Golden Touch

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“Golden Touch”
Single by Razorlight from the album Up All Night
B-side	"Dean, Take Your Time", "If You Know What You Know", "Losing Your Mind"
Released	2004-06-13
Format	7", CD
Genre	Indie rock
Length	3:25
Label	Vertigo Records
Writer(s)	Johnny Borrell
Producer	John Cornfield
Razorlight singles chronology
"Stumble and Fall" (January 2004) "Golden Touch" (June 2004) "Vice" (September 2004)
Up All Night track listing
"Don't Go Back to Dalston" (7) "Golden Touch" (8) "Stumble and Fall" (9)

"Golden Touch" is a song by Anglo-Swedish indie rock band Razorlight and is the eighth track on their 2004 debut album Up All Night. It was also released as the lead single from that album in June 2004 and peaked at #9 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2004 in British music). In 2006 it came 87th in Q's 100 greatest songs ever.

The song is based on MTV2 and Queens of Noize DJ Mairead Nash with whom Johnny Borrell had a brief relationship. The song was featured in Pontiac television commercials in North America.

[edit] Track listing

• 7"

1. "Golden Touch"
2. "Dean, Take Your Time"

• CD

1. "Golden Touch"
2. "Bright Lights" (demo)

• Limited edition CD

1. "Golden Touch"
2. "If You Know What I Know"
3. "Losing Your Mind"

[edit] Versions

"Golden Touch" was covered by Corinne Bailey Rae in 2006.

v • d • e Razorlight Johnny Borrell | Björn Ågren | Carl Dalemo | Andy Burrows Albums Up All Night | Razorlight Singles "Rock ‘N’ Roll Lies" | "Rip It Up" | "Stumble and Fall" | "Golden Touch" | "Vice" | "Somewhere Else" | "In the Morning" | "America" | "Before I Fall to Pieces" | "I Can't Stop This Feeling I've Got" | "Hold On"