It Started with a Kiss (song)
"It Started with a Kiss" is a 1982 song by Hot Chocolate, from their seventh studio album Mystery. It reached number 5 in the UK, making it their fifth-highest-charting single.
| "It Started with a Kiss" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Hot Chocolate | ||||
| from the album Mystery | ||||
| B-side | "Emotion Explosion" | |||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Soul, pop | |||
| Label | RAK, EMI Electrola | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Errol Brown | |||
| Hot Chocolate singles chronology | ||||
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Track listings
    
    1982 release
    
- 7" single (worldwide) / 12" single (DE)
 
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It Started with a Kiss" | Errol Brown | 4:00 | 
| 2. | "Emotion Explosion" | Errol Brown | 4:03 | 
1993 re-release
    
- UK 7" single / cassette
 
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It Started with a Kiss" | Errol Brown | 4:00 | 
| 2. | "You Sexy Thing" | Errol Brown, Tony Wilson | 3:42 | 
- UK CD maxi-single (Part 1)
 
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It Started with a Kiss" | Errol Brown | 4:00 | 
| 2. | "You Sexy Thing" | Errol Brown, Tony Wilson | 3:42 | 
| 3. | "Every 1's a Winner" | Errol Brown | 3:55 | 
- UK CD maxi-single (Part 2)
 
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It Started with a Kiss" | Errol Brown | 4:00 | 
| 2. | "Medley" ("Emma" / "So You Win Again" / "You Sexy Thing" / "Every 1's a Winner" / "You Could Have Been a Lady") | Errol Brown, Tony Wilson, Russ Ballard | 6:49 | 
| 3. | "Emma" | Errol Brown, Tony Wilson | 3:46 | 
1998 re-release (Hot Chocolate featuring Errol Brown)
    
- UK CD maxi-single / cassette
 
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "It Started with a Kiss" | Errol Brown | 4:00 | 
| 2. | "Heavens Is in the Back Seat of My Cadillac" | Errol Brown | 3:55 | 
| 3. | "You Sexy Thing" | Errol Brown, Tony Wilson | 3:42 | 
Album appearances
    
| Year | Track No. | Album | 
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 6 | Mystery | 
| 1987 | 1 | The Very Best of Hot Chocolate | 
| 1987 | 5 | 2001 | 
| 1993 | 2 | Their Greatest Hits | 
| 1996 | 1 | The Most of Hot Chocolate | 
| 1996 | 10 | Premium Gold Collection | 
| 1999 | 1 | Greatest Hits Part Two (1977–1987) | 
| 2009 | 2 | Hottest Hits | 
| 2012 | 20 (overall)
 1 (on CD 2)  | 
You Sexy Thing: The Best of Hot Chocolate | 
The song was re-released as a single in 1993 and 1998.
Charts
    
    Original 1982 release
    
| Chart (1982) | Peak position | 
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[1] | 15 | 
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] | 18 | 
| Belgium (Ultratop)[1] | 1 | 
| Germany (GfK Entertainment)[1] | 11 | 
| Ireland (Irish Singles Chart)[2] | 5 | 
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[1] | 7 | 
| New Zealand (Official New Zealand Music Chart)[1] | 2 | 
| United Kingdom (UK Singles Chart)[3] | 5 | 
Re-releases
    
| Year of re-release | Peak position
 (UK)  | 
|---|---|
| 1993 | 31 | 
| 1998 | 18 | 
Certifications
    
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales | 
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (BPI)[4] | Silver | 250,000^ | 
| 
 ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.  | ||
References
    
- "Hot Chocolate - It Started With A Kiss". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
 - "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
 - "HOT CHOCOLATE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
 - "British single certifications – Hot Chocolate – It Started with a Kiss". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
 
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