Touch Me (I Want Your Body)

"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"
Single by Samantha Fox
from the album Touch Me
B-side	"Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"
Released	30 March 1986
Format	7" single, 12" maxi
Recorded	1984–1985, London, Los Angeles, New York City
Genre	Italo disco
Length	3:42
Label	Jive
Writer(s)	Jon Astrop, Pete Q. Harris, Mark Shreeve
Producer(s)	Jon Astrop, Pete Q. Harris
Samantha Fox singles chronology
- "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (1986) "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" (1986)
US 7" single

"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" was the first hit for British singer Samantha Fox. It was released in 1986 from her first album Touch Me. The single was a worldwide hit, peaking at number four in the United States (usually a tough market for international acts), number three in her native UK, and topping the Australian and Canadian charts. In Canada, the single stayed for seven weeks at number one. The single stayed at the top of Sweden's music chart for eight weeks, succeeded by Fox's second single "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)".

Lyrics and music video

The song, recorded at Battery Studios, London, is about her searching for a man. The video featured her performing to a packed crowd wearing ripped denim jeans. During the song she pulls a young man from the crowd and teases him before moving on to someone else. A stand-out scene from the video is the close-up shot of Fox as she is heard moaning in a sexual manner. The song itself is layered with sexual lines, including: "Like a tramp in the night, I was begging for you, to treat my body like you wanted to" and of course the chorus itself, "Touch me, touch me, I wanna feel your body, your heartbeat next to mine, touch me, touch me NOW!".

Track listings

7" single

1. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" – 3:44
2. "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" – 5:06

7" single (US & Canada)

1. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" – 3:44
2. "Drop Me A Line" – 3:46

12" single

1. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (extended version) – 5:19
2. "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" – 5:07

12" maxi – Remixes

1. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (blue mix) – 5:49
2. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (alternative version) – 4:09
3. "Tonight's the Night" – 3:16

12" maxi – U.S.

1. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (extended version) – 5:19
2. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" – 3:44
3. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (blue mix) – 5:49
4. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (alternative version) – 4:09
5. "Drop Me a Line" – 3:47

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (1986/87) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[1] 1 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 2 Canada (RPM) 1 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] 12 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[4] 1 France (SNEP)[5] 4 Germany (Media Control Charts)[6] 4 Ireland (IRMA)[7] 3 Italy (FIMI)[8] 3 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[9] 5 Norway (VG-lista)[10] 1 South Africa (RiSA) 1 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[11] 10 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 1 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[14] 3 US Billboard Hot 100[15] 4 US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[15] 41 US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales[15] 27

Year-end charts Chart (1986) Position Austrian Singles Chart[16] 12 Dutch Top 40[17] 98 Swiss Singles Chart[18] 2 Chart (1987) Position US Billboard Hot 100[19] 44 Certifications Country Certification Date Sales certified Canada[20] Gold 26 February 1987 50,000 France[21] Silver 1986 200,000 United Kingdom[22] Silver 1 April 1986 200,000

Chart successions

Preceded by "The Final Countdown" by Europe	Swedish number-one single 9 July 1986 – 13 August 1986 (8 weeks)	Succeeded by "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" by Samantha Fox
Preceded by "Jeanny" by Falco	Norwegian VG-Lista number-one single 27/1986 – 30/1986 (4 weeks)	Succeeded by "Papa Don't Preach" by Madonna
Preceded by "Midnight Lady" by Chris Norman	Swiss number-one single 15 June 1986 – 6 July 1986 (4 weeks)	Succeeded by "Venus" by Bananarama

Günther version featuring Samantha Fox

"Touch Me"
Single by Günther featuring Samantha Fox
Released	2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Pop, Dance music

In August 2004, an Eurodance cover version was produced by Swedish music artist Günther with Samantha Fox performing new vocals for the song. The video also features Fox.

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Swedish Singles Chart[23]	1

Preceded by "I Won't Cry" by Elin Lanto

Swedish Singles Chart number-one single 25 November 2004 – 2 December 2004

Succeeded by "Call on Me" by Eric Prydz

Other cover versions

• Parts of the song were sampled by The KLF in their single "All You Need Is Love" in 1987.
• European alternative band The Hot Stewards covered the song for their 2007 album Cover Up.
• Quebec City acoustic cover band The Lost Fingers recorded a cover of the song for their 2008 album Lost in the 80s.
• Israeli singer-songwriter Marina Maximillian Blumin created a cover version to this song on the drama Hasufim.
• Spanish band Hotel Persona fronted by Placebo bass player Stefan Olsdal covered the song for their 2008 album In the Clouds.

• NYC electro-group Naked Highway covered the song for their 2012 EP Touch Me.

References

External links

• Günther – Touch Me (video) featuring Samantha Fox
• the video shown on YouTube

Samantha Fox Studio albums Touch Me (1986) Samantha Fox (1987) I Wanna Have Some Fun (1988) Just One Night (1991) 21st Century Fox (1998) Angel with an Attitude (2005) Compilations Greatest Hits (1992) Watching You, Watching Me (2002) Greatest Hits (2009) Singles "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" "Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)" "Hold On Tight" "I'm All You Need" "Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now" "I Surrender (To the Spirit of the Night)" "I Promise You (Get Ready)" "True Devotion" "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)" "Love House" "I Only Wanna Be with You" I Wanna Have Some Fun" "(Hurt Me, Hurt Me) But the Pants Stay On" "Another Woman (Too Many People)" "Just One Night" "Go for the Heart" "Santa Maria" "Deeper" "Let Me Be Free" "The Reason Is You (One on One)" "Perhaps" "Angel with an Attitude" "Midnight Lover" "Tomorrow (Is Another Day)" "Call Me" Related articles Discography Albums Songs