Kiss from a Rose

"Kiss from a Rose" General information Artist Seal Released July 18, 1994 Recorded 1994 Genre Pop R&B Soul Length 4:47 (album version) 3:38 (Batman Forever version) Label ZTT Warner Bros. Records Inc. Appears on Sing (during auditions) Sing: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (as part of the "Auditions" track) Writer(s) Seal Producer(s) Trever Horn Chronology "Kiss from a Rose" Music video "Kiss from a Rose" is a song from Seal's second eponymous album. The song was first released as a single in July 18, 1994. A shortened version was released in 1995 as part of the Batman Forever film soundtrack. The movie's popularity helped "Kiss from a Rose" top the charts in the U.S. and Australia. At the 1996 Grammy Awards, it won awards for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. In Sing, Jeff sang this song as his audition for Buster Moon's singing competition. A snippet of this song is included in the "Auditions" track of the film's official soundtrack. Lyrics [Verse 1] There used to be a greying tower alone on the sea You became the light on the dark side of me Love remained a drug that's the high and not the pill [Pre-Chorus] But did you know that when it snows My eyes become large and The light that you shine can be seen? [Chorus] Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey Ooh, the more I get of you, the stranger it feels, yeah Now that your rose is in bloom A light hits the gloom on the grey [Verse 2] There is so much a man can tell you So much he can say You remain my power, my pleasure, my pain Baby, to me, you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny Won't you tell me, is that healthy, baby? [Pre-Chorus] But did you know that when it snows My eyes become large and The light that you shine can be seen? [Chorus] Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey Ooh, the more I get of you, the stranger it feels, yeah Now that your rose is in bloom A light hits the gloom on the grey [Bridge] I've been kissed by a rose on the gray I, I've been kissed by a rose on the gray I've ... (and if I should fall along the way) ... been kissed by a rose on the gray I, I've been kissed by a rose on the gray [Verse 2] There is so much a man can tell you, So much he can say You remain my power, my pleasure, my pain To me, you're like a growing, addiction that I can't deny Won't you tell me, is that healthy, baby? [Pre-Chorus] But did you know that when it snows My eyes become large and The light that you shine can be seen? [Chorus] Baby, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey Ooh, the more I get of you, the stranger it feels, yeah Now that your rose is in bloom A light hits the gloom on the grey Yes, I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grey Ooh, the more I get of you stranger it feels, yeah And now that your rose is in bloom A light hits the gloom on the grey [Outro] Now that your rose is in bloom A light hits the gloom on the grey Read more here... Videos Seal - Kiss From A Rose (Official Music Video 720p HD) + Lyrics References SING: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK | Around the World | Auditions | Bamboléo | Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing (acoustic version) | Faith | Gimme Some Lovin' | Golden Slumbers / Carry That Weight | Hallelujah (duet version) | I Don't Wanna | I'm Still Standing | Let's Face the Music and Dance | Listen to the Music | My Way | OH.MY.GOSH | Out To Lunch (End Titles) | Pennies from Heaven | Pon de Floor | Set It All Free | Shake It Off | The Way I Feel Inside | The Wind | Under Pressure | Venus | SING (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SCORE) | All Creatures Great and Small | Big Daddy Escapes | Buster's Pep Talk | Dream Big Dreams | Gang Getaway | Good Luck Everyone | Johnny Gets the Call | Let's Go to Work | Meena | The Moon Theatre / Golden Slumbers | None Other Than Miss Nana Noodleman | Out To Lunch (End Titles) | Planning the Heist | The Poolhouse | Prison Visit | Rosita Returns Home | Rosita's Invention | The Selection | Stuck in Traffic | Talk to Me, Crawley | Visiting Nana (Eddie's Tune) | The Winds of Change | Who Is This "Moon"? | SING AUDITION SONGS | 9 to 5 | Anaconda | Bad Romance | Ben | Butterfly | Chandelier | Crazy in Love | Firework | The Humpty Dance | I Don't Wanna | I Love My Shirt | Jump | The Ketchup Song (Aserejé) | Kira Kira Killer | Kiss from a Rose | Lollipop | Pennies from Heaven | Ride Like the Wind | Stay With Me | Stout-Hearted Men | The Safety Dance | NON-AUDITION/SOUNDTRACK SONGS FROM SING | All of Me | Baker Street | Call Me Maybe | Childhood Memories | Flashing Lights | Garota de Ipanema | Happy Birthday to You | Hold On, We're Going Home | Koi Koi Koi | La Primavera (Spring) | Love Interruption | Million Bucks | Nessun dorma | Ninja Re Bang Bang | Take Five | True Colors | Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go | SONGS USED IN SING MINI-MOVIES | Pump Up the Jam | SONGS USED IN PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL FOR SING | All I Do Is Win | Dream On | Eye of the Tiger | Gold | Groove Is in the Heart | Roar | Sing | Sing for the Moment | Sleigh Ride | Victorious | Without You | Wonderful Christmastime | MISCELLANEOUS SING-RELATED SONGS | Just Dance |