Touchy!

"Touchy!"
Single by A-ha
from the album Stay on These Roads
B-side
Released 15 August 1988
Format
Recorded 1988
Genre
Length
  • 4:38 (Album Version)
  • 8:20 (Go-Go Mix)
Label Warner Bros. Records
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Alan Tarney
A-ha singles chronology
"The Blood That Moves the Body"
(1988)
"Touchy!"
(1988)
"You Are the One"
(1988)

"Touchy!" (also known as simply "Touchy") was the third single to be released by the new wave group A-ha from the Stay on These Roads album. The bassline on this song was recorded using a Yamaha DX7. It achieved world sales of approximately 900,000 copies.

Formats and track listing

7": Warner Bros. / W 7749 United Kingdom

  1. "Touchy!" – 4:38
  2. "Hurry Home" (Album Version) – 4:34

12": 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: 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

Video

The lighthearted 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.

Chart positions

[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Year Chart Peak
1988 Belgian Singles Chart 8
Dutch Top 40 13
French Singles Chart 5
German Singles Chart 13
Irish Singles Chart 6
Italian Singles Chart 23
Swiss Singles Chart 18
UK Singles Chart 11

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
France[7] Gold 1988 500,000

References

  1. "American Single Charts". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 5, 2015. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
  2. "British Single Chart". UK Top 40. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
  3. "French Singles Chart". Palmares. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
  4. "Swiss Singles Chart". Schweizer Hitparade. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
  5. "Irish Singles Chart". The Irish Chart. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
  6. "German Singles Chart". Charts-Surfer. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  7. French certifications (Retrieved September 14, 2008)
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