"French Kissin" (released in certain countries as "French Kissin in the USA") is a song by American singer

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from her second solo studio album, ''

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'' (1986). It was released on November 3, 1986, as the album's lead single. The song was written by Chuck Lorre, who would later create a series of successful

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Song information

In the United Kingdom, the song was released as the album's lead single on November 3, 1986, and became Harry's biggest chart hit, reaching number eight on the

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and becoming her only solo top-10 single there. In the United States, the song peaked at number 57 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. For promotion, Harry did a live performance of "French Kissin" and "In Love with Love" on ''

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'', as well as a handful of television interviews in the UK and US 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 7-inch and 12-inch formats, the single was also released as a limited-edition 12-inch picture disc in the UK. Harry also recorded a French-language version of the track which was released as the B-side of other ''

'' singles and was also included on the 1988 Blondie/Debbie Harry remix compilation '' Once More into the Bleach''.

Track listings

7-inch single :A. "French Kissin" ( Chuck Lorre) – 4:09 :B. "Rockbird" (Deborah Harry,

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) – 3:09 US 12-inch single :A1. "French Kissin" (dance mix) (Lorre) – 7:25 :A2. "French Kissin" (edit) (Lorre) – 4:09 :B1. "French Kissin" (dub version) (Lorre) – 8:02 :B2. "Rockbird" (Harry, Stein) – 3:09 UK and Australasian 12-inch single :A1. "French Kissin in the USA" (dance mix) (Lorre) – 7:25 :B1. "French Kissin in the USA" (dub version) (Lorre) – 8:02 :B2. "Rockbird" (Harry, Stein) – 3:09 Australasian cassette single # "French Kissin in the USA" (7-inch version) (Lorre) # "French Kissin in the USA" (dance mix) (Lorre) # "French Kissin in the USA" (dub version) (Lorre) # "Rockbird" (Harry, Stein)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:French Kissin (Song) 1986 singles 1986 songs Chrysalis Records singles Debbie Harry songs French-language songs Geffen Records singles Macaronic songs Song recordings produced by Seth Justman Songs about kissing Songs written by Chuck Lorre