Touch My Body

Infobox Single
Name = Touch My Body

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Artist = Mariah Carey
from Album = E=MC²
Released = February 19, 2008
(See Release History)
Format = Picture disc, CD single, maxi single, digital download
Recorded = 2007
Genre = Pop, R&B
Length = 3:25
Label = Island
Writer = Mariah Carey, Terius "The-Dream" Nash, Crystal "Cri$tyle" Johnson
Producer = Tricky Stewart, Mariah Carey, The-Dream
Audio sample? = Yes
Certification = Platinum (RIAA, Media Traffic)
Last single = "Lil' L.O.V.E."
(2007)
This single = "Touch My Body"
(2008)
Next single = "Bye Bye"
(2008)
Misc = Audiosample
Upper caption = Audio sample
Name = Touch My Body
Audio file = Emancipation2.ogg

"Touch My Body" is a song co-written by American singer Mariah Carey, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Crystal "Cri$tyle" Johnson and Terius "The-Dream" Nash for Carey's eleventh studio album, "E=MC²". Produced by Carey, Stewart and Nash, it was released as the lead single off the album. The song is Carey's eighteenth number one single on the "Billboard" Hot 100.

Release and reception

The song was chosen as the lead single of the album during a vote with producer L.A. Reid and staff in Island Records. [Adam Sherwin. [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3292066.ece ‘Days of demanding divas are numbered’] . The Times Online. February 2, 2008. Retrieved February 8, 2008.] Carey stated that the group "decided to just go with the fast-tempo and everybody kinda liked the song 'cause it's just fun and cute and sexy and sweet".Fact|date=April 2008

The song was transmitted digitally to radio stations on February 12, 2008 at 6:30 pm EST for immediate airplay via All Access and made its debut on Los Angeles radio station Power 106.All Access. [http://www.allaccess.com/ All Access (main page)] . Retrieved February 7, 2008.] "Touch My Body" premiered on Chicago radio station B96, ahead of schedule at 4:00pm. [B96. [http://www.b96hits.com/blog/2008/02/12/mariah-careys-new-single-to-hit-the-b96-airwaves-today/ Mariah Carey’s New Single to Hit the B96 Airwaves Today!] . February 12, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2008.] [Straight Outta NYC. [http://str8nyc.com/2008/02/12/mimi-introduces-touch-my-body/ Mimi Introduces "Touch My Body"] . February 12, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2008.] The single officially went for adds on radio station playlists on February 19, 2008. [ [http://fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16691 FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! ] ]

Carey promoted the song on various shows, including "Saturday Night Live", the season premiere party of "The Hills", "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", "Good Morning America", and the "Teen Choice Awards"

"Touch My Body" is pre-nominated in 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards in the category Most Addictive Track. [http://ema.mtv.co.uk/]

Critical reception

Critics' reviews of the song have been generally positive. "Billboard" was quite positive, saying that "this sensual jam is 100% Mariah, packed with satisfying harmonic layers and hooky background 'oh's,' supersonic verses and a chorus as catchy as a winter sniffle", [Chuck Taylor. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/singles/e3ia8852bfeb779d067af0b5ebfd7290dd3 Single Reviews: Touch My Body] . "Billboard". Retrieved February 26, 2008.] and "Blender" stated that it was a "pop genius making genius pop". ["Blender". [http://blender.com/news/comments.aspx?article=10488 Listen: Mariah's New Sex Tape-Themed Smash] . Retrieved February 13, 2008.] Bill Lamb from About.com also gave "Touch My Body" a positive review, giving it 4 out of 5 stars, stating that the single "is simple, sexy elegance from one of the most enduring of pop stars". [Bill Lamb. [http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/mariahcareytouc.htm About.com Reviews "Touch My Body"] . About.com. Retrieved February 19, 2008.] "Newsday" also named it as the "Song of the Week", commenting that it was "the best opening single she's had since "Heartbreaker". [Glenn Gamboa. [http://www.newsday.com/news/columnists/ny-etledew5582502feb19,0,6872195.column Reviews: Bell X1's 'Flock,' Moorer's 'Mockingbird'] . February 19, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2008.] Digital Spy was also positive, saying "its cooing, sensual charms soon take hold, suggesting the wind's still very much behind the Carey comeback bandwagon". [ [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a90742/mariah-carey-touch-my-body.html] . Retrieved March 4.]

