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Revision as of 15:27, 30 December 2016

For the song by Lucinda Williams, see Essence (Lucinda Williams album). For the song by Squeeze, see Sweets from a Stranger.
"Out of Touch"
Song
B-side"Cold, Dark and Yesterday"

"Out of Touch" is a 1984 song by Hall & Oates. The lead single from their 1984 album Big Bam Boom, it was their last Billboard Hot 100 number one, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in December 1984. It became the duo's fourteenth consecutive top 40 hit since 1980.[1]

The song often segued from "Dance on Your Knees" which is the opening song of the album. The music video also contains the "Dance on Your Knees" intro, which segues into an edit of the 12" remix version.

Chart performance

Uniting Nations version

"Out of Touch"
Song

"Out of Touch" was covered by Uniting Nations in 2004. Uniting Nations' version peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart and remained in the Top 75 for 21 weeks. The vocals on the recording were done by vocalist and session artist Jinian Wilde.

Music video

The music video for the song features actors Paul Spicer, Charleene Rena, Hayley-Marie Coppin, Sophie Lovell Anderson and an unnamed woman playing strip poker.

Track listing

The 12" vinyl included the tracks:

  1. (A1) Out of Touch (Extended Mix) (6:16)
  2. (A2) Out of Touch (Hardfaze Remix) (7:55)
  3. (B1) Out of Touch (Skylab Remix) (7:03)
  4. (B2) Out of Touch (Tyrell Remix) (6:50)

The enhanced (extended) CD single included the tracks:

  1. Out of Touch Radio Mix (2:36)
  2. Out of Touch Extended Mix (6:15)
  3. Out of Touch Skylab Remix (7:03)
  4. Out of Touch Tyrrell Remix (6:50)
  5. Out of Touch The Vanden Plas Remix (7:20)
  6. Out of Touch Paul Roberts Remix (5:55)
  7. Out of Touch Video

Charts

Chart (2004–05) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 41
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 68
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 23
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 9
Germany (GfK)ERROR in "Germany". MISSING PARAMETERS: songid. 27
Ireland (IRMA) 5
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 9
Norway (VG-lista)[9] 8
Poland (Polish Airplay Charts)[10] 2
Scotland (OCC)[11] 8
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 26
UK Singles (OCC)[13] 7
  • The song was featured on compilation CDs like Summer Hits 2005, Floorfillers Club Classics and Floorfillers 3, amongst others.
  • The song featured in the 2002 console game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on the radio station Flash FM. It was also featured on Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Greatest Hits as the first song. It is the first song of the fourth volume of the original soundtrack. Another song from the duo, "Family Man", is featured on Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories; another one, "Maneater", is featured in Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City and "Adult Education" is featured in GTA V.
  • It was also used in the 2008 console game Saints Row 2 on the radio station The Mix 107.77.
  • The song was sampled in the 2011 Nero song "Reaching Out". Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates also provided additional vocals in the song.

See also

References

  1. ^ Jeff Tamarkin (1984-10-13). Video Medium Not The Message For Daryl Hall & John Oates. Billboard. Retrieved 2010-07-14. {{cite book}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ David Kent's "Australian Chart Book 1970-1992" Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1985.htm
  4. ^ "Uniting Nations – Out of Touch". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  5. ^ "Uniting Nations – Out of Touch" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  6. ^ "Uniting Nations – Out of Touch" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  7. ^ "Uniting Nations: Out of Touch" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  8. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Uniting Nations" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  9. ^ "Uniting Nations – Out of Touch". VG-lista.
  10. ^ "Airplay Chart - Lista Krajowa 10/2005". PifPaf Production. Archived from the original on October 26, 2007. Retrieved 2015-08-29. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  12. ^ "Uniting Nations – Out of Touch". Singles Top 100.
  13. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
Preceded by Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
December 8, 1984 – December 22, 1984 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
November 17, 1984 – November 24, 1984 		Succeeded by
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