B-side "People Like Us" Format CD Single Genre Country | Released May 22, 2000 Recorded 2000 Length 2:53 | |
"Kiss This" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Aaron Tippin. It was released in May 2000 as the first single from his CD People Like Us. Co-written by Aaron's wife Thea and Philip Douglas, the single became Aaron's third and final Number One on the Billboard country charts, 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.
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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.
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.
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 number-one single. It also peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Hot 100.