Kiss You" is a song by English-Irish boy band One Direction, from their second studio album Take Me Home (2012). It was written by Kristoffer Fogelmark, Kristian Lundin, Albin Nedler, Rami Yacoub, Savan Kotecha and Carl Falk, and produced by Yacoub and Falk. "Kiss You" was chosen as the second US single of Take Me Home, released digitally on 17 November 2012. A music video for "Kiss You" was directed by Vaughan Arnell. Arnell had previously directed One Direction's music videos for "Live While We're Young" and "Little Things". Band member Zayn Malik proclaimed the concept behind the music video "bigger 
Music video

The music video for "Kiss You" was directed by Vaughan Arnell.[5] Arnell had previously directed One Direction's music videos for "Live While We're Young" and "Little Things".[5] In a November 2012 interview with MTV News, the group confirmed that a music video for the track had been shot.[5] On working with Arnell, Horan stated, "I love working with Vaughan. He's such a nice fella. He gets us and exactly what we're about, and he's really easy to work with."[5] According to MTV News' Christina Garibaldi, "While the guys wouldn't give too much away about the concept of the video, they did promise their fans it will be their best yet." Zayn Malik commented, "I think the whole concept behind the video is bigger than anything we've done before. It's a whole idea and it's kind of structured, which is a little bit different than what we've done before in like a comedy way. It's really funny. We are just having fun."[5] Payne added, "There were proper sets and everything for this video, and there was a lot of hard work that went into it with the crew and everything."[5] That being said, Tomlinson has described the video as "pure stupidity", suggesting that the video will be a lighthearted and fun romp.[6]
After a delay, and the release of a "sneak peek", the music video premiered worldwide on VEVO, and later YouTube, on 7 January 2013 at 3 PM EST. The video features the band shooting different scenes via a green screen, dressed as sailors, surfers, skiers and jailers.[7] The video has been described as retro, with scenes reminiscent of iconic videos like Jailhouse Rock, South Pacific, Beach Blanket Bingo, Beach Boys' "Surfer Girl" and Rammstein's "Mein Land", among others.than anything" the group have done before.