LISA samples a '90s hit
Billboard reported that LISA’s new song ‘Moonlit Floor’ samples the 1990s hit ‘Kiss Me’ by Sixpence None the Richer, a detail that was shared in social posts and picked up by fans (x.com). The sampling note circulated in the last 48 hours as listeners flagged the reference online (x.com).
LISA’s “Moonlit Floor” borrows the hook of Sixpence None the Richer’s “Kiss Me,” turning a 1990s pop refrain into the center of a new solo single. (billboard.com) Billboard reported that “Moonlit Floor” interpolates the chorus of “Kiss Me,” rather than simply echoing its mood or title. The song was released on October 3, 2024, through Lloud Co. and RCA Records. (billboard.com; youtube.com) The release credits list Jessie Reyez, Ryan “RyKeyz” Williamson, and Matt Slocum as writers, tying the new track directly to the Sixpence None the Richer song that Slocum wrote. YouTube’s release metadata for the official upload carries the same credit line. (youtube.com; secondhandsongs.com) An interpolation means a new song rebuilds part of an older melody or lyric instead of lifting the original audio recording. That is why “Moonlit Floor” can sing “Kiss me” in a new arrangement while still crediting the earlier songwriter. (billboard.com; secondhandsongs.com) The source material is one of the most durable late-1990s pop hits. Sixpence None the Richer released “Kiss Me” as a single in 1998 after it first appeared on the band’s 1997 self-titled album. (billboard.com; grokipedia.com) LISA’s version pushes that chorus into a brighter dance-pop setting and changes the image from “beneath the milky twilight” to “under the Paris twilight” and “out on the moonlit floor.” The official performance and lyric uploads use the expanded title “Moonlit Floor (Kiss Me),” making the reference explicit. (youtube.com; youtube.com) The song also became part of LISA’s first full solo album cycle after BLACKPINK’s group slowdown and her launch of Lloud. “Moonlit Floor (Kiss Me)” was issued ahead of *Alter Ego*, her debut studio album, which arrived in 2025. (youtube.com; wikipedia.org) On the charts, the single reached No. 24 on the Billboard Global 200, and it also cracked the United Kingdom’s Official Singles Chart at No. 65. Those numbers showed the track traveled beyond fan chatter into mainstream chart reporting. (wikipedia.org; officialcharts.com) The renewed attention this week came less from a new filing than from listeners circulating the connection online and pointing newer fans back to the songwriting credits. In this case, the internet was catching up to what the credits and the chorus had made plain since October. (billboard.com; youtube.com)
