Kiss from a Rose

"Kiss from a Rose"
"Kiss from a Rose"
Single by Seal
from the album Seal (Seal II)
B-side	"The Wind Cries Mary"; "Blues in 'E'" (1994);
Released	July 1994
Studio	Sarm West (London); Real World (Wiltshire);
Genre	Rock; soul; baroque pop;
Length	4:47 (album version); 3:38 (radio edit);
Label	ZTT; Sire; Warner Bros.;
Songwriter(s)	Seal Samuel
Producer(s)	Trevor Horn
Seal singles chronology
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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"Kiss from a Rose" is a song from British singer-songwriter Seal's second eponymous album (1994). The song was first released as a single in July 1994 by ZTT, Sire and Warner Bros., and included in the film The NeverEnding Story III that year.

The song 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. The song 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.^[4] Two different music videos were produced to promote the single, directed by Matthew Rolston and Joel Schumacher, respectively.

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".^[5]

^ Vertex Effects (19 September 2024). "The Story Behind "Kiss from a Rose"". SEAL Breaks Down His Biggest Hits. YouTube. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b Hunter, James (2 November 2004). "Seal". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 723.
^ Larkin, Colin (1999). All-Time Top 1000 Albums. Virgin Books. p. 87. ISBN 0-7535-0354-9. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021.
^ "Past Winners Search". Grammy.com. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
^ Seal. "Kiss from a Rose". Genius. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

[1] Vertex Effects (19 September 2024). "The Story Behind "Kiss from a Rose"". SEAL Breaks Down His Biggest Hits. YouTube. Retrieved 27 September 2024.

[RSguide-2] Hunter, James (2 November 2004). "Seal". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Simon & Schuster. p. 723.

[Larkin_1999-3] Larkin, Colin (1999). All-Time Top 1000 Albums. Virgin Books. p. 87. ISBN 0-7535-0354-9. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021.

[4] "Past Winners Search". Grammy.com. Retrieved 18 June 2013.

[5] Seal. "Kiss from a Rose". Genius. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

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