Touch Me (I Want Your Body)

"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"
Single by Samantha Fox
from the album Touch Me
B-side "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"
Released 10 March 1986[1]
Format 7" single, 12" maxi
Genre Dance-pop[2]
Length 3:42
Label Jive
Writer(s) Jon Astrop, Pete Q. Harris, Mark Shreeve
Producer(s) Jon Astrop, Pete Q. Harris
Samantha Fox singles chronology
- "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"
(1986)		 "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)"
(1986)
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US 7" single

"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" was the first hit for British singer Samantha Fox. It was released in 1986 from her first album Touch Me. The single was a worldwide hit, peaking at number four in the United States (usually a tough market for international acts), number three in her native UK, and topping the Australian and Canadian charts. In Canada, the single stayed for seven weeks at number one. The single stayed at the top of Sweden's music chart for eight weeks, succeeded by Fox's second single "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)".

Lyrics and music video

The song, recorded at Battery Studios, London, is about her searching for a man. The video featured her performing to a packed crowd wearing ripped denim jeans. During the song she pulls a young man from the crowd and teases him before moving on to someone else. A stand-out scene from the video is the close-up shot of Fox as she is heard moaning in a sexual manner. The song itself is layered with sexual lines, including: "Like a tramp in the night, I was begging for you, to treat my body like you wanted to" and of course the chorus itself, "Touch me, touch me, I wanna feel your body, your heartbeat next to mine, touch me, touch me NOW!".

Track listings

7" single
  1. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" – 3:44
  2. "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" – 5:06
7" single (US & Canada)
  1. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" – 3:44
  2. "Drop Me A Line" – 3:46
12" single
  1. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (extended version) – 5:19
  2. "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" – 5:07
12" maxi – Remixes
  1. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (blue mix) – 5:49
  2. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (alternative version) – 4:09
  3. "Tonight's the Night" – 3:16
12" maxi – U.S.
  1. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (extended version) – 5:19
  2. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" – 3:44
  3. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (blue mix) – 5:49
  4. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (alternative version) – 4:09
  5. "Drop Me a Line" – 3:47

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1986/87) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 2
Canada (RPM) 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 12
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 1
France (SNEP)[7] 4
Germany (Media Control Charts)[8] 4
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 3
Italy (FIMI)[10] 3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] 5
Norway (VG-lista)[12] 1
South Africa (RiSA) 1
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[13] 10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 4
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[17] 41
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[17] 27

Year-end charts

Chart (1986) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[18] 3
Austrian Singles Chart[19] 12
Dutch Top 40[20] 98
Swiss Singles Chart[21] 2
Chart (1987) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[22] 44

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Canada[23] Gold 26 February 1987 50,000
France[24] Silver 1986 200,000
United Kingdom[1] Silver 1 April 1986 250,000[25]

Chart successions

Preceded by
"The Final Countdown" by Europe		 Swedish number-one single
9 July 1986 – 13 August 1986 (8 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" by Samantha Fox
Preceded by
"Jeanny" by Falco		 Norwegian VG-Lista number-one single
27/1986 – 30/1986 (4 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna
Preceded by
"Midnight Lady" by Chris Norman		 Swiss number-one single
15 June 1986 – 6 July 1986 (4 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Venus" by Bananarama

Günther version featuring Samantha Fox

"Touch Me"
Single by Günther featuring Samantha Fox
Released 2004
Recorded 2004
Genre Pop, Dance music

In August 2004, a cover version was produced by Swedish music artist Günther with Samantha Fox performing new vocals for the song. The video also features Fox.

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Swedish Singles Chart[26] 1
Preceded by
"I Won't Cry"
by Elin Lanto		 Swedish Singles Chart number-one single
25 November 2004 – 2 December 2004 		Succeeded by
"Call on Me" by Eric Prydz

In other media

References

  1. 1 2 "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for 'Samantha Fox'". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Samantha Fox". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 117. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
  4. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Samantha Fox – Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  5. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Samantha Fox – Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  6. ↑ "Samantha Fox: Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  7. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Samantha Fox – Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (in French). Les classement single.
  8. ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Samantha Fox - Touch Me (I Want Your Body) (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  9. ↑ Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  10. ↑ "Indice per Interprete: F" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Samantha Fox – Touch Me (I Want Your Body)". Top 40 Singles.
  12. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Samantha Fox – Touch Me (I Want Your Body)". VG-lista.
  13. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Samantha Fox – Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" Canciones Top 50.
  14. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Samantha Fox – Touch Me (I Want Your Body)". Singles Top 100.
  15. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Samantha Fox – Touch Me (I Want Your Body)". Swiss Singles Chart.
  16. ↑ "Samantha Fox: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
  17. 1 2 3 "Samantha Fox – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Samantha Fox.
  18. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 438. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  19. ↑ "1986 Austrian Singles Chart" (in German). Austriancharts. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  20. ↑ "Single top 100 over 1986" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  21. ↑ "1986 Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Swisscharts. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  22. ↑ "Billboard Top 100 – 1987". Longboredsurfer. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  23. ↑ Canada certifications cria.ca . Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  24. ↑ "Les certifications depuis 1973, database" (in French). Infodisc. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  25. ↑ "Gallup UK Singles - W/E Apr 26, 1986". Record Mirror. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  26. ↑ SwedishCharts.com: Page for "Touch Me" by Günther featuring Samantha Fox
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