"Golden Touch" is a song by English

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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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DJ Mairead Nash, with whom

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had a brief relationship. "Golden Touch" was released as the fourth

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from ''Up All Night'' in June 2004 and peaked at 9 on the

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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"

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2004 singles 2004 songs Razorlight songs Songs written by Johnny Borrell Vertigo Records singles {{2000s-rock-single-stub