"Do You Wanna Touch Me", also referred to as "Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah)" is a song by English

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singer Gary Glitter, written by Glitter with

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and produced by Leander. It was released as the

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from his second studio album, '' Touch Me'' (1973), peaking at No. 2 on the

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in January 1973, his third successive UK hit. The single also reached No. 9 in Ireland and No. 11 in Australia. The song represented something of a departure from the "trademark" of the Glitter sound. The song was also used in

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drama film of the same name.

Joan Jett version

"Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" was later covered by rock singer

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in 1980 for her debut solo studio album, '' Bad Reputation'' (1981). Following the success of "

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" nearly two years later, the song was released as a single in the summer of 1982 and reached No. 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 that September. In Canada, the song spent two weeks at No. 8. Jett's version of the song appears in a 2008 TV commercial for Hewlett-Packard's

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computers. The commercial was withdrawn when the company learned that Glitter, now a convicted

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, had written the song. On 29 October 2008, it was reported that Glitter would receive £100,000 in royalties from Hewlett-Packard for the advertisement.

Track listings and formats

* 7" and 12" vinyl # "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" – 3:24 # "Victim of Circumstance" – 2:54 * US 12" vinyl promo # "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" – 3:39 # "Summertime Blues" – 2:23 * Australian and New Zealand 12" vinyl # "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" – 3:24 # "Victim of Circumstance" – 2:54 # "

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" – 2:16 * Brazilian and Greek 7" vinyl # "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" – 3:24 # " Bad Reputation" – 2:48 * Ireland, Spain and United Kingdom 7" vinyl # "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" – 3:24 # "Jezebel" – 3:25 (UK release labeled as "Jezebel," but actual cut was "Bad Reputation") * Mexican 7" vinyl # "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" – 3:24 # "

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" – 2:18

Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel are adapted from the ''Bad Reputation'' album liner notes. *

– vocals, guitar, backing vocals * Gary Glitter – writer *

– writer * Lea Hart – guitar, backing vocals *

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– piano, backing vocals, producer * John Earle – saxophone * Paul Simmons – drums, backing vocals * Jeff Peters – bass, backing vocals *

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– backing vocals, producer * John Earle – saxophone *

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– engineer, associate producer * Butch Yates – assistant engineer * Malcolm Davis – mastering

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

''Glee'' cover controversy

In 2011, the song was covered by Gwyneth Paltrow and other cast members for season 2 episode 15 " Sexy" of the musical television series '' Glee'',

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. The performance caused some controversy in the UK over the resulting royalty payments to Glitter, who was by then a convicted sex offender. The charity Kidscape described the song's inclusion as "wholly inappropriate". The UK version of the album '' Glee: The Music, Volume 5'' does not therefore include the song, but replaces it with the cover of " Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Band.

Cover by the Cure

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played this song several times during the Head Tour in 1985.

References

External links

* * 1973 singles 1982 singles Gary Glitter songs Joan Jett songs Gwyneth Paltrow songs Songs written by Mike Leander Song recordings produced by Mike Leander Songs written by Gary Glitter Bell Records singles 1973 songs {{1970s-rock-song-stub