Touchy Feely Fool

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"Touchy Feely Fool"
Song by AJR
from the album The Maybe Man
ReleasedNovember 10, 2023 (2023-11-10)
Recorded2022–2023 [1]
Genre Pop
Length3:35
Label Mercury
Songwriter(s)
  • Jack Met
  • Adam Met
  • Ryan Met
Producer(s) Ryan Met
Music video
"Touchy Feely Fool" on YouTube

"Touchy Feely Fool" is a song by American pop band AJR, appearing as the second track on their fifth studio album The Maybe Man .

Contents

Background

Throughout August and September 2023, AJR posted production snippets of "Touchy Feely Fool", later sending a studio-quality snippet of the song through their mailing list in October 2023. [2] The full song became available through an event in collaboration with Rec Room on November 2, and officially released as the second track of The Maybe Man on November 10, 2023. [3]

Composition and lyrics

"Touchy Feely Fool" is composed in 4
4 time signature in the key of D major and follows a tempo of 163 beats per minute (bpm). The band's intention with the song was to "create atmosphere" with "vibey, synthy, and reverby" production. [4] The song lyrically discusses wanting to get over an unsuccessful relationship. [5]

Music video

The music video for "Touchy Feely Fool" was released on January 23, 2024. It was directed by Edoardo Ranaboldo and filmed at Browder's Birds livestock farm in Mattituck, New York, [6] in 4:3. The video depicts Jack Met lying on a couch with a dummy dressed as a psychiatrist sitting across from him. Jack proceeds to run, but a giant hand grabs him and puts him back on the couch. Jack reattempts to flee, with the hand grabbing him each time. Adam and Ryan appear throughout the video playing their instruments and not interacting directly with Jack. Eventually, Jack stops running and the giant hand is revealed to come from a titan version of him who also stops trying to grab him. Both walk back to the psychiatry setup with Jack lying on the couch and the giant version of him lying some distance away. [7]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. [8]

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Touchy Feely Fool"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [9] 40
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [10] 30

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References

  1. ↑ AJR (November 7, 2023). "Just found this footage. 3 days until The Maybe Man". YouTube . Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  2. ↑ Alexander, Hayden (November 15, 2023). "Review: AJR's new album shares growth, mastery". The O'Colly . Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  3. ↑ Citra, Sierra (November 26, 2023). "Lirik Lagu Touchy Feely Fool - AJR dan Terjemahan". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  4. ↑ Met, Ryan (September 18, 2023). "Breaking down the Touchy Feely Fool production pt. 1". YouTube . Retrieved November 20, 2023.
  5. ↑ Mishra, Saniya (November 27, 2023). "AJR's new music style is taking a fall with the release of Maybe Man". The Central Trend. Archived from the original on January 21, 2024. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
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