Kiss Me

About

Kiss Me was released as a B-side to the single “She’s Madonna” in March 2007 and later featured on deluxe editions of Rudebox. The track is a cover of the 1983 hit by Stephen Duffy’s band Tin Tin, linking directly to Williams’s later creative partnership with the songwriter. Its inclusion highlighted Williams’s interest in early 1980s synth-pop and the lineage of British new wave that informed the parent album’s sound.

Produced by Kelvin Andrews and Danny Spencer, the recording stays close to the original’s shimmering arrangement but updates it with heavier bass and a more prominent electronic pulse. Williams’s vocal performance is measured, blending affection for the source material with the sleek production palette of the era.

Lyrically, the song remains a straightforward romantic declaration, carried by its hook and sense of emotional directness. Williams treats it less as irony and more as homage, situating it among the album’s other reinterpretations of 1980s music culture.

Stephen Duffy wrote it back in the day. I always loved that song, and it felt right for what we were doing on this record.Robbie Williams

Critics noted Kiss Me as a faithful but polished update of Duffy’s original, underscoring Williams’s willingness to revisit pop history through a personal lens. While not a charting single in its own right, it provided a connective thread between his collaborations with Stephen Duffy and the experimental tone of the album.