Touch (Shift K3Y song)

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"Touch"
Shift K3Y Touch.jpg
Single by Shift K3Y
Released13 April 2014
Recorded2011–13 [1]
Genre UK garage [2]
Length3:00
Label Sony
Songwriter(s) Lewis Shay Jankel
Producer(s) Shift K3Y
Shift K3Y singles chronology
"Laughing at You"
(2013)
"Touch"
(2014)
"I Know"
(2014)

"Touch" is a song by British record producer and DJ Shift K3Y. The song was released in the United Kingdom on 13 April 2014 as a digital download. The song peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. It was written and produced by Shift K3Y.

Contents

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Touch" was first released onto YouTube on 3 March 2014 at a total length of two minutes and fifty-nine seconds. [3]

Track listing

Digital download [4]
No.TitleLength
1."Touch" (Radio Edit)3:00
2."Make It Good"5:00
3."Touch" (Chris Lorenzo Remix)7:03
4."Touch" (Oxford Remix)3:43
5."Touch" (Three Bar Remix)5:06

Chart performance

On 16 April 2014, the song was at number 3 on The Official Chart Update in the UK. [5] [6] On 20 April 2014, the song entered the UK Singles Chart at number three, making it his first UK top 5 single. [7] [8]

Charts and certifications

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
United Kingdom13 April 2014 [4] Digital download Sony
United States [14] 1 July 2014 Dance radio Columbia

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