"Kiss the Sky" is a song by the American singer and songwriter,

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from his first

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album, ''

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''. It was released as the album's promotional single on July 19, 2016. It was also originally intended to appear on the soundtrack of the 2016 animated film ''

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'', but did not eventually make it on the album. "Kiss the Sky" was written by

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, Jason Derulo,

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, Michael Caren, and Terius Nash, and it was produced by

and Thomas Eriksen.

Composition

"Kiss the Sky" is a pop song with includes

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influences and "a roving bass line".

Live performances

On August 5, 2016, Derulo performed "Kiss the Sky" on ''

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'' with

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as backing band.

Music video

The video features Derulo and his friends partying and dancing in a hotel that appears to be in Miami, his home town. Derulo has a Haitian flag tied around his leg. The video concludes with a large, poolside dance scene at the aforementioned hotel.

Usage in media

The song has appeared in the films ''

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'', ''Aramburu's Magical Mystery Tour'', ''

'', '' The Swan Princess: Princess Tomorrow, Pirate Today!'', '' Nine Lives'' and '' Alpha and Omega: Dino Digs''.

Personnel

– songwriting *Jason Derulo – songwriting, vocals *Madison Love – songwriting *Michael Caren – songwriting * Terius Nash – songwriting *

– songwriting, additional vocals, instruments, producer * Thomas Eriksen – producer *Chuck Gibson – guitar *David Parks – bass *Jonny Sjo – bass guitar *Nate Merchant – backing vocals, vocal producer *

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– backing vocals, vocal producer *Connor Martin – backing vocals *Jeremy Strong – backing vocals *Joy Martin – backing vocals *Olly Sheppard – backing vocals *Sean "Movie" Charles – backing vocals *Andre Tyler – backing vocals *Gustav Rasmussen – trombone *Ketil Duckert – trumpet *Thomas Edinger – saxophone *Frank Ramirez – engineer *Jeff Jackson – engineer *Josh Ra Collins – engineer *Lorenzo Cardona – engineer *Robin Florent – engineer *Sasha Sirota – engineer *Manny Marroquin – mixer *Chris Galland – mix engineer *Chris Gehringer – mastering Credits adapted from Qobuz.com.

Charts

Certifications

References

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