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2001 single by Nikki Webster

"Strawberry Kisses" is a song written by Jeff Franzel, Andy Marvel, and Marjorie Maye. It was produced by Chong Lim for Australian teen singer Nikki Webster, which also appears on her first album, Follow Your Heart (2001). It was released as the album's lead single on 11 June 2001 in Australia as a three track CD single and in May 2002 in the United Kingdom with an additional track. Webster stated the song is "fresh, really bright and chirpy", and also said, "After I first heard the demo, I was singing it that night and I just thought that's a fantastic sign of a good song something people remember". The song debuted and peaked at No. (Number) 2 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart and appeared at No. 21 on the list of Top 25 singles for 2001 in Australia. In the United Kingdom, the song reached number 64 in June 2002. In 2009, a poll run by Herald Sun voted "Strawberry Kisses" the fifth worst Australian song of all time. An updated version of the track featuring Sam Mac, entitled "Strawberry Kisses 2017", was released in Australia on 16 March 2017. All proceeds of the song were donated to the Australian division of Starlight Children's Foundation. The song was used as the Matildas' unofficial team song during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. Webster performed the song for the Matildas in a surprise appearance at their public reception in Brisbane on 20 August 2023. Webster revealed in 2023 that, despite strong sales, she earns no royalties for the song, as she did not write it, and her share of the profits are still being used to cover the cost of the music video, which, upon release, was the most expensive Australian music video ever made at the time.

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref. (Reference)Australia11 June 2001CDGotham, BMG Music AustraliaDenmark15 April 2002Gotham, RCA Records, RCASwedenUnited Kingdom27 May 2002CD, cassetteRCA

A Portuguese language version of the song titled "Beijo Molhado" (lit. "Wet kiss") was performed by the Brazilian girl group Rouge, released as the third and final single the band's debut studio album, self titled Rouge (2002), on df=yes 2003 1. The song was produced by Rick Bonadio, and its lyrics were written by Milton Guedes. "Beijo Molhado" talks about a love of summer that was marked, and the protagonist of the song sings about the desire to kiss the loved one again. The song was released early in 2003, replacing "Ragatanga" on the radios.

Following the success of "Ragatanga", which was more than 2 months at the top of the charts, Sony Music decided to release the third official single from the album. Since "Ragatanga" was still booming, the record company decided to release a more lively song that followed the dance line of "Ragatanga", thus opting for "Beijo Molhado", which was released in early 2003. A Spanish version, entitled "Beso Mojado", was made for the album "Rouge En Español", but the album was not released due to Luciana leaving. Even so, the song was released on the internet.

In the Portuguese version, written by Milton Guedes and produced by Rick Bonadio, the song talks about a love of summer having already been finished, and the protagonist can not forget the person loved, desiring their "wet kisses". The song starts with a voice off singing, "Quero tanto, espero tanto, seu beijo molhado," ("I want you so much, I hope so much, your kiss wet,") while Karin sings, "demais, oh oh oh, yeah, yeah." ("too much, oh oh oh, yeah, yeah.") The first stanza is also sung by Karin, where it is spoken of an unforgettable summer love. The second stanza is sung by Luciana, where she sings about wanting to find that passion again, since she does not just stay. In the chorus, the girls sing, "Eu quero tanto seu beijo molhado Seus lábios de mel, Que me deixaram louca, Eu vou te dar um beijo molhado Eu sei que vou trazer Você pra mim." ("I want your wet kiss so much Your honey lips, That drove me crazy, I'm gonna give you a wet kiss, I know I'll bring you to me.") After the refrain, Patricia talks about not being able to sleep due to this intense passion. Fantine then sings, saying that even though she does not know if it's love, she wants to see that passion again. At the bridge of the song, Luciana sings again, in addition to doing "ad libs." During the last two choruses, Aline does ad libs in the song.