Love on Top of Love

1989 single by Grace Jones

"Love on Top of Love"

Single by Grace Jones

from the album Bulletproof Heart

B-side

"Dream"
"On My Way"

Released

October 1989

Genre

House
pop
freestyle

Label

Capitol

Songwriter(s)

David Cole
Grace Jones

Producer(s)

David Cole
Robert Clivilles

Grace Jones singles chronology

"Victor Should Have Been a Jazz Musician"
(1987)

"Love on Top of Love"
(1989)

"Amado Mio"
(1990)

Music video

"Love on Top of Love" on YouTube

"Love on Top of Love" is a song by Grace Jones released in 1989 as the first single from Jones' ninth studio album Bulletproof Heart .

Background

"Love on Top of Love", subtitled "Killer Kiss" on single releases, was produced by C+C Music Factory's David Cole and Robert Clivilles. Another album track, "On My Way", made the single B-side in the UK, while "Dream", a track available only on Bulletproof Heart CD releases, elsewhere. The song met with considerable success and reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Club Dance Play chart for two weeks in December 1989.

Music video

The music video features Jones wearing a swimsuit and sunglasses in a pool with a black-and-white screen in the background showing her smoking. A subsequent scenes show Jones in bed wearing a swim cap while surrounded by men. Jones originally shot the video with a Danish actor Sven-Ole Thorsen, whom she dated,^[1] playing her boyfriend but his scenes were cut out. The video was directed by Greg Gorman.^[2]

Track listing

7" single

A. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" – 4:57

B. "Dream" – 3:26

UK 7" single

A. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" – 4:57

B. "On My Way" – 4:26

12" single

A1. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Funky Dred Club Mix) – 6:21

A2. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Funky Dred Dub Mix) – 6:26

B1. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (Grace's Swing Mix) – 7:32

B2. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Cole & Clivilles Garage House Mix) – 7:45

German 12" single

A. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Funky Dred Club Mix) – 6:22

B1. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Funky Dred Dub Mix) – 6:27

B2. "Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Cole & Clivilles Garage House Mix) – 7:10

UK CD maxi-single

"Love on Top of Love" (single version) – 5:00
"Love on Top of Love" (garage house mix version) – 7:10
"Love on Top of Love" (swing mix version) – 7:46

UK CD promotional single

"Love on Top of Love" (single version) – 4:36
"Love on Top of Love" (The Funky Dred Club Mix) – 6:21

German CD maxi-single

"Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Funky Dred Club Mix) – 6:22
"Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Funky Dred Dub Mix) – 6:27
"Love on Top of Love (Killer Kiss)" (The Cole & Clivilles Garage House Mix) – 7:10

Chart performance

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[3]	121
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[4]	47
Spain (AFYVE)^[5]	35
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[6]	1

References

^ "Grace Jones - Biography, Photos, News, Videos, Reviews, Movie Reviews and Tour Dates and Tickets". www.contactmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
^ "mvdbase.com - Grace Jones - "Love on top of love"". www.mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
^ "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 July 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
^ "Grace Jones – Love On Top Of Love (Killer Kiss)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
^ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
^ "Grace Jones Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 October 2021.