"Don't Delete the Kisses" is a song by English alternative rock band Wolf Alice from their second studio album, Visions of a Life. It was released on 5 July 2017 through Dirty Hit as the album's second single. It was the band's first single to chart on the UK Top 100 (following being performed twice when the band won the 2018 Mercury Music Prize in September 2018) and the first one to chart on the main UK charts since Bros in 2015. The track also peaked at 16 on the Kerrang! Rock Chart in July 2017. Release The band announced on 3 July 2017 that they would be premiering the second single from Visions of a Life on Beats 1 on 5 July. The song was released to streaming services and digital download following its premiere. In an interview with Matt Wilkinson of Beats 1, the band described the song as "the most synth-heavy tune" they've made. Lead vocalist Ellie Rowsell additionally stated: "I kind of wanted to make one of those head out the window on a long drive tunes. And I wanted to try my hand at like a hold-nothing-back love song. That was my thoughts. But other than that I just kinda let it go where it wanted to go… I just think if you hold back it will sound worse won't it?". Regarding the sound of the album, they added: "I think hopefully when people hear the whole thing it won't be so all over the place. There are things that tie the 'Yuk Foos' and 'Don't Delete The Kisses' together if you know what I mean. There's hopefully something for everyone. I too struggle to define it." In an interview with The Fader, Rowsell stated that she wanted to write a love song, but was "not going to hold back and make it discreet. I wanted to make it really obvious what I'm talking about. I was going to keep it sad, in the vein of the first couple of verses, and then I was like Nah, it's too depressing to have a love story that doesn't work out. I'm gonna Hollywood it, and make it happy." Composition "Don't Delete the Kisses" was characterized as a dream pop, synth-pop, shoegaze, and indie rock song. The Line of Best Fit said the song "melts krautrock-tinged rhythms with chugging dreamy-pop vibes. It's spaced-out and grand, with an