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Touchy!

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Released
  
15 August 1988

Recorded
  
1988

Format
  
7" 12" CD-single

Genre
  
New wave Synthpop

B-side
  
"Hurry Home" "Hunting High and Low"

Length
  
4:38 (Album Version) 8:20 (Go-Go Mix)

"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.

Contents

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.

References

Touchy! Wikipedia