Out of Touch
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out of touch
No longer in contact or communication, as in John and Mark have been out of touch for years, or That speech showed he's out of touch with his constituency. This metaphoric expression alludes to physical contact. [Late 1800s] Also see
in touch.
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Out of Touch
For the song by Lucinda Williams, see Essence (album).
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| Single by Hall & Oates | ||||||||
| from the album Big Bam Boom | ||||||||
| B-side | "Cold, Dark and Yesterday" | |||||||
| Released | October 4, 1984 | |||||||
| Format | 7" 12" | |||||||
| Genre | Pop rock, New Wave | |||||||
| Length | 4:21 (album version) 4:07 (single version) |
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| Label | RCA | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Daryl Hall & John Oates | |||||||
| Producer | Daryl Hall & John Oates, Bob Clearmountain | |||||||
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"Out of Touch" is a 1984 song by Hall & Oates. This lead single from their 1984 album Big Bam Boom was their last Billboard Hot 100 number one, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in December 1984. It became the duo's fourteenth consecutive top 40 hit since 1980.[1]
"Out of Touch" was covered by Uniting Nations in 2004 and was featured on the compilation CDs Summer Hits 2005, Floorfillers Club Classics and Floorfillers 3 amongst others. Uniting Nations' version peaked at #7 on the UK Singles Chart and remained in the Top 75 for twenty-one weeks.
The song featured in the 2002 console game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on the radio station Flash FM, and also in the 2008 console game Saints Row 2 on the radio station The Mix 107.77.
John Oates wrote the refrain, "You're Out Of Touch, I'm Out of Time but I'm Out of my head when you're not around." He and Hall collaborated on the music and the rest of the lyrics.[citation needed]
The song often segued from "Dance On Your Knees" which is the opening song of the album. The music video also contains the "Dance On Your Knees" intro, but the song was the dance remix version.
Chart positions
| Chart (1984-1985) | Peak position |
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| Canadian Singles Chart | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles | 24 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 18 |
| German Singles Chart | 15 |
| Netherlands Singles Chart | 33 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 27 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 20 |
| UK Singles Chart | 48 |
References
- ^ Jeff Tamarkin (1984-10-13). "Video Medium Not The Message For Daryl Hall & John Oates". Billboard. http://books.google.com/books?id=MiQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT47&dq=Out+of+Touch++hall+%26+oates&hl=en&ei=_2g-TIOHEYXknAf8ocSkBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CD8Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Out%20of%20Touch%20%20hall%20%26%20oates&f=false. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
External links
- Video on VH1 Classic (Listed as "No longer available" prior to 3/10)[dead link]
| Preceded by "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! |
Billboard Hot 100 number-one single December 8, 1984 – December 22, 1984 |
Succeeded by "Like a Virgin" by Madonna |
| Preceded by "I Feel for You" by Chaka Khan |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single November 17, 1984 - November 24, 1984 |
Succeeded by "Big in Japan" by Alphaville |
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