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Touch Me (I Want Your Body)

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Released
  
10 March 1986

Genre
  
Dance-pop

Label
  
Jive

Format
  
7" single, 12" maxi

Length
  
3:42

B-side
  
"Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"

"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)".

Contents

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

Günther version featuring Samantha Fox

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.

In other media

  • Parts of the song were sampled by the KLF in their single "All You Need Is Love" in 1987.

    • References

    Touch Me (I Want Your Body) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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