Touch Me (I Want Your Body)

"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" is a song by English singer Samantha Fox from her debut studio album, Touch Me (1986). Written by Mark Shreeve, Jon Astrop, and Pete Q. Harris, and produced by the latter two, the song was released on 10 March 1986 as Fox's debut single and the lead single from the Touch Me album.

"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"
Single by Samantha Fox
from the album Touch Me
B-side
  • "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again"
  • "Drop Me a Line"
Released10 March 1986[1]
Recorded1985
StudioBattery, London
Genre
Length3:46
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jon Astrop
  • Pete Q. Harris
Samantha Fox singles chronology
"Aim to Win"
(1984)
"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)"
(1986)
"Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)"
(1986)
Audio sample
  • file
  • help
Alternative cover
US 7-inch single cover
Music video
"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" on YouTube

"Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" was a worldwide success, peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the US Billboard Hot 100, while topping the charts in Australia, Canada, Finland, Greece, Norway, Portugal, Sweden and Switzerland.

Lyrics and music video

The song is about her searching for a man. The accompanying music video featured Fox 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-inch single
  1. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" – 3:44
  2. "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" – 5:06
  • 7-inch single (US and Canada)
  1. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" – 3:44
  2. "Drop Me a Line" – 3:46
  • 12-inch single
  1. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (extended version) – 5:19
  2. "Never Gonna Fall in Love Again" – 5:07
  • 12-inch maxi single – Remixes
  1. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (blue mix) – 5:49
  2. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (alternative version) – 4:09
  3. "Tonight's the Night" – 3:16
  • US 12-inch maxi single
  1. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (extended version) – 5:19
  2. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" – 3:44
  3. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (blue mix) – 5:49
  4. "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)" (alternative version) – 4:09
  5. "Drop Me a Line" – 3:47

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[38] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[39] Silver 250,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[40] Silver 250,000[41]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Günther version featuring Samantha Fox

"Touch Me"
Single by Günther featuring Samantha Fox
from the album Pleasureman
Released2004
Recorded2004
Genre
Length3:38
LabelWarner Music Sweden
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Günther singles chronology
"Teeny Weeny String Bikini"
(2004)
"Touch Me"
(2004)
"Crazy and Wild"
(2004)
Samantha Fox singles chronology
"Perhaps"
(1998)
"Touch Me"
(2004)
"Angel with an Attitude"
(2005)
Music video
"Touch Me" on YouTube

In 2004, Swedish singer Günther covered the song for his debut studio album, Pleasureman (2004). His version features new vocals by Fox, who also appears in the accompanying music video.

Weekly charts

Chart (2004–05) Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten)[42] 12
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[43] 3
Norway (VG-lista)[44] 7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[45] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[46] 51
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