The song was written by Twain and her then-husband Robert John "Mutt" Lange.

About.com compared the song to "You're Still the One", and complimented the "stupendous mandolin and steel guitar textures overlaid by a wonderful chorus lyric".

[1] The music video for "When You Kiss Me" was shot in Takapuna, New Zealand, by director Paul Boyd.

The main version features Twain being filmed in a house, a boat, and on Bethells Beach by a young man.

was released in 2002, "When You Kiss Me" gained enough album play to reach number 60 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.