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Touch Me (I Want Your Body)
1986 song performed by Samantha Fox
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"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" is a song by the English pop singer Samantha Fox from her debut studio album, Touch Me (1986). A successful topless model, Fox had been invited to attend an open audition for Jive Records, as the label was seeking "a British Madonna" to sing the song.[3] She was offered a five-album deal.[3]
- "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"
- "Drop Me a Line"
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| Single by Samantha Fox | ||||
| from the album Touch Me | ||||
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| Released | 10 March 1986[1] | |||
| Studio | Battery (London) | |||
| Genre | Dance-pop[2] | |||
| Length | 3:46 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
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| "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" on YouTube | ||||
Written by Mark Shreeve, Jon Astrop, and Pete Q. Harris, and produced by the latter two, "Touch Me" was released on 10 March 1986 as Fox's debut single and the lead single from the Touch Me album. It was a worldwide success, peaking at number three on the UK singles chart and number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 while topping the charts in Australia, Canada, Finland, Greece, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland.
Lyrics and music video
The song is about her searching for a man. The accompanying music video featured Fox performing to a packed crowd wearing ripped jeans and a denim jacket. During the song, she pulls a young man from the crowd and teases him before moving on to someone else. Fox declined suggestions she film a raunchy video with bed sequences, insisting a concert performance scenario would better serve her ambitions to be taken seriously, and feeling the song's lyrics were already sexy enough.[3]
Track listings
- 7-inch single
- "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" – 3:44
- "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" – 5:06
- 7-inch single (US and Canada)
- "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" – 3:44
- "Drop Me a Line" – 3:46
- 12-inch single
- "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (extended version) – 5:19
- "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" – 5:07
- 12-inch maxi single – Remixes
- "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (blue mix) – 5:49
- "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (alternative version) – 4:09
- "Tonight's the Night" – 3:16
- US 12-inch maxi single
- "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (extended version) – 5:19
- "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" – 3:44
- "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (blue mix) – 5:49
- "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (alternative version) – 4:09
- "Drop Me a Line" – 3:47
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Anniversary charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[44] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[45] | Silver | 250,000* |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[1] | Silver | 250,000[46] |
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Günther featuring Samantha Fox version
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| Single by Günther featuring Samantha Fox | ||||
| from the album Pleasureman | ||||
| Released | 2004 | |||
| Length | 3:38 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Sweden | |||
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In 2004, the Swedish Europop singer Günther covered the song for his debut studio album, Pleasureman (2004). His version features new vocals by Fox, who also appears in the accompanying music video.
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2004–2005) | Peak position |
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| Denmark (Tracklisten)[47] | 12 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[48] | 3 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[49] | 7 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[50] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2004) | Position |
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| Sweden (Hitlistan)[51] | 51 |