The album cover of '' K.I.S.S. '' was shot by photographer Marc Baptiste and was primarily inspired by Janet Jackson 's cover for 1986 album '' Control '' along with a few other artists , including Vanity 6 , The Jets , Andy Warhol , and Lisa , Lisa . All singles cover artwork was shot by Reesee at Zigga Zagga studio . In an interview with '' AOL '' , Mýa revealed that the meaning behind the abbreviation of '' K.I.S.S. '' stands for " Keep It Sexy and Simple . " She further explained that she named her album '' K.I.S.S. '' because it is " sealed with a kiss as a gift to my fans . It 's about keeping it simple by keeping negative energy and unnecessary things to a minimum . Being simple is sexy to me . " Originally scheduled for a physical release in Japan on April 6 , 2011 , the album 's release was delayed for two weeks due to the unfortunate events surrounding the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami disaster , which triggered the Fukushima I nuclear accidents , and temporarily immobilized packaging of the CD album . Despite these circumstances , '' K.I.S.S. '' eventually became available at retail and outlets on April 20 , 2011 , serving as Harrison 's third independently-released project through her own label imprint Planet 9 . On July 22 , 2011 , Mýa put on a special extended performance and held a listening party for the US release of '' K.I.S.S. '' in Atlantic City at the Chelsea Hotel 's C5 Night Club . The North American deluxe edition of '' K.I.S.S. '' was released by Planet 9 on December 20 , 2011 on software-based online digital media store iTunes . When the North American deluxe edition of '' K.I.S.S. '' was released , Mýa opted not shoot any videos or do extensive promotion for the album . Commenting on this strategy , she explained that '' K.I.S.S. '' " is just a boutique album that I 'm offering fans under the radar . If they want it , it 's accessible now . This is just more of an appetizer . I 've already started on what people will be looking forward to . " On February 1 , 2012 , Harrison announced in a press release that she would be releasing the worldwide edition of '' K.I.S.S. '' on February 14 , 2012 to commemorate her debut single " It 's All About Me " and fourteenth year in the music industry through her own label imprint Planet 9 with distribution from INgrooves , a veteran player in the digital music distribution and marketing space . In mid-August 2013 , Harrison posted on her Instagram that there would be a '' Limited Mint '' edition released for the US market , available at her official online website store . The track listing remained the same as the international deluxe edition , while the album 's artwork itself changed to green . This edition was made available on September 3 , 2013
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
K.I.S.S. (Keep It Sexy & Simple)