prayer to change the Eighties. Although Ono described the song as being about liberation and being courageous enough to show vulnerability, she felt embarrassed when she tried recording the simulated orgasm vocals in front of the male recording engineers. She stated that "I started to do it and then I suddenly looked and all those engineers were all looking, and I thought, I can't do that, you know? So I said, well, turn off all the lights and put a screen around me, and I did it that way." Music critic Johnny Rogan stated that the song "offered proof of Yoko's commercial and contemporary sound, with Andy Newmark's drums prominent in the mix and the vocal surprisingly pleasant and in tune. Iowa City Press-Citizen critic Curt Seifert described "Kiss Kiss Kiss" as a "rather disposable [example] of the fatuity of [Ono's] past experimentations with so-called "avant garde" music. Atlanta Constitution critic Bill King regarded "Kiss Kiss Kiss" as the best of Ono's songs on Double Fantasy. Miami Herald critic Bill Ashton described the song as "a sort of rock dance number that sounds a lot like the warblings of Lene Lovich." In 2013 Ultimate Classic Rock critic Michael Gallucci rated it as Ono's 2nd best song of all time. Recording "Kiss Kiss Kiss" was first recorded at The Hit Factory in New York City on 8 August 1980. Ono was dissatisfied with the performance and the song was re-recorded on 26 August 1980. Track listing "Kiss Kiss Kiss" (Superchumbo's Twisted Kiss) "Kiss Kiss Kiss" (Superchumbo's Twisted Touch) "Kiss Kiss Kiss" (Superchumbo's Single Edit) Official Versions "Kiss Kiss Kiss" (Album Version) - 2:41 "Kiss Kiss Kiss" (Stripped Down Version) - 2:45 (from Double Fantasy - Stripped Down) "Kiss Kiss Kiss" (Superchumbo's Single Edit) - 3:48 (later included on Open Your Box) "Kiss Kiss Kiss" (Superchumbo's Twisted Kiss) - 7:03 "Kiss Kiss Kiss" (Superchumbo's Twisted Touch) - 8:31 "Kiss Kiss Kiss" (featuring Peaches) - 3:18 (from Yes I'm a Witch) Personnel Yoko Ono – vocals, handclaps, direction Earl Slick, Hugh McCracken – lead guitar George Small – keyboards Arthur Jenkins – percussion, handclaps John Lennon – percussion, guitar Tony Levin – bass Andy Newmark – drums References Songs about kissing 1980 songs Yoko Ono songs Peaches (musician) songs 2002 singles Song recordings produced by Jack Douglas (record producer) Song recordings produced by John Lennon Song recordings produced by Yoko Ono Geffen Records