Just a Kiss (song) - Wikipedia"Just a Kiss" is a song recorded by American country music group Lady Antebellum. It was released on May 2, 2. Own the Night (2. Dallas Davidson collaborated with band members Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood to write the song, taking inspiration from the members' personal experiences. Produced by Paul Worley, "Just a Kiss" was among the last songs recorded for the album, and is a mid- tempo country ballad with lyrics that speak of a romantic relationship between two new couples.

Professional reviews for "Just a Kiss" have been mostly positive, commending on the song's theme and musical arrangement and also praising Lady Antebellum's performance. In the United States, the song debuted at number 2. Billboard. Hot Country Songs chart and appeared at number seven on the Billboard Hot 1. It later topped the Country chart and was certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

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The song peaked at number 1. Canada, 2. 2 in Japan and reached the top 8. Australia and Slovakia. Shaun Silva directed a well- received music video for the song. It portrays the story of two young lovers against a backdrop of scenery of Europe. The band first performed the song on their Houston Rodeo show on March 1.

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Divas Nashvegas benefit show. Following the single's release, they performed it on US reality television show American Idol and at the Billboard Music Awards. The group's live performances have been praised by critics. The song was featured in the season 2 finale of Pretty Little Liars and in the season 1, episode 1. Hart of Dixie. Background and writing[edit]The day we wrote this song was one of those days that renewed my faith in the bond the three of us have as songwriters. Watch Loop Online Free HD.

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It came so easily, and it reminded me of the early days when we first started out, and we'd spend hours in my brother Josh's house writing songs. We are just writing about what we are going through in our lives.—Charles Kelley talking about "Just a Kiss" and the album.[1]After the 5.

Grammy Awards, held in February 2. Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood said in a backstage interview that work on the group's third album was almost complete.[2] On May 2, 2. Just a Kiss", the lead single from the new project.[1] In a blog entry on their website, the group said that "Just a Kiss" was among the last songs that were written for the album. Watch One Life Megavideo. Haywood commented, "We were about six songs into recording and someone had this idea, so we sat down to write it."[1] Hillary Scott, Kelley and Haywood wrote the song with Dallas Davidson.[3] Davidson discussed the conception of the song with country music blog Taste of Country: "I went out on the road with them, and we wrote a couple of things.

We recorded one song called 'We Own the Night'. Charles called me as they were about done with the record.

He said, 'Man, we want to write again.' So the band came over [to my office] one morning. We started writing this other song. We were trying to find Hillary a little uptempo girl song. We wrote this cool thing."[3]The next day, Davidson found Haywood in his office, playing the keyboard part which was later revived for the song's riff. When we got done with the other song, I kept going back, saying, 'Man, there's something about what you were playing earlier .. So he started playing it again," Davidson recalled.[3] After the keyboard elements were completed, Scott and Kelley finished the song's music and lyrics at the studio.

They discussed ideas for the song; Kelley put forward the basic melody and Scott followed up with her own contribution. After they wrote the lyrics, Davidson proposed that the song's title be "Just a Kiss Goodnight".[3] It was later changed to "Just a Kiss" after Scott felt that "it's cool to have 'just a kiss' goodnight rather than going all the way."[3] Kelley told Country Weekly that the song was inspired by the band members' experiences: "I remembered being out the first night with Cassie and thinking, 'This is different, and I don't want to give any wrong impression. I don't want to make the wrong move because this feels like something special.' We started talking about that and going back and forth with different experiences when we wrote the song."[4] The song was recorded and mixed by Clarke Schleicher, with assistance from Joe Martino and Andrew Bazinet.[5] The B- side track, "Bottle Up Lightning", was written by Kelley, Haywood, Tony Martin and Wendell Lee Mobley.[6]Music and lyrics[edit]A 2. Just a Kiss", which has Kelley and Scott singing in harmony.

The string instruments can also be heard. Problems playing this file? See media help."Just a Kiss" was produced by Paul Worley[1] and lasts for three minutes and 4. The mid- tempo country power ballad[8] opens with piano chords, played by Haywood.[9][1. The melody builds up as the track progresses, exhibiting elements of pop music and incorporating acoustic guitars.[1. As the "soaring chorus"—sung in three- part harmony[1. Scott and Kelley and backed by Haywood—starts,[1.

Matthew Wilkening.[9] According to Tris Mc. Call from The Star- Ledger, "Just a Kiss" contains the "specific structure" found in Lady Antebellum's previous songs.[1. This was echoed by John Hill of About. Nadine Cheung of AOL Radio, both of whom compared the song's arrangement to that of "Need You Now" (2. According to the sheet music published by Alfred Publishing Company, "Just a Kiss" is set in common time with a moderately slow tempo of 7.

Written in the key of B♭ minor, it follows a chord progression of B♭m. A♭/C–D♭–G♭major. 9, and Scott's vocals range from the note of A♭3 to F5.[1.

The lyrics of the song describe a "tortured romantic scenario"[1. Mc. Call, is enhanced by the piano and guitar arrangements. Kelley and Scott alternate on lead vocals.[1. It speaks of the couple who prefer not to take their romantic relationship further anytime soon, want to take things slow,[1. Mc. Call also noted that the lyrics portray how the female character's lines, sung by Scott, attempt to fight back her lustful feelings, and precariously sighs the line "I don't want to mess this thing up."[1. Scott told Billboard that "there is so much excitement at the beginning of a new relationship ..

This song is about one of those times when your brain kicks in and tells your heart 'good things are worth waiting for.'"[1][1. Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe wrote that the song's production is "emblematic of the album's midtempo complacency."[1. Melinda Newman of Hit. Fix noted that the strings "give a nice lift at the end."[1.

Critical reception[edit]Bobby Peacock of Roughstock gave "Just a Kiss" a rating of four stars out of five and called it "another excellent song that plays up all of the band's strengths."[1. Erik Ernst of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel observed that the track's "lush melody" shows "new confidence for these musicians who have become bona fide stars."[2. A Washington Post editor also gave a positive review, declaring "Just a Kiss" as "one of the group's finest".[2. Daryl Addison, writing for Great American Country, commended the group's vocal chemistry in the song, adding that "[t]he group's dynamic allows them to explore a wide range of emotions as they each add their own voice."[8] Melinda Newman of Hit. Fix suggested that "Just a Kiss" is "a good summer song for young lovers."[1.

Robbie Daw of music website Idolator commented that the song "deftly captures" the state of nervousness that lovers experience during the early stages of the romance.[2. Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly also praised "Just a Kiss" and noted that Lady Antebellum sing the song "like they mean it". He suggested that the song is "classy and very sincere".[2.

Stephen Hyden of The A. V. Club wrote that the song was "painfully chaste".[2.

Matthew Wilkening, writing for Taste of Country, gave the song a score of 7. It also received 3. John Hill of About. Watch Players Online Fandango.