# Touchy!

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{{Infobox song
| name       = Touchy!
| cover      = A-ha Touchy Single.jpg
| alt        =
| type       = single
| artist     = [A-ha](/source/A-ha)
| album      = [Stay on These Roads](/source/Stay_on_These_Roads)
| B-side     = {{flatlist|
* "Hurry Home 
* "[Hunting High and Low](/source/Hunting_High_and_Low_(A-ha_song))"
}}
| released   = 15 August 1988<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Smith |first=Robin |title=News: Releases |magazine=[Record Mirror](/source/Record_Mirror) |date=13 August 1988 |page=6 |issn=0144-5804}}</ref>
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| length     = 4:38
| label      = [Warner Bros.](/source/Warner_Bros._Records)
| writer     =
* [Pål Waaktaar](/source/Paul_Waaktaar-Savoy)
* [Magne Furuholmen](/source/Magne_Furuholmen)
* [Morten Harket](/source/Morten_Harket)
| producer   = [Alan Tarney](/source/Alan_Tarney)
| prev_title = [The Blood That Moves the Body](/source/The_Blood_That_Moves_the_Body)
| prev_year  = 1988
| next_title = [You Are the One](/source/You_Are_the_One_(A-ha_song))
| next_year  = 1988
| misc       = {{External music video|{{YouTube|pJqNM19ueMs|"Touchy!"}}}}
}}

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

==Critical reception==
Pan-European magazine ''[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media)'' wrote, "Being tipped by many Euro-DJs for months now, this highly commercial track just cannot fail."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=|last=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1988/M&M-1988-08-27.pdf|title=Previews: Singles|magazine=[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media)|date=27 August 1988|page=15|accessdate=20 July 2022}}</ref>

==Music video==
The accompanying [music video](/source/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](/source/Morten_Harket) and the other members miming the song.

==Track listings==
* '''7-inch single: Warner Bros. / W 7749 United Kingdom'''
# "Touchy!"&nbsp;– 4:38
# "Hurry Home" (album version)&nbsp;– 4:34

* '''12-inch single: Warner Bros. / W 7749T United Kingdom'''
# "Touchy!" (Go-Go mix)&nbsp;– 8:20
# "Touchy!" (album version)&nbsp;– 4:38
# "Hurry Home" (album version)&nbsp;– 4:34

* '''CD single: Warner Bros. / W 7749CD United Kingdom'''
# "Touchy!" (Go-Go mix)&nbsp;– 8:20
# "Hurry Home" (album version)&nbsp;– 4:34
# "Hunting High and Low" (edit)&nbsp;– 3:47

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Touchy!"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1988)
! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|-
{{single chart|Flanders|14|artist=a-ha|song=Touchy!|rowheader=true|access-date=27 May 2021}}
|-
! scope="row"| Europe ([Eurochart Hot 100 Singles](/source/European_Hot_100_Singles))<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1988/M&M-1988-12-10.pdf |title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles |magazine=[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media) |volume=5 |issue=50 |date=10 December 1988 |page=22-23<!-- 12 in PDF file --> |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History |access-date=16 August 2023}}</ref>
| 23
|-
!scope="row"|Europe (European Airplay Top 50)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1988/M&M-1988-10-08.pdf|title=European Airplay Top 50|magazine=[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media)|volume=5|issue=41|date=8 October 1988|page=29<!-- 15 in PDF file -->|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History|access-date=16 August 2023}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
! scope="row"| Finland ([Suomen virallinen lista](/source/The_Official_Finnish_Charts))<ref>{{cite book |last=Pennanen |first=Timo |title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 |language=Finnish |edition=1st |location=Helsinki |publisher=[Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava](/source/Otava_(publisher)) |year=2006 |isbn=978-951-1-21053-5}}</ref>
| 25
|-
{{single chart|France|5|artist=a-ha|song=Touchy!|rowheader=true|access-date=27 May 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Ireland2|6|song=Touchy|rowheader=true|access-date=27 May 2021}}
|-
!scope="row"|Italy (''[Musica e dischi](/source/Musica_e_dischi)'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=[Musica e dischi](/source/Musica_e_dischi)|language=it}} Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "A-Ha".</ref>
|23
|-
{{single chart|Dutch40|14|artist=a-ha|rowheader=true|access-date=27 May 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|13|artist=a-ha|song=Touchy!|rowheader=true|access-date=27 May 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|18|artist=a-ha|song=Touchy!|rowheader=true|access-date=27 May 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|11|artist=a-ha|artistid=26315|rowheader=true|access-date=27 May 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|West Germany|13|songid=1847|artist=a-ha|song=Touchy!|rowheader=true|access-date=27 May 2021}}
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for "Touchy!"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1988)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
!scope="row"|Europe (European Airplay Top 50)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M&M-1989-01-01.pdf|title=1988 Year-End Eurocharts - Ariplay Top 50|magazine=[Music & Media](/source/Music_%26_Media)|volume=6|issue=52/1|page=29<!-- 16 in PDF file -->|date=1 January 1989|accessdate=11 June 2024|via=World Radio History}}</ref>
|align="center"|28
|-
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{A-ha}}
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Category:1988 singles
Category:1988 songs
Category:A-ha songs
Category:Song recordings produced by Alan Tarney
Category:Songs written by Magne Furuholmen
Category:Songs written by Morten Harket
Category:Songs written by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy
Category:Warner Records singles

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