"Strawberry Kisses" is a song written by Jeff Franzel, Andy Marvel, and Marjorie Maye. It was produced by Chong Lim for Australian teen singer Nikki Webster, which also appears on her first album, Follow Your Heart (2001). It was released as the album's lead single on 11 June 2001 in Australia as a three-track CD single and in May 2002 in the United Kingdom with an additional track. Webster stated the song is "fresh, really bright and chirpy", and also said, "After I first heard the demo, I was singing it that night and I just thought that's a fantastic sign of a good song - something people remember". The song debuted and peaked at 2 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and appeared at No. 21 on the list of Top 25 singles for 2001 in Australia. In the United Kingdom, the song reached number 64 in June 2002. In 2009, a poll run by Herald Sun voted "Strawberry Kisses" the fifth-worst Australian song of all time. An updated version featuring Sam Mac, entitled "Strawberry Kisses 2017" was released in Australia on 16 March 2017. All proceeds of the song were donated to the Australian division of Starlight Children's Foundation. Chart performance The song debuted on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart at number two on 18 June 2001, staying at that position for seven non-continuous weeks. After 14 weeks, it dropped out of the top 50, spending 14 weeks on the chart. The single was accredited with a platinum record for shipment of 70,000 copies by the ARIA. It appeared at number 21 on the ARIA year-end chart of 2001. The song was also released in New Zealand, where it peaked at number 40 and spent only one week on the chart, and in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at number 64 and stayed in the chart for that one week. Music video The music video for "Strawberry Kisses" was directed by Mark Hartly. The video features Webster entering a spaceship and meets up with a computer-animated character called Digital Jimmy. Digital Jimmy (DJ) was created by Hartly, and Webster thought the idea was fantastic, and when she saw the basic drawing she fell in love with him. Digital Jimmy presses a button on a remote control, which changes Webster's outfit from a pink dress resembling her 2000 Summer Olympics opening ceremony costume, to pink crop top and