Some critics were less positive. "Slant Magazine"'s Sal Cinquemani said that the single "isn't exactly filled with combustible energy and it lacks the full-throttle belting that accompanied the Return of the Voice three years ago, but it features all of the characteristics one expects from a latter-day Mariah track". ["Sal Cinquemani. [http://www.slantmagazine.com/blog/default.asp?display=190 Single Review: Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body"] . "Slant Magazine". February 13, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2008.] Rolling Stone gave it 3.5 stars in its March 6, 2008 issue, as they felt that "this hyperdirty single [has] Mariah's storied vocal range...blunted in favor of generic, highly digitized heavy breathing, [but it is] a spare, slick track composed mostly of synths and finger snaps". [Evan Serpick. Reviews: Touch My Body. "Rolling Stone". March 6, 2008.]

Chart performance

After only a day's worth of airplay, "Touch My Body" entered the "Billboard" Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart at #78 the chart week of February 23, 2008. [Fred Bronson. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/chart_beat/bonus_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003711128 Chart Beat] . February 14, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2008.] It also debuted at #57 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 as the "Hot Shot" debut a week later.Jonathan Cohen. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003713776 Flo Rida Makes It Nine Straight Atop Hot 100] . "Billboard". February 21, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2008.] So far, "Touch My Body" sold over 1,200,000 million legal downloads in United States of America. In U.S. Hot 100 Airplay the song has reached number 2. Following the song's digital release, on April 2, 2008, it was announced that "Touch My Body" became Carey's 18th #1 single on the Billboard Hot 100, pushing her to second place among artists with the most #1 singles in the rock era and first place as a solo artist in the same category, surpassing Elvis Presley. The achievement was attributed to a record-breaking digital sales debut, as 286,000 copies were sold in its first week of availability."Billboard". [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003784083 Mariah, Madonna Make Billboard Chart History] . April 2, 2008. Retrieved April 2, 2008] The single has been certified Platinum by RIAA.Fact|date=August 2008

It entered the Canadian Hot 100 at #97"Billboard". [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=793&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Canadian+Hot+100&ci=3091890&cdi=9679575&cid=03%2F01%2F2008 Canadian Hot 100: Touch My Body] . March 1, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2008.] and has peaked at #2.

"Touch My Body" debuted at #99 in UK Singles Chart. The next week, it rose to #6 then peaked at #5 the next week before experiencing drops to #7 then #11. It spent 8 weeks in the Top 40 and 11 weeks in the Top 75

In European Hot 100, "Touch My Body" debuted at number 10 and has reached number 3. [http://eurosingles.site.voila.fr/eurosingles21.htm] [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=349&cfgn=Singles&cfn=European+Hot+100+Singles&ci=3093986&cdi=9745825&cid=04%2F26%2F2008 Mariah Carey - Touch My Body Chart Listing For The Week Of Apr 26 2008 on European Hot 100 Singles] Accessed April 12, 2008] In European Hot 100 Airplay, "Touch My Body" reached the number 7, for two consecutive weeks. [http://eurocharly.site.voila.fr/euroairplay139.htm] Due to strong digital sales, the single peaked at number three at European Digital Singles Chart. [http://eurodigitalcharly.site.voila.fr/eurodigital53.htm] In Europe, the song was a top 10 hit in Greece, Portugal, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Swiss, Germany, Italy, Norway, Austria and Checz Republic. In France "Touch My Body" peaking at number 16 and stayed on chart 16 weeks. In Dutch Top 40 has reached the number 14 and stayed on chart 7 weeks. [http://acharts.us/song/33798]

