Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not - wikipedia Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not `` Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not '' Single by Thompson Square from the album Thompson Square Released July 12, 2010 Format Music download Genre Country Length 3 : 08 Label Stoney Creek Songwriter ( s ) Jim Collins David Lee Murphy Producer ( s ) New Voice Entertainment Thompson Square singles chronology `` Let 's Fight '' ( 2010 ) `` Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not '' ( 2010 ) `` I Got You '' ( 2011 ) `` Let 's Fight '' ( 2010 ) `` Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not '' ( 2010 ) `` I Got You '' ( 2011 ) Music video `` Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not '' at CMT.com `` Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not '' is a song written by Jim Collins and David Lee Murphy, and recorded by American country music duo Thompson Square. It was released in July 2010 as the second single from their self - titled debut album, which was released on February 8, 2011. The song has been certified 2 × Platinum by the RIAA. On November 30, the band received two nominations in 54th Grammy Awards for the song in Best Country Duo / Group Performance and Best Country Song but lost to `` Barton Hollow '' by The Civil Wars and `` Mean '' by Taylor Swift, respectively. Contents 1 Content 2 Music video 3 Reception 4 Chart performance 4.1 Year - end charts 5 Certifications 6 References 7 External links Content `` Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not '' is a country love song. In the first verse, the song 's male narrator describes sitting with his love interest and talking, and being caught off guard when she says to him ' are you gon na kiss me or not ? ' In the second verse he describes the kiss favorably, and decides to take a chance and ask for her hand in marriage. The song 's bridge describes the events of the couple getting married, and him lifting up her veil before asking her ' are you gon na kiss me or not ? ' The song is in the key of A-flat major, with an approximate tempo of 80 beats per minute and a vocal range from A ♭ 3 to F5. Music video The music video was directed by Wes Edwards. It was filmed in St. Augustine, Florida in September 2010. It shows the duo singing outside a gate. It then moves to inside a lighthouse, where the performance continues. The next scene shows the duo in the water, at the beach and by the light of the moon, as well as scenes that are acted out, pertaining to the song 's lyrics. The video ends with the duo kissing each other, which is actually turned out to be a reflection of them in the lighthouse 's glass windows. Reception Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song a positive review, referring to it as `` cute, playful, romantic and a prime example of the kind of song an artist needs to breakthrough with. '' Country Standard Time reviewer Jeff Lincoln also described the song favorably, saying that it `` shows off a good bit of what makes the duo fun ''. Chart performance `` Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not '' became Thompson Square 's first number one hit on the Country Songs chart dated for April 9, 2011. It is also the first Number One hit for the Stoney Creek label. The song has sold 2,019,000 copies in the US as of April 2013. Chart ( 2010 -- 11 ) Peak position Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 50 US Billboard Hot 100 32 US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) Year - end charts Chart ( 2011 ) Position US Country Songs ( Billboard ) 27 US Billboard Hot 100 96 Preceded by `` Let Me Down Easy '' by Billy Currington Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one single April 9, 2011 Succeeded by `` Colder Weather '' by Zac Brown Band Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales United States ( RIAA ) 2 × Platinum 2,000,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ Bjorke, Matt ( January 25, 2011 ). `` New Artist Spotlight : Thompson Square ''. Roughstock. Archived from the original on January 28, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2011. Jump up ^ `` '' Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not '' Sheet Music ``. Musicnotes.com. Retrieved September 20, 2011. Jump up ^ Matt Bjorke ( October 10, 2010 ). `` Thompson Square -- `` Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not ? '' ``. Roughstock. Archived from the original on July 17, 2010. Retrieved November 28, 2010. Jump up ^ Lincoln, Jeff. `` Thompson Square review ''. Country Standard Time. Retrieved September 20, 2011. Jump up ^ Morris, Edward ( April 2, 2011 ). `` Thompson Square Get First No. 1 With `` Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not '' ``. CMT. Retrieved June 1, 2011. Jump up ^ Paul Grein ( April 17, 2013 ). `` Week Ending April 14, 2013. Songs : PSY Gallops Back ''. Yahoo Music ( Chart Watch ). Retrieved April 18, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Thompson Square -- Chart history '' Canadian Hot 100 for Thompson Square. Retrieved March 10, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Thompson Square -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot 100 for Thompson Square. Retrieved January 30, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Thompson Square -- Chart history '' Billboard Hot Country Songs for Thompson Square. Retrieved January 30, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2011 : Country Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Best of 2011 : Hot 100 Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2011. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Thompson Square -- Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not ''. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 1, 2013. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Thompson Square Keifer Thompson Shawna Thompson Studio albums Thompson Square Just Feels Good Notable singles `` Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not '' `` I Got You '' `` Glass '' `` If I Did n't Have You '' `` Everything I Should n't Be Thinking About '' `` Trans Am '' Record labels Broken Bow Records Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Are_You_Gonna_Kiss_Me_or_Not&oldid=789664359 '' Categories : 2010 singles 2010 songs Thompson Square songs Broken Bow Records singles Billboard Hot Country Songs number - one singles Song recordings produced by New Voice Entertainment Songs written by Jim Collins ( singer ) Songs written by David Lee Murphy Music videos directed by Wes Edwards Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from June 2012 Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Canada Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 8 July 2017, at 19 : 20. 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Question: who wrote are you gonna kiss me or not lyrics
Answer: Jim Collins