to the song, including the change of the word "suck" to "kiss" in order to make the song less "X-rated". "Good Kisser" is an uptempo "stripped-back soul-funk" R&B song that has a "sensuous, sturdy bassline", "salsa drums", a "dusty vinyl pops", '"Rich Harrison-recalling" "cowbell-heavy percussion", "jazzy keyboards", "handclaps" and Usher's "loose vocal delivery". According to Rolling Stone writer Ryan Reed, the lyrics consist of "praising one particular set of lips", "setting the scene with lots of specific imagery". Consequence of Sounds "Good Kisser" described the lyrics as a mix between "[19]60s pop innocence and slightly naughtier, early ’90s R&B fare a la Bell Biv DeVoe". There are also "awesome innuendos and racy metaphors" in the song as well. Idolator's Carl Williott suggested the song wasn't about kissing, but rather an ode to oral sex. In addition, in the song Usher states that he has "lipstick on his leg". Release and reception In most countries, except for the United Kingdom, "Good Kisser" was issued as a single, by RCA Records on May 5, 2014. RCA will issue the single in the UK on June 15. It was Usher's first solo release since his song, "Scream" (2012). Two teasers of the song and video had been released previously, one on April 29, and another one on May 2. The track was sent to Urban adult contemporary radio stations in the United States on May 12, where on that same day, he also made a performance debut of the song on The Voice. On the week that was issued May 24, 2014, "Good Kisser" landed a hot shot debut on the US Billboard Hot 100 at number 70, and on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart at number 18. It also made a debut on the Rhythmic Songs chart at number 32. The track was downloaded more than 29,000 times and got 13 million radio plays on the week ending May 11. While dropping to number 73 on the Hot 100 and number 20 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart the next week, it had also made a new peak on the Rhythmic Songs chart of the twenty-fourth place. After a few weeks, the song reached number 65 on the Hot 100 issue dated June 28. In Europe, the song debuted at number 70 on the Belgian Flanders Ultratip chart, number 27 on the Flanders Urban chart, and number 133 in France. It made