"French Kissing" is a song by German singer-songwriter Sarah Connor from her debut album, Green Eyed Soul (2001). Written and produced by Rob Tyger and Kay Denar, the track incorporates a sample

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 of Blackstreet

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's 1996 hit song "No Diggity

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" featuring Dr. Dre

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 and Queen Pen

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, as well an uncredited bassline

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 from Eminem

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's 2000 song "Stan

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" featuring Dido

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Released on 20 August 2001 as the album's second single

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, the song saw moderate success when it reached the top thirty in Germany and Austria, but failed to make the top forty elsewhere. To date, "French Kissing" and 2008s "I'll Kiss It Away

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"I'll Kiss It Away" is a song by German singer–songwriter Sarah Connor from her sixth studio album, Sexy as Hell . Written by Connor, Rob Tyger, and Kay Denar and produced by Denar and Tyger, the track has been dedicated to Connor's daughter Summer....

" are the only singles by Connor not having entered the top twenty of the German Singles Chart

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Track listings

European CD single

1. "French Kissing" (Radio/Video) – 3:36
2. "French Kissing" (Divine Dance Rmx) – 3:59

European CD maxi single

1. "French Kissing" (Radio/Video) – 3:36
2. "French Kissing" (Divine Dance Rmx) – 3:59
3. "French Kissing" (Gena B. Good Rmx) – 3:46
4. "French Kissing" (Xtended Version) – 5:02

Charts

Chart (2001/2002)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...	18
Belgian Singles Chart Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995...  (Flanders)	40
Belgian Tip Chart Ultratop 40 Ultratop 40 singles, often just Ultratop 40, is the weekly chart of best-selling singles in Wallonia and Brussels Capital Region, the french-speaking parts of Belgium. Its equivalent covering the Flanders region is Ultratop 50. Both charts are produced and published by the Ultratop organization...  (Wallonia)	4
Dutch Single Top 100	71
German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	26
Swiss Singles Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...	53