"Golden Touch" is a song by English
indie rock
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band
Razorlight
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, appearing as the eighth track on their 2004 debut album, ''
Up All Night''. The song is based on
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and
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Career
Their career began in ...
DJ
Mairead Nash, with whom
Johnny Borrell
Jonathan Edward Borrell (born 4 April 1980) is an English guitarist and singer, currently the frontman of the rock band Razorlight.
Early life and career
Borrell was born in Sutton, London. His father, New Zealand-born John Borrell, was a war ...
had a brief relationship. "Golden Touch" was released as the fourth
single
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Arts, entertainment, and media
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Songs
* "Single" (Natasha Bedingfield song), 2004
* "Single" (New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo song), 2008
* "Single" (William Wei song), 2016
* "Single", by ...
from ''Up All Night'' in June 2004 and peaked at 9 on the
UK Singles Chart
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. In 2006, it was ranked 87th on ''
Q'' magazine's "100 Greatest Songs Ever".
Track listings
UK CD single
# "Golden Touch" (full length)
# "Golden Touch" (Jo Whiley session)
UK limited-edition CD single
# "Golden Touch" (full length)
# "Bright Lights" (demon version)
UK limited-edition 7-inch single
:A. "Golden Touch"
:B. "Dean, Take Your Time"
Charts
Certifications
Release history
References
2004 singles
2004 songs
Razorlight songs
Songs written by Johnny Borrell
Vertigo Records singles
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