"Kiss You" is a song by British-Irish boy band One Direction from their second studio album, Take Me Home (2012). It was written by Kristoffer Fogelmark, Kristian Lundin, Albin Nedler, Savan Kotecha, and Shellback in collaboration with Carl Falk and Rami Yacoub, the producers. Sony Music Entertainment released it as the album's second single in the United States and third elsewhere on 8 February 2013. "Kiss You", which features electronic effects, colossal hooks, and a Motown-tinged melody, is an upbeat power pop song about a protagonist's infatuation with a significant other.
The song received general acclaim from critics, who considered it a stand-out track on Take Me Home and praised its production. The track became the group's sixth top-ten hit in Ireland and the United Kingdom, while attaining top-forty positions in Australia, Belgium (Flanders), Belgium (Wallonia), Canada, Denmark, New Zealand, the Netherlands and South Korea. The single peaked at number 46 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Directed by Vaughan Arnell, the single's accompanying music video depicts the band shooting different scenes via a green screen, including scenes reminiscent of iconic music videos of songs such as The Beach Boys' "Surfer Girl", Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock" and "Blue Hawaii" and Rammstein's "Mein Land", among others. The group performed the track on both the UK and US versions of The X Factor.
Lyrics
Oh I just wanna take you anywhere that you like
We can go out any day any night
Baby I'll take you there take you there
Baby I'll take you there, there
(Harry)
Oh tell me tell me tell me how to turn your love on
You can get get anything that you want
Baby just shout it out shout it out
Baby just shout it out
(Liam)
And if you
You want me to
Lets make a move, yeah
(Harry)
So tell me girl if every time we
(All)
Touch
You get this kinda rush.
Let me say yea a yeah a yeah yeah a yeah
If you don't wanna take this slow
If you just wanna take me home
Let me say yeah a yeah a yeah yeah a yeah
And let me kiss you
(Zayn)
Oh baby, baby don't you know you got what I need
Lookin' so good from your head to your feet
C'mon come over here over here
C'mon come over here yeah
(Niall)
Oh I just wanna show you off to all of my friends
Makin' them drool down their chiney chin chins
Baby be mine tonight, mine tonight
Baby be mine tonight yeah
(Liam)
And if you
You want me too
Lets make a move, yeah
(Zayn)
So tell me girl if every time we
(All)
Touch
You get this kinda rush.
Let me say yea a yeah a yeah yeah a yeah
If you don't wanna take this slow
If you just wanna take me home
Let me say yeah a yeah a yeah yeah a yeah
And let me kiss you
Let me kiss you
Let me kiss you
Let me kiss you
Let me kiss you
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na
(Louis)
Yeah so tell me girl if every time we
(All)
Touch
You get this kinda rush.
Let me say yea a yeah a yeah yeah a yeah
If you don't wanna take this slow
If you just wanna take me home
Let me say yeah a yeah a yeah yeah a yeah
Touch
You get this kinda rush.
Let me say yea a yeah a yeah yeah a yeah
Touch
You get this kinda rush.
Let me say yea a yeah a yeah yeah a yeah
If you don't wanna take this slow
If you just wanna take me home
Let me say yeah a yeah a yeah yeah a yeah
Touch
You get this kinda rush.
Let me say yea a yeah a yeah yeah a yeah