Touchy!

"Touchy!"
Single by A-ha
from the album Stay on These Roads
B-side	"Hurry Home" "Hunting High and Low"
Released	15 August 1988
Format	7" 12" CD-single
Recorded	1988
Genre	New wave Synthpop
Length	4:38 (Album Version) 8:20 (Go-Go Mix)
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Writer(s)	Pål Waaktaar Magne Furuholmen Morten Harket
Producer(s)	Alan Tarney
A-ha singles chronology
"The Blood That Moves the Body" (1988) "Touchy!" (1988) "You Are the One" (1988)

"Touchy!" (also known as simply "Touchy") was the third single to be released by the new wave group A-ha from the Stay on These Roads album. The bassline on this song was recorded using a Yamaha DX7. It achieved world sales of approximately 900,000 copies.

Formats and track listing

7": Warner Bros. / W 7749 United Kingdom

1. "Touchy!" – 4:38
2. "Hurry Home" (Album Version) – 4:34

12": Warner Bros. / W 7749T United Kingdom

1. "Touchy!" (Go-Go Mix) – 8:20
2. "Touchy!" (Album Version) – 4:38
3. "Hurry Home" (Album Version) – 4:34

CD: Warner Bros. / W 7749CD United Kingdom

1. "Touchy!" (Go-Go Mix) – 8:20
2. "Hurry Home" (Album Version) – 4:34
3. "Hunting High and Low (Edit) - 3:47

Video

The lighthearted video for "Touchy!" was directed by Kevin Moloney in France, and shows the band at a beach resort, interspersed with black-and-white footage of singer Morten Harket and the other members miming the song.

Chart positions

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Year	Chart	Peak
1988	Belgian Singles Chart	8
	Dutch Top 40	13
	French Singles Chart	5
	German Singles Chart	13
	Irish Singles Chart	6
	Italian Singles Chart	23
	Swiss Singles Chart	18
	UK Singles Chart	11

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
France[7]	Gold	1988	500,000

References

1. "American Single Charts". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 5, 2015. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
2. "British Single Chart". UK Top 40. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
3. "French Singles Chart". Palmares. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
4. "Swiss Singles Chart". Schweizer Hitparade. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
5. "Irish Singles Chart". The Irish Chart. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
6. "German Singles Chart". Charts-Surfer. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
7. French certifications (Retrieved September 14, 2008)

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics