{"id":1966452,"date":"2025-08-18T10:10:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T10:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1966452"},"modified":"2025-08-18T10:10:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T10:10:15","slug":"kiddy-smile-releases-cheeky-new-single-spank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kiddy-smile-releases-cheeky-new-single-spank\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiddy Smile releases cheeky new single \u2018Spank\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>French music producer Kiddy Smile has dropped his latest single, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MnjeUobqdRQ&amp;list=RDMnjeUobqdRQ&amp;start_radio=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>\u2018Spank\u2019<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The cheeky release, out from last Friday (15 August), sees the Parisian artist team up with Texan producer Zach Witness, with the track blending spoken-word vocals with an upbeat house production.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"at-related-articles\">\n<h4 class=\"at-related-articles__title\">Read next<\/h4>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Born Pierre Hache, Smile broke through with his 2018 debut\u00a0<em>One Trick Pony<\/em>, an album that fused house, fashion, and ballroom influences. That same year he made headlines performing at the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace in Paris in a T-shirt declaring: \u201cSon of immigrants, Black and gay.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Assertive vocals over groove-led drums and shimmering synths<\/h2>\n<p>Since then, the <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.attitude.co.uk\/tag\/drag-race-france\/\"><strong>Drag Race France<\/strong><\/a><\/em> judge has remained a festival and club fixture while championing visibility and freedom of expression in dance music. His sets often weave in voguing and runway elements that nod to the ballroom scene.<\/p>\n<p>On \u2018Spank\u2019, Smile delivers assertive vocals over groove-led drums and shimmering synths, with Witness adding crisp, rhythmic touches made for clubs and radio alike. An extended mix has also been released for DJs, with radio edits expected as part of the rollout.<\/p>\n<p>The track arrives via Glitterbox Recordings, the Defected-owned imprint known for championing diversity on the dance floor. Smile has a history with the label, previously releasing \u2018Let A B***h Know\u2019 and \u2018Teardrops in a Box\u2019, the former later remixed by Honey Dijon.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">A talented, outspoken, Black, queer pioneer<\/h2>\n<p>Back in 2022, Smile was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.attitude.co.uk\/uncategorised\/drag-race-france-judge-kiddy-smile-is-pushing-for-equality-through-music-403932\/\"><strong>honoured with an Attitude Pride Icon Award<\/strong><\/a>, supported by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.magnumicecream.com\/uk\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Magnum<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cI\u2019ve never won an award before\u2026 I\u2019m so happy!\u201d he said at the time.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNXx0MQoVzX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<p>A talented, outspoken, Black, queer pioneer, Smile has carved out a space for himself in an industry where representation was once scarce. Born to immigrant parents on a working-class estate in Paris, he grew up with few visible role models.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI grew up in the projects and there were not a lot of options. You could either sell drugs or be a soccer player. You had to figure out being queer and you had to hide,\u201d he told Attitude.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Fusing art with activism<\/h2>\n<p>Dance became his escape, inspired by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.attitude.co.uk\/tag\/grace-jones\">Grace Jones<\/a> and the Paris ballroom scene. That passion eventually led him to music, fashion, and collaborations that placed him firmly in the cultural spotlight.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Drag Race France judge Kiddy Smile on coming out and embracing femininity\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pxhVk9vMQc8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>In his role on\u00a0<em>Drag Race<\/em>, Smile continues to fuse art with activism. \u201cPeople before me pushed the boundaries so I could do what I do,\u201d he reflects. \u201cI need to push it a little further for the younger generation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Spank\u2019 is out now on all major streaming platforms.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.attitude.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>French music producer Kiddy Smile has dropped his latest single, \u2018Spank\u2019. The cheeky release, out from last Friday (15 August), sees the Parisian artist team up with Texan producer Zach Witness, with the track blending spoken-word vocals with an upbeat house production. Read next Born Pierre Hache, Smile broke through with his 2018 debut\u00a0One Trick [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1966453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25179],"tags":[348059,348060],"class_list":["post-1966452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","tag-drag-race-france","tag-single"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Kiddy-Smile-releases-cheeky-new-single-\u2018Spank.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1966452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1966452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1966452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1966453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1966452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1966452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1966452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}