It builds again, chugging back to its initial speed until it fades brighter than ever in post-orgasmic glow." In 2020, the magazine ranked it number 26 in their list of The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time. Time Outs 2015 list of The 20 Best House Tracks Ever included it as number four. They wrote, "This number from Chicago's Lil' Louis was one of the first house tracks to enjoy both considerable commercial success and heavy club airplay on its release. Even one listen to its infectious, unrelenting groove and orgasmic tempo shifts is enough to understand why it got everyone so excited. I 2022, Rolling Stone ranked "French Kiss" number 21 in their list of 200 Greatest Dance Songs of All Time. Formats and track listings United Kingdom 12-inch, cassette and CD single "French Kiss" — 10:02 "Wargames" — 7:18 • The tracks are actually 9:55 and 7:13 long, respectively, but almost all artwork denote the longer durations. 7-inch single "French Kiss" — 4:09 "New York" — 3:40 French Kisses (The Complete Mix Collection E.P.) – 12-inch, cassette and CD "French Kiss (Original Mix)" — 10:02 "French Kiss (Innocent Until Proven Guilty Vocal Remix) (Re-Layed)" — 9:45 "French Kiss (Passion Radio Mix)" — 4:15 "French Kiss (Back Up Your Conversion Mix)" — 9:45 "French Kiss (Hitting Virgin Territory Instrumental Mix)" — 3:50 United States 12-inch single "French Kiss" — 10:02 "New York" — 3:40 "Wargames (Remix)" — 7:18 "Jupiter" — 5:20 12-inch remix single' "French Kiss" (The Original Underground Mix) — 9:54 "French Kiss" (Talkin' All That Jazz Mix) — 4:14 "French Kiss" (Short But Sweet Radio Vocal Mix) — 4:08 "French Kiss" (The Songbird Sings Long Vocal Mix) — 9:59 "French Kiss" (Cherry Talk Conversational Mix) — 5:29 Charts and certifications Weekly charts Year-end charts Certifications and sales See also List of number-one dance hits (United States) References 1989 songs 1989 debut singles 1980s instrumentals Songs about kissing Lil Louis songs Epic Records singles Dutch Top 40 number-one singles FFRR Records singles Songs banned by the BBC