[1] Ville Valo has stated that the song was written for a close friend who committed suicide soon after the band wrapped the recording sessions for Dark Light.

HIM started recording the music video on 21 June in the Los Angeles area.

[4] The production team put out a casting call for a "beautiful girl" to perform the lead role in the video.

Clues leading to a secret code, "Ten Point Six", was included in the video.

[citation needed] These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "The Kiss of Dawn".