"Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" is a song by English singer-songwriter Anne-Marie and British girl group

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. It was released by Asylum Records, as the fourth single from Anne-Marie's second studio-album ''Therapy'' (2021). It was written by Anne Marie, Taylor Upsahl,

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, Pete Nappi, and John Banfield, with production by Nappi and Mojam. An

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and calypso-pop song which samples Lumidee's song " Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)", the song lyrically discusses the liberation someone feels after walking away from a toxic relationship. "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" was met with mixed reviews from critics. On 26 August 2021, a remix of the song titled "Girl Power remix" was released featuring

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, Raye, and

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. The remix helped the song reach a new peak of number ten in the UK, becoming Anne Marie's sixth and Little Mix's nineteenth top ten single in the UK. Kiss My (Uh-Oh) also reached the top ten in Latvia and the top fifteen of the Irish Singles Chart and reached the charts in seven other music markets.

Composition

The song contains a sample of " Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)", a 2003 single by Lumidee. "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" is a "playful" calypso- pop and

song written by Anne-Marie, Taylor Upsahl, Kamille, Peter Nappi, and Jacob Banfield, with the production handled by Nappi and Mojam. The song runs for a total length of two minutes and 57 seconds. Robin Murray of '' Clash'' compared the song to the works of

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. According to the

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of 104 beats per minute.

Critical reception

Robin Murray of ''Clash'' called the song a "blockbuster" and "a sly and subversive ode to the powers of womanhood". Michael Cragg of ''

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'' referred to the song's sampling of "Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)" as "a lot of fun", but felt that Anne-Marie was "completely dominated by guests Little Mix and their not inconsiderable vocals". It was featured as the commercial song in 2022 for BBC One series 4 of Glow Up.

Music video

The music video for the song, directed by Hannah Lux Davis, was released the same day as the single. It was Little Mix's second music video to be directed by Davis, with the first being their 2017 single " Power". Inspired by the 2011 comedy film '' Bridesmaids'', it features the group recreating select scenes from the film, as well as a scene with Anne-Marie and

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in a club, while Perrie Edwards and

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stay in a hotel room.

Track listing

Digital download and streaming # "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" – 2:57 Streaming – bonus tracks # "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" – 2:57 # " Our Song" – 2:43 # "Beautiful" – 3:14 Digital download and streaming – Billen Ted remix #"Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" ( Billen Ted remix) – 2:45 Digital download and streaming – Girl Power remix #"Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" (Girl Power remix) (featuring

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) - 4:36

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. * Anne-Marie – vocals, songwriting *

– vocals * Pete Nappi – songwriting, production, engineering, programming, guitar, keyboards * Mojam – production, programming, sound effects, bass, drums, guitar, percussion, synthesizer * Jacob Banfield – songwriting * Kamille – songwriting * Steven "Lenky" Marsden – songwriting * Upsahl – songwriting * Lewis Thompson – additional production, keyboards * Cameron Poole – vocal production * Raphaella – vocal production * Stuart Hawkes – mastering * Phil Tan – mixing * Bill Zimmerman – assistant mixing * Paul Norris – engineering

Charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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