Golden Touch (song)

This article is about the Razorlight song. For the Shabba Ranks song, see Golden Touch (album).

"Golden Touch"
Single by Razorlight
from the album Up All Night
B-side	"Dean, Take Your Time", "If You Know What You Know", "Losing Your Mind"
Released	14 June 2004 (2004-6-14)
Length	3:25
Label	Vertigo
Songwriter(s)	Johnny Borrell
Producer(s)	John Cornfield
Razorlight singles chronology
"Stumble and Fall" (2004) "Golden Touch" (2004) "Vice" (2004)
Music video
"Golden Touch" on YouTube

"Golden Touch" is a song by English indie rock band Razorlight, appearing as the eighth track on their 2004 debut album, Up All Night . The song is based on MTV2 and Queens of Noize DJ Mairead Nash, with whom Johnny Borrell had a brief relationship. ^[1] "Golden Touch" was released as the fourth single from Up All Night in June 2004 and peaked at No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2006, it was ranked 87th on Q magazine's "100 Greatest Songs Ever".^{[ citation needed ]}

Track listings

UK CD single ^[2]

1. "Golden Touch" (full length)
2. "Golden Touch" (Jo Whiley session)

UK limited-edition CD single ^[3]

1. "Golden Touch" (full length)
2. "Bright Lights" (demo version)

UK limited-edition 7-inch single ^[4]

A. "Golden Touch"

B. "Dean, Take Your Time"

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Scotland (OCC) [5]	13
UK Singles (OCC) [6]	9

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [7]	Platinum	600,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	14 June 2004	7-inch vinyl CD	Vertigo	[8]
United States	14 September 2004	Alternative radio		[9]

References

1. Razorlight, T in the Park 2005, BBC.
2. Golden Touch (UK CD single liner notes). Razorlight. Vertigo Records. 2004. 9869067.
3. Golden Touch (UK limited CD single liner notes). Razorlight. Vertigo Records. 2004. 9866834.
4. Golden Touch (UK limited 7-inch single liner notes). Razorlight. Vertigo Records. 2004. 986 683-5.
5. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
6. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
7. "British single certifications – Razorlight – Golden Touch". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 4 October 2022.
8. "Rooftop Stuff!". NME . 14 June 2004. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
9. "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records . No. 1572. 10 September 2004. p. 22. Retrieved 18 June 2021.