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"Touchy!"
Single by A-ha
from the album Stay on These Roads
B-side
Released15 August 1988
Recorded1988
Genre
Length
  • 4:38 (Album Version)
  • 8:20 (Go-Go Mix)
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(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") is the third single to be released by the new wave group A-ha from their Stay on These Roads album.

Production

The bassline on the song was recorded using a Yamaha DX7.[citation needed]

Release and reception

It achieved world sales of approximately 900,000 copies.[citation needed]

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 10

Certifications

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

References

  1. ^ "American Single Charts". Billboard. Archived from the original on 5 July 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2008.
  2. ^ "British Single Chart". UK Top 40. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  3. ^ "French Singles Chart". Palmares. Archived from the original on 21 September 2008. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  4. ^ "Swiss Singles Chart". Schweizer Hitparade. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  5. ^ "Irish Singles Chart". The Irish Chart. Retrieved 7 March 2008.
  6. ^ "German Singles Chart". Charts-Surfer. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  7. ^ French certifications [1][permanent dead link‍] (Retrieved September 14, 2008)
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