Touch (the)

Song written by Ricky and Marty Wilde. First track of the album Teases & Dares, this track was also released on single in January 1985. The working title for this track was So Right.

Versions

There are three versions of ‘The Touch’: the album version, the 7″ version and the extended version.

Formats

The track was released as a 7″ single and 12″ single. A shaped picture disc was also released, containing the 7″ single tracks.
See also this page in the discography.

Live performances

‘The touch’ was performed live during the Rage to Rock Tour in 1985, the Dutch tours in October 2015 and October 2016 and the tour with Howard Jones in Australia in 2016. 

Kim about ‘The touch’

Some of those videos really embarrass me. Some of them don’t embarrass me but some of them do, like ‘The Second Time’, me dressed as a ridiculous woman with a white wig on, and then which other one do I cringe at, oh yeah, ‘The Touch’, but you didn’t show the embarrassing bits of ‘The touch’ but oh my God, that was an atrocious video. (1)

Credits

Drums: Chris North
Gibson Les Paul Custom guitar, backing vocals: Steve Byrd
’62 Fender Telecaster, Roland Jupiter 8, Slina, Mini Moog, Synclavier II: Ricki Wilde
Produced by Ricki Wilde and Marty Wilde.
Engineer: Nigel Mills with thanks to Stephen Stewart-Short and Pete Schwier.

Highest chart positions

Germany: 29 (10 weeks)
Netherlands: 20 (6 weeks)
United Kingdom: 56 (3 weeks)

Interview sources

(1) Music Box, Super Channel, 1988


Lyrics

Funny what fate can bring you
And the things that it can do
Funny how life can change you
When you least expect it do

I wasn’t into anyone
I danced in a sea of faces
I wasn’t into anything
But baby you know
Together we’re…

So right
The touch that I get from you’s incredible
So right
The touch that I get
When I look at you

Maybe the touch you give me
Is the look I get from you
Maybe the spell it’s weaving
Is the way you feel it too

Maybe you’ll stop and walk away
Don’t look at me to follow
I wouldn’t run for anyone
But baby you know
Together we’re …

So right
The touch that I get from you’s incredible
So right
The touch that I get
That I get from you

Whatever it is we’ve got
Well maybe we could find out more about it
Baby we’ll create this feeling
Anytime, anytime

I wasn’t into anyone
I danced in a sea of faces
I wasn’t into anything
But baby you know
Together we’re …

So right
The touch that I get from you’s incredible
So right
The touch that I get
When I look at you