Touchy!

"Touchy!" (also known as simply "Touchy") was the third single to be released by the new wave group A-ha from the Stay on These Roads album. The bassline on this song was recorded using a Yamaha DX7. It achieved world sales of approximately 900,000 copies.

Formats and track listing

7": Warner Bros. / W 7749 United Kingdom

"Touchy!" – 4:38
"Hurry Home" (Album Version) – 4:34

12": Warner Bros. / W 7749T United Kingdom

"Touchy!" (Go-Go Mix) – 8:20
"Touchy!" (Album Version) – 4:38
"Hurry Home" (Album Version) – 4:34

CD: Warner Bros. / W 7749CD United Kingdom

"Touchy!" (Go-Go Mix) – 8:20
"Hurry Home" (Album Version) – 4:34
"Hunting High and Low (Edit) - 3:47

Video

The lighthearted 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 and the other members miming the song.

Chart positions

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Year	Chart	Peak
1988	Belgian Singles Chart	8
	Dutch Top 40	13
	French Singles Chart	5
	German Singles Chart	13
	Irish Singles Chart	6
	Italian Singles Chart	23
	Swiss Singles Chart	18
	UK Singles Chart	11

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
France^[7]	Gold	1988	500,000

References

↑ "American Single Charts". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 5, 2015. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
↑ "British Single Chart". UK Top 40. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
↑ "French Singles Chart". Palmares. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
↑ "Swiss Singles Chart". Schweizer Hitparade. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
↑ "Irish Singles Chart". The Irish Chart. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
↑ "German Singles Chart". Charts-Surfer. Archived from the original on December 16, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
↑ French certifications (Retrieved September 14, 2008)

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

A-ha

Magne Furuholmen Morten Harket Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

Studio albums	Hunting High and Low Scoundrel Days Stay on These Roads East of the Sun, West of the Moon Memorial Beach Minor Earth Major Sky Lifelines Analogue Foot of the Mountain Cast in Steel

Compilation albums	Headlines and Deadlines: The Hits of a-ha The Definitive Singles Collection 1984–2004 25 Time and Again: The Ultimate a-ha

Live albums	A-ha Live at Vallhall – Homecoming Grimstad Benefit Concert How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head Ending on a High Note: The Final Concert

EPs	45 R.P.M. Club Twelve Inch Club Scoundrel Club Road Club

Box sets	Minor Earth Major Box

Tours	Ending on a High Note Tour

Related articles	Discography Awards Savoy List of tours Apparatjik

Book Category

A-ha singles

Hunting High and Low	"Take On Me" "Love Is Reason" "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." "Train of Thought" "Hunting High and Low"

Scoundrel Days	"I've Been Losing You" "Cry Wolf" "Maybe, Maybe" "Manhattan Skyline"

Stay on These Roads	"The Living Daylights" "Stay on These Roads" "The Blood That Moves the Body" "Touchy!" "You Are the One" "There's Never a Forever Thing"

East of the Sun, West of the Moon	"Crying in the Rain" "I Call Your Name" "Early Morning"

Headlines and Deadlines – The Hits of A-ha	"Move to Memphis" "The Blood That Moves the Body '92"

Memorial Beach	"Move to Memphis" "Dark Is the Night" "Angel in the Snow" "Lie Down in Darkness"

Minor Earth Major Sky	"Summer Moved On" "Minor Earth Major Sky" "Velvet" "The Sun Never Shone That Day" "I Wish I Cared"

Lifelines	"Forever Not Yours" "Lifelines" "Did Anyone Approach You?"

How Can I Sleep with Your Voice in My Head	"The Sun Always Shines on TV (Live)"

Analogue	"Celice" "Birthright" "Analogue (All I Want)" "Cosy Prisons"

Foot of the Mountain	"Foot of the Mountain" "Nothing Is Keeping You Here" "Shadowside"

25	"Butterfly, Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)"

Ending on a High Note	"Summer Moved On (Live)"

Non-album Singles	"Shapes That Go Together"

Book Category

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