Touch It (Monifah song)

"Touch It"
"Touch It"
Single by Monifah
from the album Mo'hogany
Released	July 21, 1998
Length	4:45
Label	Uptown; Universal;
Songwriter(s)	Screwface; Jack Knight; John Guldberg; Tim Stahl;
Producer(s)	Jack Knight
Monifah singles chronology
Music video
	"Touch It" on YouTube

"Touch It" is the lead single from American R&B singer Monifah's second album, Mo'hogany. The song was produced and written by Jack Knight and Screwface. It uses a sample of Laid Back's 1983 hit "White Horse", so songwriters Tim Stahl and John Guldberg are given writing credits.

Released as a single on July 21, 1998, the song became a worldwide hit, charting within the top 20 in Australia, Belgium, and Canada. In the United States, it peaked at number nine on both the Billboard Hot 100 and on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. "Touch It" is Monifah's highest-peaking song on the US charts, though it did not receive a gold certification like her 1996 hit "You", and was ranked number 77 on the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1998. The song's music video features Monifah performing the song in front of the United States armed forces.

Track listings[]

US and Australian CD single

"Touch It" (radio edit) — 3:59
"Touch It" (album version) — 4:46

European CD single

"Touch It" (clean radio edit) — 4:00
"Touch It" (Clark Kent remix) — 4:17
"Touch It" (Ignorants remix) — 4:13
"Touch It" (Maurice Joshua main edit) — 7:12

Charts and certifications[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1998–1999)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[1]	5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[2]	7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[3]	15
Canada Top Singles (RPM)^[4]	15
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)^[5]	3
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[6]	66
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[7]	27
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[8]	24
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[9]	27
Scotland (OCC)^[10]	98
UK Singles (OCC)^[11]	29
UK Dance (OCC)^[12]	14
UK R&B (OCC)^[13]	6
US Billboard Hot 100^[14]	9
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[15]	9
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)^[16]	13
US Rhythmic (Billboard)^[17]	1

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1998)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[18]	77

Chart (1999)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[19]	30
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[20]	54
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)^[21]	65

Certifications[]


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[22]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
Belgium (BEA)^[23]	Gold	25,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s).
United States	July 21, 1998 (1998-07-21)	12-inch vinyl cassette	Uptown Universal	^[24]^[25]
United Kingdom	January 18, 1999 (1999-01-18)	CD 12-inch vinyl cassette	Universal	^[26]

Cover versions and samples[]

2001: Mytown sampled the lyrics referencing Jack Knight and Dakoda House in "Party All Night" from their self-titled album
2003: Dannii Minogue sampled the song and the 1983 original "White Horse" by Laid Back on the track "Push" from the album Neon Nights
2014: Nena Buddemeier (ft. DJ Tomekk)

References[]

^ "Australian-charts.com – Monifah – Touch It". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
^ "Ultratop.be – Monifah – Touch It" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
^ "Ultratop.be – Monifah – Touch It" (in French). Ultratop 50.
^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7472." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 7146." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16 no. 6. London. February 6, 1999. p. 10. ISSN 1385-612X. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 3, 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved August 31, 2019.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Monifah – Touch It" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
^ "Charts.nz – Monifah – Touch It". Top 40 Singles.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
^ "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
^ "Monifah Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Monifah Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Monifah Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Monifah Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.
^ "Billboard Top 100: 1998". Archived from the original on 10 September 2015.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1999". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
^ "Jaaroverzichten 1999" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
^ "Rapports annuels 1999" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 1999". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
^ "Touch It [Vinyl]". Amazon. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
^ "Touch It". Amazon. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. January 16, 1999. p. 27. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[sc_Australia_Monifah-1] "Australian-charts.com – Monifah – Touch It". ARIA Top 50 Singles.

[sc_Flanders_Monifah-2] "Ultratop.be – Monifah – Touch It" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Wallonia_Monifah-3] "Ultratop.be – Monifah – Touch It" (in French). Ultratop 50.

[sc_Canadatopsingles_-4] "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7472." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 31, 2019.

[sc_Canadadance_-5] "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 7146." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved August 31, 2019.

[6] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16 no. 6. London. February 6, 1999. p. 10. ISSN 1385-612X. Retrieved June 26, 2018.

[sc_Dutch40_-7] "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 3, 1999" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Retrieved August 31, 2019.

[sc_Dutch100_Monifah-8] "Dutchcharts.nl – Monifah – Touch It" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.

[sc_New_Zealand_Monifah-9] "Charts.nz – Monifah – Touch It". Top 40 Singles.

[sc_Scotland_-10] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

[sc_UK_-11] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 31, 2019.

[sc_UKdance_-12] "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.

[sc_UKrandb_-13] "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.

[sc_Billboardhot100_Monifah-14] "Monifah Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardrandbhiphop_Monifah-15] "Monifah Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardpopsongs_Monifah-16] "Monifah Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.

[sc_Billboardrhythmic_Monifah-17] "Monifah Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard.

[18] "Billboard Top 100: 1998". Archived from the original on 10 September 2015.

[19] "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1999". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 25, 2019.

[20] "Jaaroverzichten 1999" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved August 31, 2019.

[21] "Rapports annuels 1999" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved August 31, 2019.

[AustraliasingleCertRef-22] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved August 31, 2019.

[BelgiumsingleCertRef-23] "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 1999". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2019.

[24] "Touch It [Vinyl]". Amazon. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

[25] "Touch It". Amazon. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

[26] "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. January 16, 1999. p. 27. Retrieved July 16, 2021.

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