Touchy! Explained

Touchy!
Cover:	A-ha Touchy Single.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	A-ha
Album:	Stay on These Roads
Released:	15 August 1988^[1]
Recorded:	1988
Length:	4:38
Label:	Warner Bros.
Producer:	Alan Tarney
Prev Title:	The Blood That Moves the Body
Prev Year:	1988
Next Title:	You Are the One
Next Year:	1988

"Touchy!" (also known simply as "Touchy") is a song by Norwegian band A-ha, released on 15 August 1988 as the third single from their third studio album, Stay on These Roads (1988).

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Being tipped by many Euro-DJs for months now, this highly commercial track just cannot fail."^[2]

Music video

The accompanying music 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.

Track listings

• 7-inch single: Warner Bros. / W 7749 United Kingdom

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

• 12-inch single: 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 single: 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

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Touchy!"

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)^[3]	23
Europe (European Airplay Top 50)^[4]	1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)^[5]	25
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[6]	23

Notes and References

1. Smith . Robin . News: Releases . . 13 August 1988 . 6 . 0144-5804.
2. Previews: Singles. Music & Media. 27 August 1988. 15. 20 July 2022.
3. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles . . 5 . 50 . 10 December 1988 . 22-23 . 29800226 . World Radio History . 16 August 2023.
4. European Airplay Top 50. Music & Media. 5. 41. 8 October 1988. 29. 29800226. World Radio History. 16 August 2023.
5. Book: Pennanen, Timo . Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 . Finnish . 1st . Helsinki . . 2006 . 978-951-1-21053-5.
6. Web site: Classifiche. Musica e dischi. it. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "A-Ha".
7. 1988 Year-End Eurocharts - Ariplay Top 50. Music & Media. 6. 52/1. 29. 1 January 1989. 11 June 2024. World Radio History.