Touch It (Monifah song)
1998 single by Monifah
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"Touch It" is the lead single from American R&B singer Monifah's second album, Mo'hogany. The song was produced and written by Jack Knight and Screwface. It uses a sample of Laid Back's 1983 hit "White Horse", so songwriters Tim Stahl and John Guldberg are given writing credits.
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| Single by Monifah | ||||
| from the album Mo'hogany | ||||
| Released | July 21, 1998 | |||
| Length | 4:45 | |||
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| Producer | Jack Knight | |||
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| "Touch It" on YouTube | ||||
Released as a single on July 21, 1998, the song became a worldwide hit, charting within the top 20 in Australia, Belgium, and Canada. In the United States, it peaked at number nine on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard Hot R&B Singles charts, giving Monifah her highest-peaking single in the US. The song's music video features Monifah performing the song in front of the United States Armed Forces.
Track listings
US CD and cassette single, Australian CD single[1][2]
- "Touch It" (radio edit)
- "Touch It" (album version)
- "Suga Suga" (snippet)
- "Fallin' in Love" (snippet)
- "Better Half of Me" (snippet)
US 12-inch single[3]
- "Touch It" (LP version) — 4:46
- "Touch It" (clean LP version) — 4:47
- "Touch It" (instrumental) — 4:35
UK CD and 12-inch single[4][5]
- "Touch It" (clean radio edit)
- "Touch It" (Clark Kent remix)
- "Touch It" (Ignorants remix)
- "Touch It" (Maurice Joshua main edit)
UK cassette single and European CD single[6][7]
- "Touch It" (clean radio edit)
- "Touch It" (Clark Kent remix)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[36] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
| Belgium (BRMA)[37] | Gold | 25,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United States | July 21, 1998 | Rhythmic contemporary radio | [38] | |
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| July 28, 1998 | Urban radio | [40] | ||
| August 11, 1998 | Contemporary hit radio | [41] | ||
| United Kingdom | January 18, 1999 |
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Universal | [42] |
Cover versions and samples
- 2001: Mytown sampled the lyrics referencing Jack Knight and Dakoda House in "Party All Night" from their self-titled album
- 2003: Dannii Minogue sampled the song and the 1983 original "White Horse" by Laid Back on the track "Push" from the album Neon Nights
- 2014: Nena Buddemeier (ft. DJ Tomekk)