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| artist = [[Ken Hirai]]
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| genre = [[J-Pop]]
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| writer = Ken Hirai and Masahito Nakano
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| next_title = [[Missin' You: It Will Break My Heart]]
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"'''Kiss of Life'''" is the thirteenth single to be released by Japanese singer ''[[Ken Hirai]]''. It was released on May 16, 2001. The single's title song was the theme song to the drama ''Love Revolution''.
"'''Kiss of Life'''" is the thirteenth single to be released by Japanese singer [[Ken Hirai]]. It was released on May 16, 2001.<ref name=bestof>{{cite web|url=http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200509/gt2005090801.html |title=平井堅、全シングル収録の初ベストアルバムが発売決定! |trans-title=All of Ken Hrai's singles to be released on his first best-of album |language=Japanese |date=8 September 2005 |archive-date=24 December 2005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051224172958/http://www.sanspo.com/geino/top/gt200509/gt2005090801.html}}</ref> The single's title song was the theme song to the drama ''Love Revolution''.


The song sold a total of 650,000 copies and reached number 2 on the Oricon weekly chart,<ref name=bestof/> remaining in the chart for a total of 29 weeks. It remained Hirai's most successful single until August 2002, when he released his first #1 single,<ref name=bestof/> {{nihongo|"Ōkina Furudokei"|大きな古時計}}, a cover of [[My Grandfather's Clock]].
==Tracklist==

==Track list==
#Kiss of Life
#Kiss of Life
#:Written and composed by Ken Hirai and Masahito Nakano.
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#Kiss of Life (less vocal)
#Kiss of Life (less vocal)


==External links==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:55, 13 February 2022

"Kiss of Life"
Single by Ken Hirai
ReleasedMay 16, 2001
GenreJ-Pop
LabelDefstar Records
Songwriter(s)Ken Hirai and Masahito Nakano
Producer(s)Ken Hirai
Ken Hirai singles chronology
"Miracles"
(2001)
"Kiss of Life"
(2001)
"Missin' You: It Will Break My Heart"
(2002)
Music video
"Kiss of Life" on YouTube

"Kiss of Life" is the thirteenth single to be released by Japanese singer Ken Hirai. It was released on May 16, 2001.[1] The single's title song was the theme song to the drama Love Revolution.

The song sold a total of 650,000 copies and reached number 2 on the Oricon weekly chart,[1] remaining in the chart for a total of 29 weeks. It remained Hirai's most successful single until August 2002, when he released his first #1 single,[1] "Ōkina Furudokei" (大きな古時計), a cover of My Grandfather's Clock.

Track list

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  1. Kiss of Life
    Written and composed by Ken Hirai and Masahito Nakano.
  2. Cat
    Written by Ken Hirai. Composed by Uru.
  3. Miracles (Silent Poets remix)
  4. Kiss of Life (less vocal)

References

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  1. ^ a b c "平井堅、全シングル収録の初ベストアルバムが発売決定!" [All of Ken Hrai's singles to be released on his first best-of album] (in Japanese). 8 September 2005. Archived from the original on 24 December 2005.