Kissing the Pink

Kissing the Pink
Origin	London, England
Genres	electronic, synthpop
Years active	1980-present
Labels	Magnet Records (UK) Atlantic Records (US & Canada)
Members	Jon Hall Nick Whitecross George Stewart
Past members	Josephine Wells Peter Barnett Sylvia Griffin Steve Cusack Simon Aldridge

Kissing the Pink are a British new wave, dance and synthpop group from London, England. Members included Nick Whitecross, Jon Hall, George Stewart, Josephine Wells, Peter Barnett, Sylvia Griffin, Steve Cusack and Simon Aldridge.

Their first single was "Don't Hide in the Shadows", made with Martin Hannett, but it was not until they dropped their first manager (celebrated in their song "Michael"), and signed with Magnet Records that they began to get any airplay. They recorded their first album in AIR Studios with producer Colin Thurston.

Kissing the Pink had wanted Brian Eno to produce the album but Magnet thought Thurston would make a more commercial impact. As well as investing in a renowned producer, Magnet paid for promotional videos to be made for the singles Mr Blunt (shot at the Long Man of Wilmington) and Watching Their Eyes. After these of near-misses, their single "The Last Film" reached the Top 20 of the UK Singles Chart. Their album, Naked, reached No. 54 in the UK Albums Chart.

Their first Billboard Hot 100 entry was "Maybe This Day", which hit No. 87 in 1983. In 1985, following the departure by some of the members, they shortened their name to KTP and began having hits on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The most successful was "Certain Things Are Likely", which spent three weeks at No. 1 in 1987. That song also became their second Hot 100 entry when it peaked at No. 97 later that year. From the same album, "One Step" was the biggest selling single in Italy that year.

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