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"Touchy!" (also known simply as "Touchy") is a song by Norwegian band A-ha, released on 15 August 1988 as the third single from their third studio album, Stay on These Roads (1988).

"Touchy!"
Single by A-ha
from the album Stay on These Roads
B-side
Released15 August 1988[1]
Recorded1988
Genre
  • New wave
  • synth-pop
Length4:38
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Alan Tarney
A-ha singles chronology
"The Blood That Moves the Body"
(1988)		 "Touchy!"
(1988)		 "You Are the One"
(1988)
Music video
"Touchy!" on YouTube

Critical reception


Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Being tipped by many Euro-DJs for months now, this highly commercial track just cannot fail."[2]


Music video


The accompanying music video for "Touchy!" was directed by Kevin Moloney in France, and shows the band at a beach resort, interspersed with black-and-white footage of singer Morten Harket and the other members miming the song.


Track listings


  1. "Touchy!" – 4:38
  2. "Hurry Home" (Album Version) – 4:34
  1. "Touchy!" (Go-Go Mix) – 8:20
  2. "Touchy!" (Album Version) – 4:38
  3. "Hurry Home" (Album Version) – 4:34
  1. "Touchy!" (Go-Go Mix) – 8:20
  2. "Hurry Home" (Album Version) – 4:34
  3. "Hunting High and Low (Edit) - 3:47

Charts


Chart performance for "Touchy!"
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 14
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)[4] 24
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5] 25
France (SNEP)[6] 5
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 6
Italy (Musica e dischi)[8] 23
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[9] 14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] 13
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 18
UK Singles (OCC)[12] 11
West Germany (Official German Charts)[13] 13

References


  1. Smith, Robin (13 August 1988). "News: Releases". Record Mirror. p. 6. ISSN 0144-5804.
  2. "Previews: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 27 August 1988. p. 15. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. "a-ha – Touchy!" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  4. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 38. 17 September 1988. p. 18. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  5. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  6. "a-ha – Touchy!" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  7. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Touchy". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  8. "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "A-Ha".
  9. "Nederlandse Top 40 – a-ha" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  10. "a-ha – Touchy!" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  11. "a-ha – Touchy!". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  12. "a-ha: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  13. "Offiziellecharts.de – a-ha – Touchy!". GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

На других языках

- [en] Touchy!

[es] Touchy!

«Touchy!» es el cuarto sencillo del álbum Stay On These Roads, tercer álbum de a-ha. Es la tercera canción del álbum.


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