The Touch (Kim Wilde song)

"The Touch"
Single by Kim Wilde
from the album Teases & Dares
B-side	"Shangri-La"
Released	26 November 1984 (1984-11-26)
Recorded	1984
Genre	Pop new wave
Length	4:13 (Album Version) 4:05 (7" Version)
Label	MCA (US Release) Columbia (US/UK Release)
Songwriter(s)	Ricki Wilde Marty Wilde
Producer(s)	Ricki Wilde
Kim Wilde singles chronology
"The Second Time" (1984) "The Touch" (1984) "Rage to Love" (1985)

"The Touch" is a song by the English pop singer Kim Wilde. It was the second single to be released from her fourth studio album Teases & Dares (1984). Released in November 1984, it peaked at #56 on the UK Singles Chart.

"The Touch" was released as both a 7" and a 12" single. The 7" had a remix of the album version on side A, and a track written by Wilde herself on side B entitled "Shangri-La", also from the Teases & Dares album. Both tracks were extended for the 12" release. It also featured in the soundtrack of the American teen romantic comedy film Secret Admirer (1985).

The music video for "The Touch" features Wilde playing Cinderella.

Charts

Chart (1984–1985)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[1]	20
Germany (GfK)[2]	29
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3]	34
UK Singles (OCC)[4]	56

References

1. "Kim Wilde – The Touch" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
2. "Kim Wilde – The Touch" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
3. "Kim Wilde – The Touch" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
4. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

External links

• "The Touch" at Discogs (list of releases)