For the Luie Luie album, see Touchy (album).
Touchy!
single
CoverA-ha Touchy Single.jpg
ArtistA-ha
AlbumStay on These Roads
B-side
Released15 August 1988[1]
Length4:38
LabelWarner Bros.
Writer
ProducerAlan Tarney
Prev year1988
Next year1988

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

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

  • 7-inch single: Warner Bros. / W 7749 United Kingdom
  1. "Touchy!" – 4:38
  2. "Hurry Home" (album version) – 4:34
  • 12-inch single: Warner Bros. / W 7749T United Kingdom
  1. "Touchy!" (Go-Go mix) – 8:20
  2. "Touchy!" (album version) – 4:38
  3. "Hurry Home" (album version) – 4:34
  • CD single: Warner Bros. / W 7749CD United Kingdom
  1. "Touchy!" (Go-Go mix) – 8:20
  2. "Hurry Home" (album version) – 4:34
  3. "Hunting High and Low" (edit) – 3:47

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Touchy!"
Chart (1988)Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)[3]23
Europe (European Airplay Top 50)[4]1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[5]25
Italy (Musica e dischi)[6]23
Year-end chart performance for "Touchy!"
Chart (1988)Position
Europe (European Airplay Top 50)[7]28

References

  1. ^ Smith, Robin (13 August 1988). "News: Releases". Record Mirror. p. 6. ISSN 0144-5804
  2. ^ "Previews: Singles". Music & Media. 27 August 1988. p. 15. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 50. 10 December 1988. p. 22-23. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 16 August 2023. – via World Radio History.
  4. ^ "European Airplay Top 50". Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 41. 8 October 1988. p. 29. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 16 August 2023. – 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. ^ "Classifiche" (in Italian). Musica e dischi Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "A-Ha".
  7. ^ "1988 Year-End Eurocharts - Ariplay Top 50". Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 52/1. 1 January 1989. p. 29. Retrieved 11 June 2024. – via World Radio History.