Wear My Kiss

## **Wear My Kiss**Single by Sugababes

**Wear My Kiss** is the third single and the second track taken from the Sugababes' seventh studio album, *Sweet 7*. Released on 21 February 2010 as the final single, the song was written by Fernando Garibay, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, and The Jackie Boyz and produced by Garibay. The song was re-recorded to feature the vocals of Jade Ewen following the departure of Keisha Buchanan in September 2009.

## Background

"Wear My Kiss" was written by Fernando Garibay, Bruno Mars, Philip Lawrence, Carlos Battey and Steven Battey, the latter two collectively known by their stage name The Jackie Boyz. Garibay produced the song, recorded the Sugababes' vocals, provided the track's instrumentation, and completed its programming and arrangement. The Jackie Boyz provide background vocals for the song. "Wear My Kiss" was recorded and tracked at F2 Studios in Hollywood, California.

### Release

In September 2009, speculation arose that group member Amelle Berrabah had left the Sugababes following reports of tension with band member Keisha Buchanan. However, it was announced on 21 September 2009 that Buchanan, the sole original member of the group, had officially left the Sugababes. Buchanan clarified the departure on her official Twitter account, writing: "I'm sad to say that I am no longer a part of the Sugababes ... Although it was not my choice to leave, it's time to enter a new chapter in my life ... Sometimes a breakdown in communication and lack of trust can result in many different things." Buchanan was replaced by former Eurovision contestant Jade Ewen. As a result of the line-up change, "Wear My Kiss" was re-recorded for the inclusion of vocals from new member Ewen and the removal of vocals from Buchanan.

In October 2009, it was reported that "Wear My Kiss" would be released as the third single from Sweet 7 on 8 February 2010. The song was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 21 February 2010 as a digital download, and as a CD single the following day.

### Performance

"Wear My Kiss" debuted and peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart for the issue dated 6 March 2010, with sales of 38,209. It became the group's third consecutive top ten single and eighteenth top ten single overall. The song debuted and peaked at number nine on the Irish Singles Chart, becoming the Sugababes' ninth top ten single in Ireland. "Wear My Kiss" debuted at number four on the Scottish Singles Chart for the issue dated 6 March 2010. The song debuted and peaked at number 47 on the Czech Singles Chart, where it charted for eight weeks. It was less successful on the Slovakian Singles Chart and peaked at number 73. The song's commercial performance throughout Europe allowed it to appear on the European Hot 100 Singles chart, where it peaked at number 27.

## Track listing

CD Single 1
1. Wear My Kiss - 3:45
2. Wear My Kiss (7th Heaven Remix) - 7:02
3. Wear My Kiss (Wawa Remix) - 5:20

## Personnel

* Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Carlos Battey, Steve Battey
* Mixed By – Dave Pensado
* Mixed By [Additional Vocal Mixing By Assisted By] – Richard Edgeler
* Mixed By [Additional Vocal Mixing By] – Jeremy Wheatley
* Mixed By [Assistant Mixer] – AJ Nunez
* Producer [Additional Vocal Production By] – Marcus Byrne, Mike Stevens
* Producer, Recorded By [Vocals Recorded By], Instrumentation By, Programmed By, Arranged By [Arrangement By] – Fernando Garibay
* Written-By – B. Mars, C. Battey, F. Garibay, P. Lawrence, S. Battey

## Music video

The music video for "Wear My Kiss" was directed by Martin Weisz during December 2009. Weisz also directed the music video for the group's previous single "About a Girl". The video for "Wear My Kiss" was expected to premiere in early January 2010, although a preview was released on 11 January 2010 instead. The video was released on the iTunes Store on 12 March 2010.

The green screen was used to produce it, in which the Sugababes stood in front of a projection of their computer-generated images. All three members wore similar blue, pink and red dresses. It primarily focuses on Sugababes dancing in front of a crowd of clones of themselves. Ewen discussed the experiences while filming the music video with First News, saying: "It's so cool! On the day we were filming it we just couldn't picture what it was going to be like. We were literally in a room and had to imagine that there’s going to be clones of you – a sea of Sugababes and you're just like: "Oh how are they going to do this?” When you see it back it's really amazing.

## Live performances

The Sugababes promoted "Wear My Kiss" on 26 January 2010 with three appearances on television. The following day, the trio performed it at the Fight Cervical Cancer in Style concert. The band performed "Wear My Kiss" during a gig in March 2010 at the Supperclub, London. They performed the song on BBC's Eurovision: Your Country Needs You on 12 March 2010. The song was performed immediately prior to the winner of the show being announced. The Sugababes performed "Wear My Kiss" at Chester Rocks on 2 July 2011 as part of a set list, which included their number one singles "Freak like Me", "Hole in the Head" and "Push the Button".

## Mixes and Remixes

"Wear My Kiss" has two official remixes released in the single, namely 7th Heaven and Wawa.

## References

1. ↑ Wear My Kiss CD Single. Discogs. https://www.discogs.com/release/2178468-Sugababes-Wear-My-Kiss
2. ↑ Sweet 7. Discogs. https://www.discogs.com/release/2184380-Sugababes-Sweet-7

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