Touch (Noiseworks song)

"Touch" is a song by Australian rock-pop band Noiseworks. It was released in October 1988[1] as the first single from their second studio album Touch (1988) and peaked at number 12 on the ARIA singles chart.

"Touch"
Australian CD Single
Single by Noiseworks
from the album Touch
A-side"Touch"
B-side"5 More Days"
Released24 October 1988 (1988-10-24)[1]
RecordedRhinoceros Studios
July 1988
Genrerock
Length5:03
LabelCBS Records
Songwriter(s)Kevin Nicol, Steve Balbi, Stuart Fraser, Jon Stevens, Justin Stanley
Producer(s)Chris Kimsey
Noiseworks singles chronology
"Burning Feeling"
(1988)
"Touch"
(1988)
"Voice of Reason"
(1989)
Alternative cover
European CD single

In July 2012, Jon Stevens (of Noiseworks) teamed up with production outfit Silver Sneakerz for a dance remix of "Touch". It was released on dance label Hussle Recordings (a division of Ministry of Sound).[2] They performed the track live on The X Factor (Australia season 4) on 30 October 2012.[3]

Track listing

7" Vinyl / CD Single (653010 7)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Touch"Steve Balbi, Justin Stanley5:03
2."5 More Days"Noiseworks4:06
12" Vinyl/ European Maxi Single (653010 3)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Touch"Steve Balbi, Justin Stanley5:03
2."5 More Days"Noiseworks4:06
3."Welcome to the World"Jon Stevens, Stuart Fraser, Justin Stanley, Steve Balbi, Kevin Nicol4:47
4."River of Tears"Jon Stevens, Stuart Fraser, Justin Stanley5:12

Weekly charts

Chart (1988/89) Peak
position
scope="row"Australia (ARIA)[4] 12
scope="row"New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 44
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References

  1. "Australian Music Report No 743 – 24 October 1988 > Singles: New Releases". Imgur.com (original document published by Australian Music Report). Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  2. Ministry of Sound. "Silver Sneakers Feat. Jon Stevens". Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  3. "Top 7 Result Show: Special Guests". The X Factor (Australia). Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 2012-11-05.
  4. "Australian-charts.com – Noiseworks – Touch". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  5. "Charts.nz – Noiseworks – Touch". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
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