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“The Kiss of Dawn” by HIM
From the album Venus Doom (2007)
“The Kiss of Dawn” by HIM appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2007. It was first released in 2007 on the album Venus Doom. Its best result is #99 on the WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2007. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #98 hard rock song of 2007.
"The Kiss of Dawn" was the first taste of Venus Doom, HIM's sixth studio album: the Finnish band sent it out as the lead single on 28 July 2007, and on the record it sits fourth in the running order. Ville Valo wrote the words and music alone, and he has said it was for a close friend who took their own life soon after HIM wrapped the Dark Light sessions, which makes it a eulogy at heart.
Tim Palmer produced, recorded and mixed it, with Hiili Hiilesmaa and the band as co-producers; Mikko Lindström plays guitar, Migé Amour bass, Emerson Burton keyboards and backing vocals, Mika Karppinen drums. Meiert Avis, who had already directed "Wings of a Butterfly" for them, shot the video in the Los Angeles area, and it hides clues to a secret code, "Ten Point Six".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
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Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 99 | WCCC The Rock Hartford, CT | WCCC Top 106 Songs of 2007 | 105 |
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