" And I Will Kiss " is a song written by Rick Smith of electronic group Underworld for the '' Isles of Wonder '' opening ceremony of the 2012 summer Olympics in London , and the fourth track on the official soundtrack . The title makes reference to a speech given by Caliban in Act 2 , Scene 2 of '' The Tempest '' by William Shakespeare : I 'll show thee every fertile inch o ' the island ; And I will kiss thy foot . I prithee , be my god . The choice of title was one of several references to '' The Tempest '' throughout the ceremony . The track accompanied the '' Pandemonium '' section of the ceremony , which depicted the Industrial Revolution in Britain
opening ceremony of the 2012 summer Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
And I Will Kiss