Kiss Me Deadly (song)

"Kiss Me Deadly" is a 1988 song by Lita Ford, appearing on the album Lita released in the same year. It is regarded as one of Ford's signature songs, and is the second highest-charting single of her solo career, after "Close My Eyes Forever" from the same album.

"Kiss Me Deadly"
Single by Lita Ford
from the album Lita
B-side	"Broken Dreams"
Released	1988
Recorded	1987
Genre	Hair metal[1][2]
Length	4:01
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Mick Smiley
Producer(s)	Mike Chapman
Lita Ford singles chronology
"Gotta Let Go" (1984) "Kiss Me Deadly" (1988) "Back to the Cave" (1988)

Music video

The song's video was placed on The New York Times' list of the "15 Essential Hair-Metal Videos".^[3]

Chart performance

Chart (1988–89)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[4]	12
US Album Rock Tracks (Billboard)[5]	40
Australia (ARIA Charts)[6]	97
Canada (RPM (magazine))[7]	19
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[8]	21
UK Singles (OCC)[9]	75

Popular culture

• The song received renewed interest thirty years after its release when it was featured in the 2019 superhero film Captain Marvel.^[10]
• This song is featured in episode 9 of RuPaul's Drag Race season 17 in the lip sync competition between Kori King and Lydia B Kollins.^[11]