

^ " Seal – Kiss from a Rose" (in German).^ " Seal – Kiss from a Rose" (in French).^ " Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 2750." RPM.^ " Top RPM Singles: Issue 2742." RPM.^ " Seal – Kiss from a Rose" (in Dutch).^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100".^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending "."McLachlan Explores Love At Its Darkest". ^ "Kiss From A Rose by Seal Songfacts".In Brackett, Nathan Hoard, Christian (eds.). ^ a b Hunter, James (2 November 2004).List of Mainstream Top 40 number-one hits of 1995 (U.S.).List of Hot Adult Contemporary number ones of 1995.List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1995 (U.S.).List of number-one singles in Australia during the 1990s.Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. * Sales figures based on certification alone. US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard) ĭecade-end charts Chart (1990–1999)Īll-time charts Chart (1958–2018) "Kiss from a Rose" (album version) – 4:47.The director of photography of this version of the music video was Neil Abramson.īetween all the formats of the single release, bonus tracks include the non-album tracks " The Wind Cries Mary" (a Jimi Hendrix cover) and "Blues in 'E'" remixes of "Kiss from a Rose" by Adamski (who produced the original version of " Killer") and remixes of album track "I'm Alive" by Steve Fitzmaurice and Sasha with BT. This is the more well known video of the song. The second version was directed by Joel Schumacher and has Seal performing the song beside the Bat-Signal, interspersed with clips from the film Batman Forever.The 1966 film Blowup was heavily referenced in the video. The original version is set in a photographic studio and was co-directed by Matthew Rolston and William Levin.Two versions of the music video were produced: In 2015, Seal provided verified commentary on the "Kiss from a Rose" entry on the website Genius, stating simply: "I have avoided explaining these lyrics for over 25 years. The song's cryptic lyrics have been the subject of debate since its release. A complex yet melodic song, it has remained a radio staple since it was first released, and is ready to explode". Alan Jones from Music Week wrote, "Seal's magnificent "Kiss from a Rose" – now subtitled "Love Theme from Batman Forever" – is back a mere year after its first release when it reached number 19. The thorn, needed to show the sincerity, comes from the razor sharp alto sax". Pan-European magazine Music & Media commented, "Sealed with a kiss, here you get a ballad and a half! It's got the right pathos and the unavoidable violins. Joel Schumacher subsequently called Seal, and requested use of the song to play over a love scene between the characters played by Nicole Kidman and Val Kilmer in Batman Forever.Ĭhuck Campbell from Knoxville News Sentinel felt that "fairy-tale-ish melodies and harmonies" uplift "Kiss from a Rose". He described how the song initially dropped out of the charts shortly after its release. Seal talked about the long, strange journey that the song went through on The Brian McKnight Show season finale that aired.
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It also was nominated for the MTV Movie Award for Best Song from a Movie in 1996. It also went to number four on the UK Singles Chart, where it had originally reached number 20 in 1994. "Kiss from a Rose" was the second single taken from the Batman Forever film soundtrack, and topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for one week in August 1995. He turned that tape from my corner into another 8 million record sales and my name became a household name". In 2015, Seal said of the song: "To be honest, I was never really that proud of it, though I like what Trevor did with the recording. Seal did not present it to producer Trevor Horn until the recording sessions for Seal II. After writing the song, Seal felt "embarrassed by it" and "threw the tape in the corner". "Kiss from a Rose" was written in 1987, several years prior to the release of Seal's eponymous debut album from 1991. At the 1996 Grammy Awards, it won awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. It also reached the top 10 in several other countries, including Canada, France, Iceland and Norway. It was re-released a year later in 1995 as part of the Batman Forever film soundtrack, helping it top the charts in the United States and Australia. The song was first released as a single in July 1994 and included in the film The NeverEnding Story III that year. " Kiss from a Rose" is a song from British singer-songwriter Seal's second eponymous album (1994). Problems playing this file? See media help.
