Kiss My (Uh-Oh)

"Kiss My (Uh-Oh)"
Single by Anne-Marie and Little Mix
from the album Therapy
Released23 July 2021
Genre
Length2:57
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Anne-Marie singles chronology
"Our Song"
(2021) 		"Kiss My (Uh-Oh)"
(2021) 		"Everywhere"
(2021)
Little Mix singles chronology
"Heartbreak Anthem"
(2021) 		"Kiss My (Uh-Oh)"
(2021) 		"Love (Sweet Love)"
(2021)
Music video
"Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" on YouTube

"Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" is a song by English singer-songwriter Anne-Marie and British girl group Little Mix. It was released by Asylum Records, as the fourth single from Anne-Marie's second studio-album Therapy (2021). It was written by Anne Marie, Taylor Upsahl, Camille Purcell, Pete Nappi, and John Banfield, with production by Nappi and Mojam. An electropop and calypso-pop song which samples Lumidee's song "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)", the song lyrically discusses the liberation someone feels after walking away from a toxic relationship.[1]

Kiss My (Uh-Oh) was met with mixed reviews from critics. On 26 August 2021, a remix of the song titled "Girl Power remix" was released featuring Becky Hill, Raye, and Stefflon Don.[2] The remix helped the song reach a new peak of number ten in the UK, becoming Anne Marie's sixth and Little Mix's nineteenth top ten single in the UK.[2] Kiss My (Uh-Oh) reached the top fifteen of the Irish Singles Chart and reached the charts in eight other music markets.

Composition

The song contains a sample of "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)", a 2003 single by Lumidee.[3] "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" is a "playful" calypso-pop[4] and electropop[5] song written by Anne-Marie, Taylor Upsahl, Kamille, Peter Nappi, and Jacob Banfield, with the production handled by Nappi and Mojam. The song runs for a total length of two minutes and 57 seconds.[4] Robin Murray of Clash compared the song to the works of Beyoncé.[6] According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Universal Music Publishing Group, the song is written in the key of F minor with a tempo of 104 beats per minute.[5]

Critical reception

Robin Murray of Clash called the song a "blockbuster" and "a sly and subversive ode to the powers of womanhood".[6] Michael Cragg of The Guardian referred to the song's sampling of "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)" as "a lot of fun", but felt that Anne-Marie was "completely dominated by guests Little Mix and their not inconsiderable vocals".[3]

It was featured as the commercial song in 2022 for BBC One series 4 of Glow Up.[7]

Music video

The music video for the song, directed by Hannah Lux Davis, was released the same day as the single. It was Little Mix's second music video to be directed by Davis, with the first being their 2017 single "Power". Inspired by the 2011 comedy film Bridesmaids, it features the group recreating select scenes from the film, as well as a scene with Anne-Marie and Jade Thirlwall in a club, while Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock stay in a hotel room.[8]

Track listing

Digital download and streaming[9]

  1. "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" – 2:57

Streaming – bonus tracks[10]

  1. "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" – 2:57
  2. "Our Song" – 2:43
  3. "Beautiful" – 3:14

Digital download and streaming – Billen Ted remix[11]

  1. "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" (Billen Ted remix) – 2:45

Digital download and streaming – Girl Power remix[12]

  1. "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" (Girl Power remix) (featuring Becky Hill, Raye and Stefflon Don) - 4:36

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[13]

  • Anne-Marie – vocals, songwriting
  • Little Mix – vocals
  • Pete Nappi – songwriting, production, engineering, programming, guitar, keyboards
  • Mojam – production, programming, sound effects, bass, drums, guitar, percussion, synthesizer
  • Jacob Banfield – songwriting
  • Kamille – songwriting
  • Steven "Lenky" Marsden – songwriting
  • Upsahl – songwriting
  • Lewis Thompson – additional production, keyboards
  • Cameron Poole – vocal production
  • Raphaella – vocal production
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Phil Tan – mixing
  • Bill Zimmerman – assistant mixing
  • Paul Norris – engineering

Charts

Chart performance for "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Canadian Digital Songs (Billboard)[14] 43
Croatia (HRT)[15] 20
Euro Digital Songs (Billboard)[16] 3
Global 200 (Billboard)[17] 124
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[18] 15
Ireland (IRMA)[19] 13
Latvia (EHR Top 40)[20] 10
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[21] 16
Netherlands (Single Tip)[22] 4
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[23] 10
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[24] 88
UK Singles (OCC)[25] 10

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[26] Platinum 600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Version Label(s) Ref.
Various 23 July 2021
Original Warner [27]
Italy Contemporary hit radio [28]
United Kingdom 30 July 2021 [29]
Various 13 August 2021
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Billen Ted remix [11]
20 August 2021 Acoustic [30]
26 August 2021 Girl Power remix [12]
2 September 2021 Goodboys remix [31]
10 September 2021 PS1 Remix [32]
Russia Contemporary hit radio Original Asylum [33]

References

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  4. ^ a b Murphy, Lauren. "Anne-Marie: Therapy review – feisty, empowering tracks land with a thud". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Kiss My (Uh Oh) Music Sheet". Musicnotes. 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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  15. ^ "Croatia ARC TOP 100". HRT. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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  18. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
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  23. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 2 August 2021. Archived from the original on 30 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  24. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 43. týden 2021 in the date selector. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
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  29. ^ "Radio 1 Playlist". Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 18 September 2021 – via BBC Radio 1.
  30. ^ "Kiss My (Uh Oh) [Acoustic]". Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2021 – via Apple Music.
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