Kiss from a Rose

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"Kiss from a Rose"

Single by Seal
from the album Seal and Batman Forever: Original Soundtrack
B-side(s)	"The Wind Cries Mary", "Blues in 'E'" (1994)
Released	1995
Recorded	1994 and 1995
Length	4:47 (album/commercial 45rpm version) 3:38 (Batman Forever film edit/DJ promo edit)
Label	ZTT / Warner Bros.
Producer(s)	Trevor Horn
Chart positions
U.S.: #1 (on reissue), UK: #4 (on reissue)
Seal singles chronology
"Prayer for the Dying" (1994)	"Kiss from a Rose (1995)	"Don't Cry" (1996)

"Kiss from a Rose" is a song from Seal's second self-titled album Seal, subsequently featured on the Batman Forever (1995) film soundtrack. It was originally planned to accompany a love scene between Bruce Wayne and the character Chase Meridian but ended up placed at the end of the film.

The single, the second taken from the film soundtrack, topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for one week in August 1995. It won two Grammy Awards, for 'Song Of The Year' and 'Record Of The Year'. It was also nominated for a 1996 MTV Movie Award.

It was rumoured that "Kiss from a Rose" is potentially about the use of cocaine. This has been disputed by others, who argue that it is more about the pure love between a man and a woman, similar to the concept of the story of Beauty and the Beast.^{[citation needed]}

With its 3/4 time signature (rather uncommon for a pop song) and its danceable tempo, "Kiss from a Rose" is one of the most popular waltzes written in the 1990s.

Irish vocal trio Triniti and Japanese artist Angela Aki have recorded cover versions of the song.

Two versions of the music video were produced; the original version is set in a photographic studio, while the film promotional version that followed, directed by Batman Forever director Joel Schumacher, has Seal performing the song beside the Bat-Signal, interspersed with clips from the film.

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Between all the formats of the single release, bonus tracks include the non-album tracks "The Wind Cries Mary" (a Jimi Hendrix cover) and "Blues in 'E'"; remixes of "Kiss from a Rose" by Adamski (who produced the original version of "Killer"); and remixes of album track "I'm Alive" by Steve Fitzmaurice and Sasha with BT.