Touch Me (The Doors song)

Infobox Single
Name = Touch Me


Artist = The Doors
from Album = The Soft Parade
B-side = Wild Child
Released = December 1968
Format = 7" single
Recorded = Autumn 1968
Genre = Pop
Length = 3:11
Label = Elektra
Writer = Robby Krieger
Producer = Paul Rothchild
Certification =
Chart position = * #3 (U.S. Hot 100)
Last single = "Hello, I Love You"
(1968)
This single = "Touch Me"
(1968)
Next single = "Wishful Sinful"
(1969)
Misc = Audiosample
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Audio file = TheDoors-TouchMe.ogg"Touch Me" is a song by The Doors from their album "The Soft Parade". Written by Robby Krieger, the riff is influenced by The Four Seasons "C'mon Marianne." It is notable for its extensive usage of brass and string instruments to accent Jim Morrison's vocals (including a powerful solo by featured saxophonist Curtis Amy), and was one of the most popular Doors songs. It was released as a single in December 1968. The song reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1969.

One of the most famous television appearances of the Doors is of the group performing "Touch Me" on the "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" along with the single's B-side, "Wild Child". During the performance, Jim Morrison missed his cue for the lines "C'mon, c'mon" and Robby Krieger could be seen with a black eye—the result of a bar fight the night before.

Ian Astbury covered the song for the Doors tribute album, "".

In Oliver Stone's 1991 biopic "The Doors", Jim Morrison is portrayed as having modified the lyrics at a concert while under the influence of alcohol to make the song about oral sex.

It was also featured in the 2003 film "School of Rock" when Jack Black's character, Dewey Finn (while posing as Ned Shneebly), teaches Lawrence how to play the keyboard. It is included in the film's soundtrack.

At the end of the song, Morrison can be heard saying, "Stronger than dirt," which was the slogan of the Ajax household cleaning company, because the last four chords of "Touch Me" were the same as those in an Ajax commercial and as a mocking criticism of Krieger, Densmore, and Manzarek wanting to accept an offer from Buick to use "Light My Fire" in a commercialFact|date=June 2008. The deal was aborted when Morrison opposed. This vocal was omitted on the single version which was a different mix.

The song frequently over the course of over 30 years has gotten a huge airplay status on classic rock radio stations, alongside "Light My Fire", "Love Her Madly", and "Roadhouse Blues".

Audio Sample

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