And I Will Kiss
| "And I Will Kiss" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Underworld featuring Dame Evelyn Glennie | |
| from the album Isles of Wonder: Music for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games | |
| Released | 28 July 2012 |
| Genre | Electronica, new age |
| Length | 17:15 |
| Label | Decca Music Group |
| Songwriter(s) | Rick Smith, Karl Hyde |
"And I Will Kiss" is a song written by Rick Smith and Karl Hyde of electronic group Underworld for the Isles of Wonder opening ceremony of the 2012 summer Olympics in London, and the fourth track on the official soundtrack. The title makes reference to a speech given by Caliban in Act 2, Scene 2 of The Tempest by William Shakespeare:
I'll show thee every fertile inch o' the island;
And I will kiss thy foot. I prithee, be my god.
The choice of title was one of several references to The Tempest throughout the ceremony. The track accompanied the Pandemonium section of the ceremony, which depicted the Industrial Revolution in Britain.