Compliments on Your Kiss
{{Short description|1994 single by Red Dragon}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Compliments on Your Kiss
| cover = Compliments_on_Your_Kiss.jpg
| alt =
| caption = International cover artwork
| type = single
| artist = Red Dragon featuring Brian and Tony Gold
| album =
| B-side = "Beat Up" (by Taxi Gang)
| released = {{start date|1994|7|18|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
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| genre =
- Reggae{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-09-03.pdf|title=New Releases – Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=11|issue=36|page=8|date=3 September 1994|access-date=4 September 2020}}
- jazz
| length =
- 4:09
- 3:30 (radio edit)
| label =
- Taxi
- Mango
| writer =
- Sly Dunbar
- Winston Harris
- Leroy May
| producer =
- Robbie Shakespeare
- Taxi
- Sly Dunbar
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| misc = {{External music video|header=Audio|{{YouTube|I_RSI0tNYSQ|"Compliments on Your Kiss"}}}}
}}
"Compliments on Your Kiss" is a jazz-reggae song by Jamaican deejay Red Dragon featuring Jamaican reggae duo Brian and Tony Gold. The song was written by Sly Dunbar, Winston Harris, and Red Dragon (under his real name, Leroy May), and it was produced by Sly and Robbie and Taxi. One of the song's B-sides, "Beat Up", is performed by Sly and Robbie under the name Taxi Gang.
The single was released on 18 July 1994 and became Red Dragon's most successful international hit. It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart on 28 August 1994 and ended the year as the 27th-most-successful single in the UK. It also experienced success outside the UK, reaching the top 20 in Australia, Ireland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. Several reviewers have attributed the song's success to the popularity of other radio-friendly reggae musicians at the time, including Dawn Penn and Chaka Demus & Pliers.{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-09-03.pdf|title=Jamaican Mix|last=Clark-Meads|first=Jeff|magazine=Music & Media|volume=11|issue=36|page=20|date=3 September 1994|access-date=4 September 2020}}
Critical reception
In a review of the song, Music & Media magazine called "Compliments on Your Kiss" "as harmless as Puff the magic dragon" and complimented the song's Caribbean ambiance. A spokesman of British radio station Capital FM said of the song, "It's a good, fun, catchy pop tune".
Track listings
Jamaican 7-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Compliment on Your Kiss|others=Red Dragon, Taxi Gang|year=1994|type=Jamaican 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Taxi|id=TAX 034}}
:A. "Compliment on Your Kiss"
:B. "Beat Up" (performed by Taxi Gang)
- "Compliments on Your Kiss" – 3:30
- "Compliments on Your Kiss" (instrumental) – 4:09
- "Compliments on Your Kiss" (Straight mix) – 4:09
- "Compliments on Your Kiss" (acapella) – 4:09
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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!Chart (1994–1995) !Peak |
{{single chart|Australia|18|artist=Red Dragon with Brian & Tony Gold|song=Compliments on Your Kiss|rowheader=true|access-date=4 September 2020|refname="aus"}} |
{{single chart|Flanders|25|artist=Red Dragon with Brian & Tony Gold|song=Compliments on Your Kiss|rowheader=true|access-date=4 September 2020}} |
scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-09-10.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=11|issue=37|page=13|date=10 September 1994|access-date=4 September 2020}}
|8 |
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scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2719476#page/n1/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (29.9.–5.10. '94)|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=16|date=29 September 1994|access-date=4 September 2020}}
|25 |
{{single chart|Ireland2|11|song=Compliments on Your Kiss|rowheader=true|access-date=4 September 2020}} |
{{single chart|Dutch40|20|year=1994|week=42|rowheader=true|access-date=4 September 2020}} |
{{single chart|Dutch100|20|artist=Red Dragon with Brian & Tony Gold|song=Compliments on Your Kiss|rowheader=true|access-date=4 September 2020}} |
{{single chart|New Zealand|20|artist=Red Dragon with Brian & Tony Gold|song=Compliments on Your Kiss|rowheader=true|access-date=4 September 2020}} |
{{single chart|Scotland|6|date=19940903|rowheader=true|access-date=4 September 2020}} |
{{single chart|UK|2|date=19940903|rowheader=true|access-date=4 September 2020}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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!Chart (1994) !Position |
scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=Top 100 Singles 1994|magazine=Music Week|page=9|date=14 January 1995}}
|27 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1994|certyear=1994|source=book|id=230}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Red Dragon with Brian & Tony Gold|title=Compliments on Your Kiss|award=Silver|relyear=1994|certyear=1994|id=1488-1742-1|access-date=4 September 2020|refname="bpi"}}
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