"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.
The song is sung from the perspective of a young man who has been in love with a young woman since they kissed as pre-teens. Now, when they are older, she no longer remembers him.
The Guardian's Mick Brown wrote that the single's appearance in the top 10 'confirms the resurrection of Hot Chocolate to their rightful place in the British charts'.Mick Brown, 'Monday night fever', The Guardian, 31 July 1982, p. 10
Track listings 1982 release 7" single (worldwide) / 12" single (DE)
1993 re-release UK 7" single / cassette
UK CD maxi-single (Part 1)
UK CD maxi-single (Part 2)
1998 re-release (Hot Chocolate featuring Errol Brown) UK CD maxi-single / cassette
Album appearances YearTrack No.Album19826Mystery19871The Very Best of Hot Chocolate19875200119932Their Greatest Hits19961The Most of Hot Chocolate199610Premium Gold Collection19991Greatest Hits Part Two (1977–1987)20092Hottest Hits201220 (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 positionAustralia (ARIA)15Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)18Belgium (Ultratop)1Germany (GfK Entertainment)11Ireland (Irish Singles Chart)5Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)7New Zealand (Official New Zealand Music Chart)2United Kingdom (UK Singles Chart)5
Re-releases Year of re-releasePeak position (UK)199331199818
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References
External links Page On Discogs Video On YouTube