Do You Wanna Touch Me
"Do You Wanna Touch Me", also referred to as "Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah)" is a glam rock song performed by Gary Glitter. The song reached Number 2 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1973, his third successive UK hit. The song represented something of a departure from the "trademark" of the Glitter sound and it was co-written by Glitter and his record producer. The song was also used in The Runaways biopic of the same name.
Joan Jett version
Do You Wanna Touch Me was later covered by rock singer Joan Jett in 1982, reaching number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100.
A cover of the song by Joan Jett from her 1981 album Bad Reputation appears in a 2008 TV commercial for Hewlett-Packard's TouchSmart computers. The ad was pulled from TV when HP learned that Glitter, now a convicted child molester, had written the song. On 29 October 2008, it was reported that Glitter will receive £100,000 in royalties from Hewlett Packard for this advertisement.[1]
Chart performance
Glee Cover Controversy
On the TV show Glee, Holly Holiday (Gwyneth Paltrow) and the members of the glee club covered this song in the episode "Sexy". The performance caused some controversy in the UK over the rise in royalty payments for Glitter, a convicted pedophile. The charity Kidscape said the song's inclusion was "wholly inappropriate."[2]
Covered by The Cure
This song has been played several times at the end of The Cure's Concerts in 1985 during The Head Tour.
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