Released November 1986 Writer(s) Chuck Lorre "French Kissin"
(1986) "Free to Fall"
(1987) | Recorded 1986 Producer(s) Seth Justman | |
Label Geffen (US)
Chrysalis (UK) | ||
"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.
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The song was released as the album's lead 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"
- "French Kissin" (7" Edit) (Chuck Lorre) – 4:09
- "Rockbird" (Deborah Harry, Chris Stein) – 3:09
US 12", UK 12" & UK 12" Picture Disc
- "French Kissin" (Dance Mix) (Chuck Lorre) – 7:25
- "French Kissin" (Dub Version) (Chuck Lorre) – 8:02
- "Rockbird" (Deborah Harry, Chris Stein) – 3:09