In Oceania "Touch My Body" did well in charts. In Australia, the single has peaked at number 17 and in New Zeland was a top 3 hit. [ [http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Mariah+Carey&titel=Touch+My+Body&cat=s MARIAH CAREY - TOUCH MY BODY (SONG)] "chart.org.nz" Accessed April 12, 2008] [ [http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Mariah+Carey&titel=Touch+My+Body&cat=s MARIAH CAREY - TOUCH MY BODY (SONG)] "australia-charts.com" Accessed April 12, 2008]

The single was a huge success in Brazil peaking at number 1. [ [http://top40-charts.com/chart.php?cid=8&date=2008-04-27 Brazil Top 20 @ Top40-Charts.com - 40 Top 20 & Top 40 Music Charts from 25 Countries ] ] The song also entered the charts in other South American countries like Colombia and Chile. [ [http://www.americatop100.com/chile/index.htm Chile Singles Chart ] ] [ [http://www.americatop100.com/colombia/archive/2008/co2008_29.html Colombia Singles Chart ] ] The song debuted at #8 in Top Latino, also known as Latin American Top 40. [http://www.toplatino.net/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=917]

The song was also a success in Asia. It has reached number 2 in Taiwan, number 4 in India and number 6 in Turkey. In Japan the song was a smash hit, peaking at number 1. In Israeli Singles Chart, the single became the 29th top 10 hit for Carey, reaching the number 4. [http://top40-charts.com/chart.php?cid=14&date=2008-05-19] [http://www.billboard.com.tr/pages/Turkiye_top20.aspx Billboard Turkiye Top 20 Accessed April 12, 2008] [http://top40-charts.com/chart.php?cid=43&date=2008-05-24] [http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/es/w/] [ [http://www.charts.co.il/charts.asp?id=12 Israeli Singles Chart ] ]

Music video

The music video was directed by Brett Ratner. Carey reported that Ratner was commisioned to direct and film the video due to the fact that he also directed Carey's videos for "I Still Believe", "Heartbreaker", "Thank God I Found You", "It's like That", and "We Belong Together". In an interview with AllHipHop.com, Ratner said, "Mariah is musically at the top of her game and has never looked better... This will be our 6th music video we have collaborated on and definitely the best one yet visually, as well as musically. The video for "Touch My Body" is the perfect combination of fantasy and comedy with Mariah looking more beautiful than she has ever looked, ever."cite web |url=http://allhiphop.com/stories/news/archive/2008/02/12/19277951.aspx |title=Mariah Carey Enlists DJ Toomp, Brett Ratner For E=MC2 |accesseddate=February 12, 2008] The video was filmed at Lenny Kravitz's house. The video also stars Jack McBrayer from "30 Rock", a show that Carey is a fan of. ["People". [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20181369,00.html 30 Rock's Jack McBrayer: Mariah Carey 'A Comedy Nerd'] . February 29, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2008.] Carey appeared on MTV's "TRL" [MTV. [http://www.mtv.com/ontv/spankin_new/winter_2008/ Spankin' New Ladies Week] . Retrieved February 26, 2008.] and BET's "106 & Park" on Wednesday, February 27, 2008, to premiere the video for "Touch My Body"; BET also played the video all day, every hour on the hour, until "106 & Park". VH1 posted a 45-second sneak peek on their blog on February 26, and subsequently posted the video in its entirety at midnight on February 27, 2008; the video was also posted on the Island Records website. [VH1. [http://blog.vh1.com/2008-02-25/exclusive-mariah-carey-video-sneak-peek/ Exclusive Mariah Carey Video Sneak Peek] . February 25, 2008. Retrieved February 26, 2008.] [ [http://www6.islandrecords.com/site/av.php?bcpid=1315753316&bclid=1295326835&bctid=1433966199 Island Records - Audio & Video ] ] [ [http://www.vh1.com/video/play.jhtml?artist=976&vid=212381 Watch the latest Music Video by Mariah Carey | See Touch My Body Online | VH1.com ] ] On March 5, 2008 the "Touch My Body" music video debuted at #1 on MTV's TRL countdown and on March 14 it took the #1 spot on BET's "106 & Park" "Top 10 Live" countdown. ["MariahCarey.com". [http://www.mariahcarey.com/news/news.php?uid=2102 Touch My Body Debuts At #1 On TRL'] . March 5, 2008. Retrieved March 5, 2008.]

