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Cover of Superstition by Siouxsie and the Banshees
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Song · Siouxsie and the Banshees

“Kiss Them for Me” by Siouxsie and the Banshees

From the album Superstition (1991)

“Kiss Them for Me” by Siouxsie and the Banshees appears on 55 radio countdowns from 19 stations between 1991 and 2026. It was first released in 1991 on the album Superstition. Its best result is #3 on the 91X Top 91 Songs of 1991. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #4 alternative song of 1991, #344 alternative song of all time and #344 of the '90s.

55countdowns
19stations
#3best position
0#1 finishes
4top 10 finishes
1991–2026years charted

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Siouxsie And The Banshees - Kiss Them For Me (Official Music Video)

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Siouxsie and the Banshees kicked off the Superstition era in 1991 with "Kiss Them for Me", the first single from their tenth studio album, and it's the sound of a band heading straight for the dance floor. The groove is slinky and supple, the arrangement glitters, and the vocal purrs over the top like it's letting you in on a very old, very glamorous secret.

Stephen Hague produced it, with Mike "Spike" Drake engineering and Nigel Godrich among the assistants at the desk. The writing credit is shared across the band, Siouxsie Sioux, Steven Severin, Budgie and Martin McCarrick, with one surprise name on the sheet: Schoolly D.

Reviewers greeted it with real enthusiasm, and America finally bit. It climbed to No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100, the Banshees' biggest US single ever, and by Billboard's count only one song got more airplay on American alternative radio that year. Alternative stations have kept it close ever since.

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#StationCountdownof
1991 5 KROQ Los Angeles, CA KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1991 107
1991 3 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana 91X Top 91 Songs of 1991 91
1991 4 Live 105 San Francisco, CA Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1991 105
1991 9 CFNY 102.1 The Edge Toronto, ON CFNY Top 91 Songs of 1991 91

All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1991 404 CFNY 102.1 The Edge CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (1991 Edition) 1002
1992 277 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992) 500
1994 423 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994) 497
1994 393 Live 105 Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994) 500
1994 336 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994) 500
1995 447 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995) 500
1996 270 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996) 500
1996 448 Q101 Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996) 500
1996 292 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996) 498
1998 113 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998) 488
1999 199 KROQ KROQ Top 300 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 1999) 300
1999 315 WHFS WHFS Top 500 Songs of the '90s (December 1999) 500
1999 450 Q101 Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1017
1999 245 WLIR / WDRE WLIR Top 300 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 300
1999 470 WFNX WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999) 500
1999 427 107.7 The End The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 1077
1999 366 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999) 500
1999 61 CD101 CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) 2000
2000 437 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000) 500
2000 61 CD101 CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) 2001
2001 436 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001) 498
2001 62 CD101 CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) 2002
2001 339 WBRU WBRU Modern Rock Top 500 (2001) 500
2002 489 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002) 500
2002 62 CD101 CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) 2003
2002 233 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002) 2002
2003 474 WOXY 97X WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2003) 500
2003 62 CD101 CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) 2004
2003 21 Fred (XM 44) Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) 2044
2004 62 CD101 CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) 2005
2005 97 Live 105 Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of the '90s (August 2005) 106
2005 64 CD101 CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) 1994
2005 734 99X 99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005) 1000
2006 323 Live 105 Live 105 500 Co-Op Countdown (Memorial Day 2006) 500
2007 445 KROQ KROQ Top 500 Most Requested Songs of the '90s (Labor Day 2007) 500
2007 533 CD101 CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) 2008
2008 437 KROQ KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 2008) 500
2008 509 CD101 CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) 2009
2009 336 Live 105 Live 105 Memorial 500 Song List (2009) 500
2009 502 CD101 CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) 2010
2010 486 CD101 CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) 2011
2011 489 CD101 CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) 2011
2013 492 CD101 CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) 2012
2014 489 CD101 CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) 2013
2019 414 KEXP KEXP Listeners' Favorite Songs of All Time 627
2021 561 90.9 The Bridge 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s 908
2022 201 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s 900
2022 447 The Colorado Sound The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time 1055
2023 429 The Current The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s 893
2024 750 WYEP WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years 1049
2026 1060 WYEP WYEP Greatest Songs of All Time 1180

Also listed as: Kiss Them For Me; Kiss them for me.

Charting alongside it in 1991

Best songs of 1991 →
  1. 1Smells Like Teen SpiritNirvana
  2. 2Losing My ReligionR.E.M.
  3. 3UnbelievableEMF
  4. 5RushBig Audio Dynamite
  5. 6Give It AwayRed Hot Chili Peppers
  6. 7SexualityBilly Bragg

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