"Touch Me, Touch Me" is a song by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, released as a single in March 1967. It peaked at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]
| "Touch Me, Touch Me" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover of the single released in Germany | ||||
| Single by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich | ||||
| B-side | "Marina" | |||
| Released | 3 March 1967 | |||
| Recorded | 15 February 1967[1] | |||
| Studio | Philips Studios, Stanhope House, London | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:34 | |||
| Label | Fontana | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Steve Rowland | |||
| Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich singles chronology | ||||
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Release
edit"Touch Me, Touch Me" was released with the B-side "Marina", written by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich. However, in a few European countries, the Netherlands, Austria, Yugoslavia and Greece, "Touch Me, Touch Me" was released with the B-side "Nose for Trouble", taken from the band's debut album Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich.[3]
The single fell short of the band's expectations by missing out on the UK top-ten. This led writers Ken Howard and Alain Blaikley to become "aware of the fast movement in the pop business again" and that "their previously successful beat-driven style was worn out". Therefore, the band's following single "Okay!" saw another slight change in direction.[4]
Reception
editReviewing for Record Mirror, Peter Jones described "Touch Me, Touch Me" as the band's "sixth hit in a row" and "a change of approach, too, but the same instant impact, with good lyrics and a commercial driving beat".[5] In Melody Maker, the song was described as "not such a smash as "Bend It", but it contains all the usual Dave Dee ingredients, i.e. a somewhat suggestive title, a drum beat that sounds like an asthmatic dog barking, soaring harmonies and a full stop at the end that sounds as if the recording engineer had been shot through the head and fallen off his controls".[6]
However, Penny Valentine for Disc was less impressed, writing that "this record just goes to prove that every so often a golden goose can lay a dud egg" and that it lacks "that certain hit something". She added that "the group sound as though they have hiccoughs and the record doesn't sound too big a hit".[7]
Track listing
edit7": Fontana / TF 798
- "Touch Me, Touch Me" – 2:34
- "Marina" – 2;21
7": Fontana / 267 686 TF (Netherlands and Austria)
- "Touch Me, Touch Me" – 2:34
- "Nose for Trouble" – 4:01
Charts
edit| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] | 45 |
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] | 14 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[10] | 39 |
| Germany (GfK)[11] | 8 |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] | 31 |
| New Zealand (Listener)[13] | 7 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[2] | 13 |
References
edit- ^ "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick, & Tich – February 1967". 8 May 2017. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick Tich: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Touch Me, Touch Me / Nose For Trouble (1967, Vinyl), retrieved 19 August 2021
- ^ "Band Biography part 2 - 1965-1966". www.dddbmt.com. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "New Singles" (PDF). Record Mirror. 4 March 1967. p. 9. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "New Pop Records" (PDF). Melody Maker. 4 March 1967. p. 13. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "Dave Dee: The golden goose lays a dud egg" (PDF). Disc. 4 March 1967. p. 15. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
- ^ "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Touch Me Touch Me" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
- ^ "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Touch Me Touch Me" (in French). Ultratop 50.
- ^ "Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich – Touch Me Touch Me" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
- ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 17 August 2021.