Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'
"Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" | ||||
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Single by Journey | ||||
from the album Evolution | ||||
B-side | "Daydream" | |||
Released | September 1979 | |||
Format | 7" single | |||
Recorded | Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California, 1978 | |||
Genre | Hard rock | |||
Length | 3:55 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | Steve Perry[1] | |||
Producer(s) | Roy Thomas Baker | |||
Journey singles chronology | ||||
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"Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" is a song by American rock group Journey, released as a single in 1979 from the album Evolution. It became Journey's first hit, reaching No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November of that year.[2]. Outside the US, "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'"reached No. 12 in Canada and No. 37 in New Zealand.
Cover Versions
- "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" was covered by progressive metal band Dream Theater on their EP, A Change of Seasons, in 1995.
Music video
In July 1979, a music video was released for this song. It was directed by Bruce Gowers, best known for directing videos for Queen, Michael Jackson, and Prince.
Use in media
- The original recording of "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" appeared in the pilot episode of Glee and was used and recorded by the cast of Glee in a mash-up with "Any Way You Want It" for the first season finale.
Personnel
- Steve Perry – lead vocals
- Neal Schon – guitars, backing vocals
- Gregg Rolie – keyboards, backing vocals
- Ross Valory – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Steve Smith – drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Greg Werner – backing vocals
References
- ↑ https://www.discogs.com/Journey-Lovin-Touchin-Squeezin/release/1860388
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 334.
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