Touch Me (I Want Your Body)

"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

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

7" single (US & Canada)

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

12" single

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

12" maxi – Remixes

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

12" maxi – U.S.

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

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1986/87)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[3]	1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[4]	2
Canada (RPM)	1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[5]	12
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[6]	1
France (SNEP)^[7]	4
Germany (Media Control Charts)^[8]	4
Ireland (IRMA)^[9]	3
Israel (Israel Top-30)	1
Italy (FIMI)^[10]	3
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[11]	5
Norway (VG-lista)^[12]	1
South Africa (RiSA)	1
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[13]	10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)^[14]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[15]	1
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[16]	3
US Billboard Hot 100^[17]	4
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play^[17]	41
US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales^[17]	27

Year-end charts

Chart (1986)	Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[18]	3
Austrian Singles Chart^[19]	12
Dutch Top 40^[20]	98
Swiss Singles Chart^[21]	2

Chart (1987)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[22]	44

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Canada^[23]	Gold	26 February 1987	50,000
France^[24]	Silver	1986	200,000
United Kingdom^[1]	Silver	1 April 1986	250,000^[25]

Günther version featuring Samantha Fox

"Touch Me"

Single by Günther featuring Samantha Fox
Released	2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Pop, Dance music
Songwriter(s)	Jon Astrop, Pete Q. Harris, Mark Shreeve

In August 2004, a 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^[26]	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

In other media

Parts of the song were sampled by the KLF in their single "All You Need Is Love" in 1987.

References

1 2 "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for 'Samantha Fox'". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Samantha Fox". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 117. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
↑ "Austriancharts.at – Samantha Fox – Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Samantha Fox – Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
↑ "Samantha Fox: Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
↑ "Lescharts.com – Samantha Fox – Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (in French). Les classement single.
↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Samantha Fox - Touch Me (I Want Your Body) (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
↑ Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
↑ "Indice per Interprete: F" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
↑ "Charts.org.nz – Samantha Fox – Touch Me (I Want Your Body)". Top 40 Singles.
↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Samantha Fox – Touch Me (I Want Your Body)". VG-lista.
↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Samantha Fox – Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" Canciones Top 50.
↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Samantha Fox – Touch Me (I Want Your Body)". Singles Top 100.
↑ "Swisscharts.com – Samantha Fox – Touch Me (I Want Your Body)". Swiss Singles Chart.
↑ "Samantha Fox: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
1 2 3 "Samantha Fox – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Samantha Fox.
↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 438. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
↑ "1986 Austrian Singles Chart" (in German). Austriancharts. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
↑ "Single top 100 over 1986" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
↑ "1986 Swiss Singles Chart" (in German). Swisscharts. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
↑ "Billboard Top 100 – 1987". Longboredsurfer. Archived from the original on 4 January 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2010.
↑ Canada certifications cria.ca Archived 1 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine. . Retrieved 12 January 2009.
↑ "Les certifications depuis 1973, database" (in French). Infodisc. Archived from the original on 30 November 2007. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
↑ "Gallup UK Singles - W/E Apr 26, 1986". Record Mirror. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
↑ SwedishCharts.com: Page for "Touch Me" by Günther featuring Samantha Fox

External links

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

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" "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" "Santa Maria" "Perhaps" "Tomorrow (Is Another Day)" "Call Me"
Related	Discography Albums Songs

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