A mid-tempo pop ballad with contemporary R&B influences that deals with Connor's feelings during the hospitalization of her second child Summer, "I'll Kiss It Away" was released by X-Cell Records as the album's second and final single on 7 November 2008.
"I'll Kiss It Away" was written by Connor along with frequent collaborators, Rob Tyger and Kay Denar, for her sixth studio album, Sexy as Hell (2008).
[1] A dedication to her daughter Summer, her second child with American pop singer Marc Terenzi, who was born with a congenital heart defect in June 2006,[2] the song deals with Connor's feelings during her time in the hospital in the weeks following the birth.
[2] Connor, who struggled to finish writing the song due to its emotional subject matter,[2] called "I'll Kiss It Away" her most personal record yet.
[2] Musically, "I'll Kiss It Away" is a mid-tempo pop ballad with contemporary R&B influences that combines classic chord progression on an acoustic guitar with a modern-sounding 808 drum beat.