The Perfect Kiss

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"The Perfect Kiss" is a 1985 synth-pop and post-punk track by English band New Order, known for its extended 12" version, innovative production, and iconic Jonathan Demme–directed music video.

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The Perfect Kiss canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single ⓘ
song ⓘ
albumBy New Order ⓘ
artist New Order ⓘ
associatedAct New Order live performances ⓘ
catalogNumber FAC 123 ⓘ
chartPerformance reached UK Singles Chart ⓘ
chronologyPosition follows the single Thieves Like Us ⓘ
precedes the single Sub-culture ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
featuresInstrument bass guitar ⓘ
electronic drums ⓘ
sampler ⓘ
sequencers ⓘ
synthesizers ⓘ
format 12-inch single ⓘ
genre post-punk ⓘ
synth-pop ⓘ
hasBSide Perfect Pit ⓘ
The Kiss of Death ⓘ
linked to: Kiss of Death
hasLiveVersion performed in New Order concerts ⓘ
hasVersion album version ⓘ
edit version ⓘ
extended 12-inch version ⓘ
includedInAlbum Low-Life ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length about 4:48 (album version) ⓘ
about 8:46 (12-inch version) ⓘ
lyricalTheme emotional tension and intimacy ⓘ
musicVideoDirector Jonathan Demme ⓘ
musicVideoFormat studio performance video ⓘ
musicVideoNotability noted for its minimalist, documentary-style approach ⓘ
notableFor extended 12-inch structure ⓘ
iconic Jonathan Demme–directed music video ⓘ
innovative production techniques ⓘ
performer New Order ⓘ
performingBandNationality English ⓘ
producer New Order ⓘ
Stephen Hague ⓘ
publisher Factory Records ⓘ
recordedIn 1984 ⓘ
recordLabel Factory Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1985-05-13 ⓘ
releaseYear 1985 ⓘ
songwriter Bernard Sumner ⓘ
Gillian Gilbert ⓘ
Peter Hook ⓘ
Stephen Morris ⓘ

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New Order → notableSong → The Perfect Kiss ⓘ
Substance 1987 → includesTrack → The Perfect Kiss ⓘ
Low-Life → hasPart → The Perfect Kiss ⓘ
Low-Life → hasSingle → The Perfect Kiss ⓘ