Song · Lita Ford
“Kiss Me Deadly” by Lita Ford
From the album Lita (1988)
“Kiss Me Deadly” by Lita Ford appears on 7 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 1990 and 2026. It was first released in 1988 on the album Lita. Its best result is #138 on the Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990).
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"Kiss Me Deadly" is the 1988 single from Lita, her album on RCA, and it's glam metal with the chrome polished to a blinding shine. Mick Smiley wrote it, and Mike Chapman produced it and even chimed in on backing vocals alongside Llory McDonald.
Ford handles the lead vocal and the guitar, with Myron Grombacher on drums, Donnie Nossov on bass and David Ezrin on keyboards; Craig Krampf sat in on extra drums and percussion, and George Tutko engineered and mixed. It became one of her signature songs and her second-biggest solo hit, trailing only "Close My Eyes Forever" from the same record. The video later made the New York Times list of the 15 essential hair-metal videos.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
Hard Rock & Metal
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 138 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
| 2002 | 678 | KISW | KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) | 999 |
| 2021 | 198 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '80s | 909 |
| 2022 | 242 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2022) | 500 |
| 2023 | 552 | 101.5 WPDH | WPDH Top 1015 (2023) | 1015 |
| 2025 | 360 | 99.1 PLR | 99.1 PLR Top 400 of the Last 40 Years (2025) | 400 |
| 2026 | 443 | 102.5 WDVE | DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) | 500 |
Also listed as: Kiss Me Deady.
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