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‘Sex With Strangers’ was the lead single from Kissin Time. Released on vinyl and CD single, it featured the album version of ‘Sex With Strangers’ and two remixes by Sly & Robbie. 

The French magazine, Les Inrockuptibles, asked Marianne to keep a diary for a week in April 2001, and during that week, she began her collaboration with Beck. On the first day, April 16th, she wrote in her diary, “I am sitting in Hal’s (Hal Willner) garden writing up an idea for a song with Beck, it hasn’t got a name yet but I must say I am pleased with it, as a lyric and I have another one called ‘Sex With Strangers’ if we need it. This is the first time I have really prepared and written up a lyric for this record (Kissin’ Time) usually we do the music first and then I write it up later when I am at home with myself. But I have a feeling that Beck will like it that I have something prepared even if we don’t use it.” Later that day she met Beck for the first time and wrote: “Beck has just left. What a cool guy! (and seriously gorgeous) We have the makings now of two songs. He’s a fabulous guitarist we talked a lot, played some other songs and then started to get on with it. It’s a bit like preparing a good meal, a banquet in fact.”

The following day, Marianne joined Beck and Tony Hoffer at Hollywood Sound studio and was excited to find “Beck and Tony already started on ‘Sex with Strangers’ and it sounds great!” Talking about the song, Beck said, “We wanted to make a really fucked-up club track that wasn’t trying too hard, and didn’t sound too ready for the rave chamber.” When the single was released, Roman Coppola directed a video of the song featuring Marianne, Kate Moss and Alex James.