You Still Touch Me

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"You Still Touch Me"
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Single by Sting
from the album Mercury Falling
Released29 April 1996 (1996-04-29)
Studio Lake House (Wiltshire, England)
Length3:46
Label A&M
Songwriter Sting
Producers
Sting singles chronology
"Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot"
(1996)		"You Still Touch Me"
(1996)		"I Was Brought to My Senses"
(1996)
Music video
"You Still Touch Me" on YouTube

"You Still Touch Me" is a song by the English musician Sting, released as the second single from his fifth studio album Mercury Falling . Featuring a distinct soul influence, the song reached number 27 in Sting's native UK, becoming the second of three singles from the album to reach the top 40. [1]

Contents

Background

Much like "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot", "You Still Touch Me" was influenced by soul musicians such as Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye and was intended as a homage to soul music in general. [2] Sting described the track as "a standard song of love and loss". [2]

"You Still Touch Me" peaked at number 27 in the UK, marking a downward turn from Sting's previous single. [1] In the US, it reached number 60, an improvement over "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot", which peaked at number 86. [3] Much like the previous single, "You Still Touch Me" was most successful in Canada, matching its predecessor's number-seven placement. [3]

Track listings

All tracks written by Sting, except "Lullaby to An Anxious Child", written with Dominic Miller.

CD1

  1. "You Still Touch Me" (Edit) – 3:18
  2. "Lullaby to An Anxious Child" – 1:56
  3. "Beneath a Desert Moon" – 4:28
  4. "You Still Touch Me" – 3:46

CD2

  1. "You Still Touch Me" (Edit) – 3:18
  2. "Sister Moon" (Hani Commissioned Club Mix) – 7:56
  3. "Sister Moon" (Hani Commissioned Dub Mix) – 7:12

US CD single

  1. "You Still Touch Me" – 3:18
  2. "Twenty Five to Midnight" – 4:07

Charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [4] 7
Italy Airplay ( Music & Media ) [5] 5
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 27
US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 60
US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [8] 19

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom29 April 1996
  • CD
  • cassette
 A&M [9]
United States30 April 1996 Contemporary hit radio [10]
Japan1 June 1996CD [11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Sting Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Mercury Falling Tour Programme". sting.com. 1996. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Sting Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3027". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Major Market Airplay: Italy" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 13, no. 22. 1 June 1996. p. 23.
  6. ↑ "Search results for "Sting" | Official Chart". Official Charts Company.
  7. ↑ "Sting Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard .
  8. ↑ "Sting Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard .
  9. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week . 27 April 1996. p. 47.
  10. ↑ "Selected New Releases". Radio & Records . No. 1143. 26 April 1996. p. 30.Misprinted as the previous week, 23 April.
  11. ↑ "Sting | You Still Touch Me" [スティング | ユー・スティル・タッチ・ミー] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved 11 January 2026.
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