Human Touch (Bruce Springsteen song)

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"Human Touch"
Bruce Springsteen - Human Touch - coverart - II.jpg
Single by Bruce Springsteen
from the album Human Touch
B-side"Souls of the Departed"
ReleasedMarch 9, 1992 (1992-03-09)[1]
RecordedJune 18, 1990
StudioA&M
GenreRock
Length
  • 6:28
  • 5:09 (radio edit)
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Bruce Springsteen
Producer(s)
Bruce Springsteen singles chronology
"Spare Parts"
(1988) 		"Human Touch"
(1992) 		"57 Channels (And Nothin' On)"
(1992)
Music video
"Human Touch" on YouTube

"Human Touch" is a song recorded by the American rock singer Bruce Springsteen. It was the first single from his 1992 album of the same name and was released on March 9, 1992. The song features future American Idol judge Randy Jackson on bass guitar and Toto's Jeff Porcaro on drums. It is sometimes played by Springsteen and the E Street Band in concert despite their having been dismissed at the time of the original recording.

The song reached number one in Denmark, Italy, Norway, and Spain and was a top-10 hit in several other countries, including Canada, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland. In the United States the song reached number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100—charting as a double A-side with "Better Days"—and topped the Album Rock Tracks chart for three weeks. "Human Touch" was nominated for Best Rock Song at the 1993 Grammy Awards. The music video, directed by Meiert Avis, received an MTV Video Music Awards nomination for Best Male Video.

Track listings[]

CD maxi

  1. "Human Touch" – 6:28
  2. "Souls of the Departed" – 4:16
  3. "Long Goodbye" – 3:26

7-inch vinyl

  1. "Human Touch" – 6:28
  2. "Souls of the Departed" – 4:16

Personnel[]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[32] Gold  

See also[]

  • List of number-one hits in Norway
  • List of number-one mainstream rock hits (United States)

References[]

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  32. ^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved November 3, 2020.

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