Touch (Noiseworks song)

"Touch"
Australian CD single
Single by Noiseworks
from the album Touch
B-side	"5 More Days"
Released	24 October 1988 (1988-10-24)[1]
Recorded	July 1988
Studio	Rhinoceros Studios
Genre	Rock
Length	5:03
Label	CBS
Songwriter(s)	Kevin Nicol Steve Balbi Stuart Fraser Jon Stevens Justin Stanley
Producer(s)	Chris Kimsey
Noiseworks singles chronology
"Burning Feeling" (1988) "Touch" (1988) "Voice of Reason" (1989)
Alternative cover
European CD single

"Touch" is a song by Australian rock-pop band Noiseworks. It was released in October 1988^[1] as the first single from their second studio album Touch (1988) and peaked at number 12 on the ARIA singles chart.

In July 2012, Jon Stevens (of Noiseworks) teamed up with production outfit Silver Sneakerz for a dance remix of "Touch". It was released on dance label Hussle Recordings (a division of Ministry of Sound).^[2] They performed the track live on The X Factor (Australia season 4) on 30 October 2012.^[3]

Track listing

7" vinyl / CD single (653010 7)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Touch"	Steve Balbi, Justin Stanley	5:03
2.	"5 More Days"	Noiseworks	4:06

12" vinyl/ European maxi single (653010 3)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Touch"	Steve Balbi, Justin Stanley	5:03
2.	"5 More Days"	Noiseworks	4:06
3.	"Welcome to the World"	Jon Stevens, Stuart Fraser, Justin Stanley, Steve Balbi, Kevin Nicol	4:47
4.	"River of Tears"	Jon Stevens, Stuart Fraser, Justin Stanley	5:12

Charts

Chart (1988–1989)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	12
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5]	44

External links

• https://www.discogs.com/Noiseworks-Touch/master/136058

References

1. "Australian Music Report No 743 – 24 October 1988 > Singles: New Releases". Australian Music Report). Retrieved 26 March 2019 – via Imgur.com.
2. Ministry of Sound. "Silver Sneakers Feat. Jon Stevens". Retrieved 23 February 2014.
3. "Top 7 Result Show: Special Guests". The X Factor (Australia). Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05.
4. "Noiseworks – Touch". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
5. "Noiseworks – Touch". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 22 March 2016.