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“Kiss with a Fist” by Florence And The Machine
From the EP A Lot of Love. A Lot of Blood. (2009)
“Kiss with a Fist” by Florence And The Machine appears on 9 radio countdowns from 9 stations between 2009 and 2025. It was first released in 2009 on the EP A Lot of Love. A Lot of Blood.. Its best result is #22 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2009. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #233 alternative song of 2009.
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"Kiss with a Fist" was the first single Florence and the Machine ever released, arriving in the UK in June 2008 and in the US four months later, before it took its place on their 2009 debut album Lungs. Florence Welch wrote the words, with Matt Allchin credited alongside her as a writer, and the B-side was a cover of Cold War Kids' "Hospital Beds".
The song has had a busy life on screen ever since: it's on the soundtrack to the 2009 black comedy Jennifer's Body and turns up in the 2008 film Wild Child, in episodes of Community, Cougar Town, Saving Grace, United States of Tara and The Good Doctor, and in the ads that launched Channel 4's music channel.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 36 | WRNR 103.1 Annapolis, MD | WRNR Top 104 Songs of 2009 | 104 |
| 2009 | 22 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2009 | 103 |
| 2009 | 101 | 103.1 The Buzz West Palm Beach, FL | Buzz 103.1 Top 103 Buzz Cuts of 2009 | 103 |
| 2009 | 90 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 2009 | 100 |
| 2010 | 26 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 101 Songs of 2010 | 101 |
| 2010 | 94 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON | 102.1 The Edge Top 102 Songs of 2010 | 102 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 26 | BBC Radio 6 Music | BBC 6 Music 100 Best Tracks Of The Last 10 Years | 100 |
| 2018 | 282 | WTMD | WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 | 896 |
| 2025 | 827 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
Also listed as: Kiss With a Fist; Kiss With A Fist.
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