Touch (NCT 127 song)

"Touch"
"Touch"
Song by NCT 127
from the album NCT 2018 Empathy
Released	March 14, 2018
Genre	K-pop; future bass; R&B;
Length	3:09
Label	SM
Songwriter(s)	Cho Yoonkyung; Jam Factory; Shin Jinhye;
Producer(s)	LDN Noise; Deez; Adrian Mckinnon;
Music video
	"Touch" on YouTube

"Touch" is a song recorded by NCT 127, the Seoul-based sub-unit of South Korean boy group NCT. It was released on March 14, 2018, by SM Entertainment. It was released as the fourth overall single from NCT’s first studio album, NCT 2018 Empathy (2018).

Background and release

On February 6, it was announced that NCT would be releasing their first studio album on March, with six music videos from each unit.^[1] "Touch" was released in conjunction with the album on March 14.^[2]

Composition

According to Billboard's Tamar Herman, "Touch" is a '90s-imbued pop track that incorporates funky instrumentals, sleek synths and a brassy beat.^[3] The song was written by Cho Yoon-kyung, Jam Factory and Shin Jin-hye, and produced by LDN Noise, Deez, and Adrian Mckinnon.^[4]

Chart performance

"Touch" entered at number 69 on Billboard's KPop Hot 100, on the week ending April 1, 2018.^[5] A week later, the song peaked at number 54.^[6] The song failed to enter Gaon's main single chart, but did entered the componing Download chart at number 31.^[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
South Korea (Kpop Hot 100)^[8]	54
US World Digital Songs (Billboard)^[9]	11

References

^ "NCT, 초대형 프로젝트 '2018 NCT'로 컴백…3월 앨범 발매(공식)". Naver. February 6, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-06. Retrieved March 14, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ NCT 2018 EMPATHY by NCT on Apple Music, 2018-03-14, retrieved 2018-03-14
^ "NCT 127 Switch Up Their Style for 'Touch': Watch the Music Video". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
^ "Touch by NCT 127 on Melon". Melon. March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
^ "KPop Hot 100, the week of March 26~April 1, 2018". Billboard Korea. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
^ "KPop Hot 100, the week of April 2~8, 2018". Billboard Korea. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
^ "2018 Week 11 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
^ "Billboard Kpop Hot 100". Billboard Korea. April 7, 2018. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Billboard's World Digital Song Sales". March 31, 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-25.

[1] "NCT, 초대형 프로젝트 '2018 NCT'로 컴백…3월 앨범 발매(공식)". Naver. February 6, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-02-06. Retrieved March 14, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] NCT 2018 EMPATHY by NCT on Apple Music, 2018-03-14, retrieved 2018-03-14

[3] "NCT 127 Switch Up Their Style for 'Touch': Watch the Music Video". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-03-14.

[4] "Touch by NCT 127 on Melon". Melon. March 14, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.

[5] "KPop Hot 100, the week of March 26~April 1, 2018". Billboard Korea. Retrieved April 18, 2018.

[6] "KPop Hot 100, the week of April 2~8, 2018". Billboard Korea. Retrieved April 18, 2018.

[7] "2018 Week 11 Download Chart". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved April 18, 2018.

[8] "Billboard Kpop Hot 100". Billboard Korea. April 7, 2018. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved June 25, 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[:2-9] "Billboard's World Digital Song Sales". March 31, 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-25.

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