"Kinda Love" is the first single from Darius Danesh

Darius Danesh

Darius Campbell , also known as Darius Danesh or simply Darius, is a British Iranian platinum-selling singer-songwriter, a West End stage actor, operatic baritone, Sunday Times best-selling author, and an Ambassador for The Prince's Trust.He established himself as a popular West End leading...

's second album, Live Twice

Live Twice (album)

Live Twice is Darius Danesh's second album, released on October 25, 2004. It did not do as well as his previous album, Dive In, charting at number 36 in the UK albums chart. He wrote 12 songs on the album, the only song he does not have a writing credit for is Save Me...

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Release

"Kinda Love" was released on October 18, 2004, and peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

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Song history

Darius has said that "Kinda Love" is about the insecurity you feel when you are in love with someone, and how just a little moment with them makes your day.

Track listing

• UK CD1

1. "Kinda Love"
2. "Sexy Individual"

• UK CD2

1. "Kinda Love"
2. "Butterfly Spirit"
3. "Faith in Me"

• UK DVD Single

1. "Kinda Love" - Video
2. "Kinda Love" - Behind The Scenes Footage
3. "She's Coming Home" - Audio

Video

The video for Kinda Love was shot in southern Spain

Spain

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 near Costa de la Luz

Costa de la Luz

The Costa de la Luz is a section of the Andalusian coast in Spain facing the Atlantic; it extends from Tarifa in the south, along the coasts of the Province of Cádiz and the Province of Huelva, to the mouth of the Guadiana River....

. It features Darius and his real-life girlfriend, actress Natasha Henstridge

Natasha Henstridge

Natasha T. Henstridge is a Canadian fashion model turned actress. Her most notable on-screen roles include Species, The Whole Nine Yards, It Had To Be You, Ghosts of Mars, She Spies, the TV series Eli Stone, and the Canadian TV mini-series Would Be Kings, for which she won the Gemini Award for...

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It is based on a scene from the Jim Carrey

Jim Carrey

James Eugene "Jim" Carrey is a Canadian-American actor and comedian. He has received two Golden Globe Awards and has also been nominated on four occasions. Carrey began comedy in 1979, performing at Yuk Yuk's in Toronto, Ontario...

 and Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

Kate Elizabeth Winslet is an English actress and occasional singer. She has received multiple awards and nominations. She was the youngest person to accrue six Academy Award nominations, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Reader...

 film, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind is a 2004 American romantic science fiction film about an estranged couple who have each other erased from their memories, scripted by Charlie Kaufman and directed by the French director, Michel Gondry. The film uses elements of science fiction, psychological...

, with a bed featuring in forest and beach scenes.

Danesh and Henstridge are searching for each other and they are shown together in the same scenes but they cannot see each other.

Chart

Chart (2004)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	8