Some songs don’t know. They linger in the doorway, waiting for you to notice how quiet the room has become.
That’s the feeling Eddie Benjamin leaves behind with “KISS ME,” a yearning, groove-soaked single that unfolds slowly, like a thought you keep returning to, even when you’re trying not to. Released via Epic Records, the track arrives on the heels of a year that has quietly, unmistakably changed everything for the Australian artist: his first GRAMMY® nomination, a place on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Music list for 2026, and now a song fans have been holding their breath for since he first played it live on tour.
“KISS ME” feels lived-in. Not rushed. Not polished past recognition. Built on skittering drums, elastic bass, and guitars that shimmer and fray at the edges, the song moves like late-night conversation – half confidence, half plea. Eddie’s voice floats between restraint and urgency as he circles the emotional center: wanting closeness without explanation, craving touch more than reassurance. “Say you love me, say it twice… can you please stop talking and kiss me?” It’s vulnerable without being fragile. Honest without being neat.
Written, produced, and performed by Eddie alongside Carter Lang and Alex Salibian, the track reminds you that his greatest strength has always been instinct. He doesn’t overstate. He lets the feeling do the work.
That instinct is also what’s landed Eddie, and “KISS ME,” inside a new Bvlgari x Highsnobiety campaign, where luxury meets intimacy and style meets sound. It’s a fitting pairing. There’s something cinematic about the way Eddie exists right now: grounded, restless, clearly in motion. Someone stepping into a bigger frame without losing the texture that made people look twice in the first place.
The song marks another chapter in the slow reveal of Eddie’s forthcoming debut album, a coming-of-age body of work tracing love, loss, grief, and the persistent need for connection. Previous releases have mapped that emotional terrain from different angles: the fragile openness of “HOME” with longtime collaborator Shawn Mendes, the reflective glide of “DRIVING,” the unraveling tension of “RUN!,” and the sharp-edged chaos of “MANIAC.” Together, they feel less like singles and more like pages torn from the same notebook.
The notebook has been filling for years. From his Bondi Beach childhood – watching tides roll in and out like moods – to jazz residences at 13, to the moment Prince playing bass rewired his sense of possibility, Eddie has always chased feeling over formula. Along the way, the pursuit has made him indispensable to others, too: collaborating across projects with Justin Bieber, Sia, WILLOW, Raye, Megahn Trainor, Alessia Cara, and more. His recent GRAMMY® nomination for Album of the Year, earned through his extensive work on Bieber’s SWAG and SWAG II, only confirms what listeners already knew: he understands how songs breathe.
But “KISS ME” pulls the spotlight back where it belongs. On Eddie. On his voice. On that moment when desire outweighs language and silence becomes its own answer.
It’s not a grand statement. It doesn’t need to be. “KISS ME” lives in the space before contact, the space where everything feels possible, and nothing is guaranteed.
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