Angie Stone, Kiss You | Midnight Heat

In the 41st edition of Midnight Heat (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind “Kiss You” by Angie Stone.

“And I just wanna kiss you, kiss you, kiss you, kiss you / Kiss you, baby.” Ah, bring on Midnight Heat ! Wait – it is not usually hot at midnight! Well, it is steaming hot at midnight when it comes to this naughty, innuendo and sex-laden column featuring songs intended for nighttime. Yeah, we are talking about that after dark, bedroom boom $hi†, ya dig? These unapologetic records often raises both eyebrows and temperature alike. Woo! In the 41st edition of Midnight Heat (2023), we explore the naughty, sexy vibes behind, “Kiss You” by Angie Stone.

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“Ooh, boy your lips (Boy your lips), the way they sittin’ (Sittin’) / I can’t focus, I can’t even pay attention.” Angie Stone is clearly turned TF on by this boy on “Kiss You”. “Kiss You” marks one of the best moments from her 10th studio album, Love Language, released in May 2023.  She continues in the steamy pre-chorus, “I lick my lips (Lick my lips), they start to glisten (Glisten) / You wanna bite ‘em every time they’re in your vision.” Woo! So enticing! For “Kiss You,” Stone samples the Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes, “I Miss You”.  A popular source for many contemporary R&B/neo-soul joints, with the help of producers Walter Millsap III, Xavier Gordon, Balewa Muhammad and Candice Nelson, “Kiss You” gets some modern swagger thanks to those epic drums anchoring things down .   

Of course, “Kiss You” is a classy sex song.  The three-letter word is never uttered by Stone, but it goes without saying.  Those “kisses” being served up in the chorus are obviously going to lead to something else ! In the verses, Stone sets up the sensual vibes.  In the first verse, she wants his hands on her body – ooh la la! In the second, she wishes to “go somewhere low-key and private.” Hmm, wonder why! In the third verse, this man has her feeling some type of way – “I find it hard to keep my composure.” Angie, a good man will do that to you… or so I’ve heard! “Kiss You” is a surefire gem, so much so that Love Language also features two remixes of arguably its best song.  Furthermore, that midnight heat is hot AF !

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Angie Stone • Love Language • Conjunction Entertainment / SoNo Recording Group • 2023 

Angie Stone, “Kiss You”: Midnight Heat No. 41 (2023) [: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Conjunction Entertainment / SoNo Recording Group; Ash via Pexels; Clker-Free-Vector-Images, Dorothe, Stefan Schweihofer via Pixabay]