"Touch Me " is the title of a 1984 single by American singer Fonda Rae and American band Wish. It was a minor hit for her and the band in 1984, and was featured in the 1985slasher film'. In the original, it is alternately spelled as "Tuch Me ", or simply just "Tuch Me'''".
Track listing and formats
US 12" vinyl single
Touch Me – 9:32
Touch Me Radio Version – 3:34
Touch Me Dub Version – 7:25
UK 12" vinyl single
Touch Me – 9:32
Touch Me Short Version – 4:34
Touch Me Special Mix For Break Dancing – 7:25
Charts
Weekly charts
Other versions
"Touch Me" was released in 2004 by electronic dance groupAngel City, from their album, Love Me Right. The band was formed by Zentveld & Oomen. "Touch Me" was the follow-up to the group's 2003 hit "Love Me Right ". It reached #2 on the UK dance charts and #18 on the UK Singles Chart. It shares the chorus from Cathy Dennis's 1991 hit single, "Touch Me ", but has different verses.
"Touch Me " was released by British singer and songwriter Cathy Dennis on 14 January 1991 as the third single from her debut studio albumMove to This, where it is listed as either "Touch Me " or "All Night Long ". Her version contained some rewritten lyrics in the verses. Dennis performed the song on the season three, episode of Beverly Hills, 90210, "A Night to Remember", in 1993. In 2020, Slant Magazine placed the song at number 89 in their list of The 100 Best Dance Songs of All Time. They added,
"...Cathy Dennis made Fonda Rae’s disco trifle “Touch Me ” her own by completely rewriting the song’s throwaway verses, imbuing a fleeting physical connection with the weight of manifest destiny. DJ extraordinaire Shep Pettibone likewise put his signature on the track by amping up the melodic hook and distinctive Roland 909 house beats, propelling it into the stratosphere of early-‘90s house-pop."
Critical reception
from Billboard described the song as a "house-savvy rendition of the Fonda Rae disco nugget." He added that it is a "fine showcase for Dennis' bright and chirpy vocal style." In 2017, BuzzFeed listed the song at number 19 in their list of "The 101 Greatest Dance Songs Of the '90s". Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report commented that "after hearing this track, there's every reason to believe she'll be travelling up the chart again." He also added that as co-writer and co-producer, "this exciting vocalist creates mature dance music that can entertain young and older audiences alike."
Chart performance
"Touch Me " peaked at number nine in Canada, number five in the United Kingdom, and number three in Ireland. In the United States, "Touch Me" reached number two on the BillboardHot 100 on the week of 18 May 1991, behind Hi-Five's "I Like the Way " and Mariah Carey's "I Don't Wanna Cry". In addition, "Touch Me" spent one week at the top of the Dance Club Songs chart in March 1991, becoming her biggest hit in the United States.
