Touch Me (Rui da Silva song)

"Touch Me"
Single by Rui da Silva & Cass Fox
Released 1 January 2001
Format 12-inch single
CD single
Genre House, trance
Length 8:36 (original mix)
3:40 (radio edit)
Label Kismet Records/64 Records/BMG
Songwriter(s) Cassandra Fox, Rui da Silva, Gary Kemp
Producer(s) Rui Da Silva & Cassandra Fox
Rui da Silva singles chronology
"Touch Me"
(2001)		 "Feel the Love"
(2002)

"Touch Me"
(2001)		 "Feel the Love"
(2002)
Cass Fox singles chronology
"Touch Me"
(2001) Touch Me2001		 "Out of My Reach"
(2005) Out of My Reach2005

"Touch Me" is a song by Portuguese house producer Rui da Silva and British singer-songwriter Cassandra Fox. The single is arguably Rui da Silva's most popular song, spending one week at the number-one spot on the UK Singles Chart, the first song by a Portuguese act to do so, lasting a total of 14 weeks on the chart and selling over 400,000 copies, earning a Gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry. The song also reached number one in Ireland and Silva's native Portugal, while also reaching the top 10 in Flemish Belgium and Spain. In the United States, the single reached number seven on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart.

The soulful vocal and deep house groove of "Touch Me" earned Rui an award for Best Single in the Muzik Magazine Dance Awards 2001, as well as a nomination for Best Breakthrough Artist at the Dance Star Awards.

Background and writing

Vocalist Cassandra Fox wrote the song and co-produced the hit single with Rui (Cass writing the lyrics, Fox/Silva writing the backing track) hanging out at Silva's studio after the two met when he and a friend saw her performing in the West End.

Content

Da Silva told Billboard that the song originally contained a guitar part which was inspired by Spandau Ballet's "Chant No. 1". This part was removed after difficulties getting clearance on the publishing. The removal of this part resulted in the record's release being delayed from Christmas 2000 until the beginning of 2001.[1]

Versions

  1. "Touch Me" (Original Mix)
  2. "Touch Me" (Saffron Mix)
  3. "Touch Me" (Radio Edit)
  4. "Touch Me" (Double 99 Club Mix)
  5. "Touch Me" (Double 99 Dub Mix)
  6. "Touch Me" (Peace Division Higher Mix)
  7. "Touch Me" (Peace Division Higher Dub)

Charts and certifications

Cassandra Fox's version

"Touch Me"
Single by Cass Fox
from the album Come Here
Released 30 October 2006
Format CD single, 12"
Genre Soul, R&B
Length 4:01
Label Island
Songwriter(s) Cassandra Fox, Rui da Silva, Gary Kemp
Producer(s) Rollo Armstrong
Cass Fox singles chronology
"Little Bird"
(2006)		 "Touch Me"
(2006)

"Little Bird"
(2006)		 "Touch Me"
(2006)

Island Records released their own version in 2006, re-recording it with the backing track for her album Come Here. Information of the re-release was posted on her personal website. "4 years after the track was originally number one, the track written and sung by Cass with Rui da Silva is being re-released on October 30th. Remixes come from X-Press 2, Tom Neville and Spencer & Hill and have already been getting plays on Radio 1 (Judge Jules) and Kiss FM."[26]

Cassandra Fox left Island Records, and decided not to move forward with the re-release of Touch Me. She went on the Faithless Tour instead.

Track listing

CD single
  1. Touch Me (Spencer & Hill Radio Edit)
  2. Touch Me (X-Press 2's Rave and Bleep Vocal)
  3. Touch Me (Tom Neville Mix)
  4. Touch Me (Spencer & Hill Full Length Mix)
  5. Touch Me (Tom Elmhirst Radio Edit ) *Hidden Track
12"
  1. Touch Me (Spencer & Hill Full Length Mix)
  2. Touch Me (Tom Neville Mix)
  3. Touch Me (X-Press 2's Rave and Bleep Vocal)
Download only (Via 7 Digital and iTunes)
  1. Touch me (Mike Koglin & Jono Grant Remix)

Notes

  1. ↑ "Da Silva Proves He's Got the Right 'Touch' 02/10/01". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 113 (6): 39. 10 February 2001. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Rui Da Silva feat. Cassandra – Touch Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rui Da Silva feat. Cassandra – Touch Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Rui Da Silva feat. Cassandra – Touch Me" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  5. ↑ Billboard: Hits of the World (February 10, 2001)
  6. ↑ "Rui Da Silva feat. Cassandra: Touch Me" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  7. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Rui Da Silva feat. Cassandra – Touch Me" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  8. ↑ "Musicline.de – Rui Da Silva Feat.Cassandra Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  9. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 3, 2001". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  10. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Rui Da Silva feat. Cassandra – Touch Me". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  11. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 7, 2001" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  12. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Rui Da Silva feat. Cassandra – Touch Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  13. ↑ "Hits of the World". Billboard. 23 March 2002. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2012-09-15.
  14. 1 2 Romanian Top 100 Singles Airplay Chart - Top of the Year 2001
  15. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  16. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Rui Da Silva feat. Cassandra – Touch Me" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  17. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Rui Da Silva feat. Cassandra – Touch Me". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Rui Da Silva feat. Cassandra – Touch Me". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  19. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  20. ↑ "Official Independent Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  21. ↑ "Rui Da Silva Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  22. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2001". Ultratop. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  23. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2001". Ultratop. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  24. ↑ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2001" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
  25. ↑ "British single certifications – Rui Da Silva – Touch Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 July 2018. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Touch Me in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  26. ↑ Cass Fox (2006). Cass Fox Online Archived 19 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine. CassMusic.net (Retrieved 11 September 2006)

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