"Kissing You" featured in Romeo + Juliet when the title characters meet at a ball. [27][28] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine wrote that the song "sound[s] downright subtle". [23], "Kissing You" was covered by American R&B singer Beyoncé, included on the 2007 deluxe edition of her second studio album, B'Day. [2] The pop ballad[3] uses only piano and string instrumentation. so i recorded this song for her, one of … The change of title and music video went against copyright terms, and thus Des'ree's publishers filed a lawsuit against Beyoncé and her representatives. Interspersed are clips of Des'ree singing the song in an empty building, with water on the floor. Written in the key of A minor, it has a sequence of Dm7–Am7–G/B–C–G/B–Am7–C/G as its chord progression. [24][25][26] She called the song "a beautiful ballad". [32] On 12 October 2007, the case was dismissed with prejudice, by agreement of all parties. So recently my sister got married and unfortunately i was unable to make in back to england in time for the wedding. [26] The lawsuit, filed on 16 April 2007 in the District Court for the Southern District of New York, sought US$150,000 in damages and a recall of the infringing material. A pop ballad set in the key of A minor, the record uses a simple instrumentation consisting only of piano and string instruments. The song was well received by critics for its emotional melody and toned-down production. Towards the end of the video, some of the final scenes of the film are displayed, and the building that Des'ree is in is illuminated through the windows. An injunction hearing was scheduled for 4 May,[26] and later postponed until 14 May 2007. ", "My Movie Crush: Leonardo DiCaprio in 'Romeo + Juliet, "William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet: Music From The Motion Picture (1996 Version) [Enhanced CD]", "Craig Armstrong – bridging the music divide", "Critic's Choice: Pop CD's; The Year of the Black Auteur, Soulfully and Seductively", Australian-charts.com – Des'ree – I'm Kissing You", "Strictly Come Dancing: stunning Abbey Clancy performs 'dance of the night, "Avril's Merch-Model Search, Plus Nick Cannon, 'NSYNC, Busta, MCR, Fergie, John Mayer, Harry Potter & More In, Lescharts.com – Des'ree – I'm Kissing You", The Tragical History of Romeus and Juliet, Mônica e Cebolinha: No Mundo de Romeu e Julieta, In Fair Palestine: A Story of Romeo and Juliet, A rose by any other name would smell as sweet, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kissing_You_(Des%27ree_song)&oldid=961353145, Song recordings produced by Nellee Hooper, Pages using infobox song with unknown parameters, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 8 June 2020, at 00:10.