"The Perfect Kiss" is the ninth single by the British alternative dance and rock band New Order.

The lyrics, he added, came about after the band was visiting a man's house in the United States who showed his guns under his bed before they went out for an enjoyable night.

[5] The song has been remixed by third parties like Razormaid and Hot Tracks and has been covered by bands including Capsule Giants, Nude,[7] International,[8] Paradoxx, Razed in a New Division of Agony, and Amoeba Crunch.

[9] John Leland of Spin wrote, "A dreamy, melancholy melody runs over the electronic and unfortunately guitar-less hooks.

"[10] An 11-minute live version of the song was filmed by Jonathon Demme in 1985, which Billboard in 2017 termed New Order's "most arresting visual ever.