The video won "Best Comedic Video" at the 2008 BET Awards. [ [http://www.bet.com/Specials/BETAwards08/betawards-onlineawards/beta_onlineawards_lol.htm??Referrer=%7B1315A8DF-680D-4860-804D-C5077A0476EE%7D LOL | Pre-Awards Awards | BET Awards 2008 | BET.com - Live June 24 @ 8:00 pm ] ] and was nominated for "Best Female Video" at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.

In Eurotop 20 show by MTV Europe, the video has reached number 3. [http://ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/~topsi/mtv_170508.html] [http://www.mtv.tv/music/hitlist.htm?hitlist=8]

Track listings and formats

;EU 12" vinyl (picture disc)(1766281) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/1309362 Mariah Carey - Touch My Body ] ]
*A1 "Touch My Body" (Radio Edit) — 3:27
*A2 "Touch My Body" (Craig C's Radio Edit) — 4:02
*A3 "Touch My Body" (Instrumental) — 3:27
*B1 "Touch My Body" (Seamus Haji Club Mix) — 9:43

;EU promo CD single (MCTOUCHCDX1) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/1333427 Mariah Carey - Touch My Body (Remixes) ] ]
# "Touch My Body" (Radio Edit) — 3:27
# "Touch My Body" (Seamus Haji Radio Edit) — 3:54
# "Touch My Body" (Craig C's Radio Edit) — 4:02
# "Touch My Body" (Seamus Haji Club Mix) — 9:48
# "Touch My Body" (Craig C's Club Mix) — 9:56

;JP CD single (UICL-5024) [ [http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=429247 Mariah Carey Touch My Body Japan 5" CD SINGLE (429247) ] ]
# "Touch My Body" (Radio Edit) — 3:27
# "Touch My Body" (Remix feat. The-Dream)
# "Touch My Body" (Seamus Haji Club Mix) — 9:48 ;UK CD single 1 (1766284/285) [http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=430581 Mariah Carey Touch My Body UK DOUBLE CD SINGLE SET (430581) ] ]
# "Touch My Body" (Radio Edit) — 3:27
# "Touch My Body" (Seamus Haji Radio Edit) — 3:54

;UK CD single 2 (1766284/285)
# "Touch My Body" (Radio Edit) — 3:27
# "Touch My Body" (Remix feat. The-Dream)
# "Touch My Body" (Seamus Haji Club Mix) — 9:48
# "Touch My Body" (Video)

;US Promo CD single (ISLR16880-2) [ [http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=433885 Mariah Carey Touch My Body - 8-track USA Promo 5" CD SINGLE (433885) ] ]
# "Touch My Body" (Seamus Haji Radio Edit) — 3:54
# "Touch My Body" (Craig C's Radio Edit) — 4:02
# "Touch My Body" (Subkulcha Radio Edit) — 4:34
# "Touch My Body" (Seamus Haji Club Mix) — 9:48
# "Touch My Body" (Craig C's Club Mix) — 9:56
# "Touch My Body" (Subkulcha Remix) — 7:00
# "Touch My Body" (Seamus Haji Dub) — 8:38
# "Touch My Body" (Craig C's Dub) — 7:58

Official versions

* Album Version (3:25)
* Radio Edit (3:27)
* Instrumental (3:27)
* Remix (feat. Rick Ross & The-Dream) (4:19)
* Love/Hate Remix feat. The Dream (3:31)
* Seamus Haji Club Mix (9:48)
* Seamus Haji Radio Edit (3:54)
* Seamus Haji Dub (8:38)
* Craig C's Club Mix (9:56)
* Craig C's Radio Edit (4:02)
* Craig C's Dub (7:58)
* Subkulcha Remix (7:00)
* Subkulcha Radio Edit (4:34)
* Kris Menace Mix (5:08)
* Matrix Dappa Mix (5:25)
* Tiesto Remix (5:35)

Release History

References