This Kiss (Carly Rae Jepsen song)

"This Kiss"
Single by Carly Rae Jepsen
from the album Kiss
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2012 (2012-09-10)
RecordedParty Rock Studio, 2012
Length3:49
Label
Songwriters
  • Carly Rae Jepsen
  • Matthew Koma
  • Kelly Covell
  • Stefan Kendal Gordy
Producers
Carly Rae Jepsen singles chronology
"Good Time"
(2012)
"This Kiss"
(2012)
"Tonight I'm Getting Over You"
(2013)

"This Kiss" is a song by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen from her second studio album, Kiss (2012). The song was written by Jepsen, Matthew Koma, Kelly Covell and Redfoo of electropop duo LMFAO through e-mails, text messaging and telephone calls, with production handled by Koma and Redfoo. It was recorded in 2012, at Redfoo's Party Rock Studio. "This Kiss" was released as the third single from the album on September 10, 2012, through 604 Records, Schoolboy Records, and Interscope Records.

The mid-tempo dance-pop track lyrically speaks about a kiss being something Jepsen can't resist and the lips of her beloved. "This Kiss" received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who compared it to "Call Me Maybe" and "Good Time". However, it failed to match the success of her previous singles, only reaching the top three in on the Ultratip chart of Belgium (Flanders) and in South Korea, while missing the top ten in countries such as Canada and United Kingdom. In the United States, the song peaked at 86 on the Billboard Hot 100 prior to its single release, and at number 37 on Pop Songs.

An accompanying music video was released on October 26, 2012, at the Fun Size film premiere, portraying Jepsen flirting with a man in a club. The song itself appeared during the end credits of the film, released in 2012. To promote its release as a single, Jepsen performed "This Kiss" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, the Late Show with David Letterman, and at the 2012 American Music Awards. It was additionally performed by Jepsen herself during an episode of the teen drama 90210.