Punishing Kiss is a studio album by German singer Ute Lemper, released in 2000 by Decca Records.

It is the product of a collaboration between Lemper and the Divine Comedy and includes songs by the latter artist, as well as Nick Cave, Elvis Costello, Philip Glass, Tom Waits, Scott Walker and Ute Lemper's signature artist, Kurt Weill.

Neil Hannon and Joby Talbot also contributed two original songs and an arrangement of Brecht and Weill's "Tango Ballad", while Hannon sang two songs ("Tango Ballad", "Split") as duets with Lemper.

Arthur H sings with Lemper on "Maison Close", the translation of "Tango Ballad".

The Japanese version of the album includes an additional track: "Lullaby", written by Scott Walker.