a Rose

[es] Kiss from a Rose

«Kiss from a Rose» es una canción del segundo álbum del cantante británico Seal. La canción fue lanzada como un sencillo en julio de 1994 y relanzada en 1995, siendo incluida en la banda sonora de Batman Forever, lo que la ayudó a encabezar las listas musicales en Estados Unidos y Australia. En la 38.ª edición de los Grammy en 1996, ganó los premios grabación del año, canción del año y mejor interpretación vocal pop masculina. También incluida en el episodio 9 de la tercera temporada de la serie Ray Donovan . En el 2021 fue incluida en la banda sonora de Fuerza Trueno.

[it] Kiss from a Rose

Kiss from a Rose è una canzone del musicista Seal, dal suo album del 1994 Seal, ed in seguito inserita nella colonna sonora del film Batman Forever del 1995.

[ru] Kiss from a Rose

«Kiss from a Rose» — песня из второго одноимённого альбома Сила. Композиция была выпущена в качестве сингла в июле 1994 года. Новая версия песни была переиздана для саундтрека к фильму «Бэтмен навсегда», она стремительно ворвалась на вершины чартов США и Австралии. В 1996 году песня завоевала три статуэтки «Грэмми», в категориях: «Запись года», «Песня года» и «Лучшее мужское вокальное поп-исполнение»[1].


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