"Don't Lose Touch" is a song by the Gainesville, Florida-based punk rock band Against Me!, released as the first single from their 2005 album Searching for a Former Clarity. Like the second single "From Her Lips to God's Ears (The Energizer)", it was released exclusively on twelve-inch vinyl with a remixed version of the song as the A-side and the album version as the B-side. The A-side version was remixed by German electronic music duo Mouse on Mars. The single was limited to 3,050 copies.[1]
| "Don't Lose Touch" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Against Me! | ||||
| from the album Searching for a Former Clarity | ||||
| A-side | "Don't Lose Touch" (Mouse on Mars remix) | |||
| B-side | "Don't Lose Touch" | |||
| Released | September 6, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | April 18–May 16, 2005 | |||
| Studio | The Magpie Cage in Baltimore | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 7:31 | |||
| Label | Fat Wreck Chords (FAT 701) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Laura Jane Grace, James Bowman, Warren Oakes, Andrew Seward | |||
| Producer(s) | J. Robbins | |||
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The music video for "Don't Lose Touch" was directed by Philip Andelman.[2] It depicts the band performing the song in a rehearsal and storage space, with parts shown in reverse.[3][4]
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Laura Jane Grace; all music is composed by Against Me!
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Lose Touch" (Mouse on Mars remix) | 4:33 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Don't Lose Touch" | 2:55 |
| Total length: | 7:31 | |
Personnel
edit- Laura Jane Grace – guitar, lead vocals
- James Bowman – guitar, backing vocals
- Andrew Seward – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Warren Oakes – drums
- J. Robbins – tambourine, producer, engineer, mixing engineer
- Alan Douches – mastering
References
edit- ^ "Don't Lose Touch 12". againstme.net. Against Me!. Archived from the original on September 24, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- ^ "Music video: Against Me! - "Don't Lose Touch"". MTV. Archived from the original on July 1, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
- ^ "Against Me!'s music videos on their official website". Againstme.net. Against Me!. Archived from the original on August 18, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ^ "Against Me!'s music videos at Fat Wreck Chords". Fatwreck.com. Fat Wreck Chords. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
External links
edit- "Don't Lose Touch" at Against Me!'s official website – includes links to song lyrics
- "Don't Lose Touch" Archived 2009-10-15 at the Wayback Machine at Fat Wreck Chords