Touchy!

"Touchy!"
"Touchy!"
Single by A-ha
from the album Stay on These Roads
B-side	"Hurry Home; "Hunting High and Low";
Released	15 August 1988
Length	4:38
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriters	Pål Waaktaar; Magne Furuholmen; Morten Harket;
Producer	Alan Tarney
A-ha singles chronology
Music video
	"Touchy!" on YouTube

"Touchy!" (also known simply as "Touchy") is a song by Norwegian band A-ha, released on 15 August 1988 as the third single from their third studio album, Stay on These Roads (1988).

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Being tipped by many Euro-DJs for months now, this highly commercial track just cannot fail."^[2]

Music video

The accompanying music 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.

Track listings

7-inch single: Warner Bros. / W 7749 United Kingdom

"Touchy!" – 4:38
"Hurry Home" (album version) – 4:34

12-inch single: Warner Bros. / W 7749T United Kingdom

"Touchy!" (Go-Go mix) – 8:20
"Touchy!" (album version) – 4:38
"Hurry Home" (album version) – 4:34

CD single: Warner Bros. / W 7749CD United Kingdom

"Touchy!" (Go-Go mix) – 8:20
"Hurry Home" (album version) – 4:34
"Hunting High and Low" (edit) – 3:47

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Touchy!"
Chart (1988)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[3]	14
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)^[4]	23
Europe (European Airplay Top 50)^[5]	1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[6]	25
France (SNEP)^[7]	5
Ireland (IRMA)^[8]	6
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[9]	23
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[10]	14
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[11]	13
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[12]	18
UK Singles (OCC)^[13]	11
West Germany (GfK)^[14]	13

Year-end chart performance for "Touchy!"
Chart (1988)	Position
Europe (European Airplay Top 50)^[15]	28

References

^ Smith, Robin (13 August 1988). "News: Releases". Record Mirror. p. 6. ISSN 0144-5804.
^ "Previews: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 27 August 1988. p. 15. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
^ "a-ha – Touchy!" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 50. 10 December 1988. p. 22-23. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via World Radio History.
^ "European Airplay Top 50" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 41. 8 October 1988. p. 29. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via World Radio History.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
^ "a-ha – Touchy!" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Touchy". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "A-Ha".
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – a-ha" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ "a-ha – Touchy!" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ "a-ha – Touchy!". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ "a-ha: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – a-ha – Touchy!" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
^ "1988 Year-End Eurocharts - Ariplay Top 50" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 52/1. 1 January 1989. p. 29. Retrieved 11 June 2024 – via World Radio History.

[1] Smith, Robin (13 August 1988). "News: Releases". Record Mirror. p. 6. ISSN 0144-5804.

[2] "Previews: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 27 August 1988. p. 15. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

[sc_Flanders_a-ha-3] "a-ha – Touchy!" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[4] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 50. 10 December 1988. p. 22-23. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via World Radio History.

[5] "European Airplay Top 50" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 41. 8 October 1988. p. 29. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 16 August 2023 – via World Radio History.

[6] Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

[sc_France_a-ha-7] "a-ha – Touchy!" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[sc_Ireland2_-8] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Touchy". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[9] "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "A-Ha".

[sc_Dutch40_a-ha-10] "Nederlandse Top 40 – a-ha" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[sc_Dutch100_a-ha-11] "a-ha – Touchy!" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[sc_Switzerland_a-ha-12] "a-ha – Touchy!". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[sc_UKsinglesbyname_a-ha-13] "a-ha: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[sc_West_Germany_a-ha-14] "Offiziellecharts.de – a-ha – Touchy!" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 27 May 2021.

[15] "1988 Year-End Eurocharts - Ariplay Top 50" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 52/1. 1 January 1989. p. 29. Retrieved 11 June 2024 – via World Radio History.

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v t e A-ha
Magne Furuholmen Morten Harket Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
Studio albums	Hunting High and Low Scoundrel Days Stay on These Roads East of the Sun, West of the Moon Memorial Beach Minor Earth Major Sky Lifelines Analogue Foot of the Mountain Cast in Steel True North
Compilation albums	Headlines and Deadlines: The Hits of A-ha The Definitive Singles Collection 1984–2004 25 Time and Again: The Ultimate A-ha
Live albums	Live at Vallhall: Homecoming How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert MTV Unplugged: Summer Solstice
Extended plays	45 R.P.M. Club Twelve Inch Club Scoundrel Club Road Club
Box sets	Minor Earth Major Box
Singles	"Take On Me" "Love Is Reason" "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." "Train of Thought" "Hunting High and Low" "I've Been Losing You" "Cry Wolf" "Manhattan Skyline" "The Living Daylights" "Stay on These Roads" "The Blood That Moves the Body" "Touchy!" "You Are the One" "Crying in the Rain" "I Call Your Name" "Early Morning" "Move to Memphis" "Dark Is the Night" "Angel in the Snow" "Shapes That Go Together" "Summer Moved On" "Minor Earth Major Sky" "Velvet" "Forever Not Yours" "Lifelines" "Did Anyone Approach You?" "Celice" "Analogue (All I Want)" "Cosy Prisons" "Foot of the Mountain" "Nothing Is Keeping You Here" "Shadowside" "Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)" "You Have What It Takes"
Tours	Ending on a High Note Tour
Related articles	Discography Band members Awards Bridges Savoy Apparatjik
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