"Touch Me, Tease Me" is a 1996 song by American R&B singer and songwriter

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. It serves as the second single from his self-titled debut album (1996). It features vocals from R&B singer

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and rapper Foxy Brown, with backing vocals by Vernell Foster (later known as Vee of Koffee Brown) and contains a sample of the 1985 song " P.S.K. (What Does It Mean?)" by

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. The single was commercially successful, peaking at number 14 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and number 26 on the UK

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. The song also placed at number 63 on the ''Billboard'' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1996, and was

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by the

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. The song also features in the soundtrack to the

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'', which scenes are intercut in its music video. Blige and Brown make appearances in the video.

Samples and covers

In 1996

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group

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freestyled over the instrumental to "Touch Me, Tease Me" on

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. The song was later covered by Welsh boyband 3SL in 2002 and was successful than the original version, it reached number 16 on the UK Singles Chart, ten places higher than the original. In 2009

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recorded an abbreviated version titled "Touch Me". In its

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, he is seen wearing the same attire as Case in the original version. In 2018 King Combs (son of

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) sampled "Touch Me, Tease Me" for his single "Love You Better" featuring vocals from

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References

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