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You Still Touch Me

"You Still Touch Me"
Single by Sting
from the album Mercury Falling
Released1 April 1996
StudioLake House (Wiltshire)
Genre
Length3:46
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Sting
Producer(s)
Sting singles chronology
"Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot"
(1996) 		"You Still Touch Me"
(1996) 		"I Was Brought to My Senses"
(1996)
Music video
"Sting - You Still Touch Me" on YouTube

"You Still Touch Me" is a song by the English musician Sting, released as the second single from his fifth studio album Mercury Falling. Featuring a distinct soul influence, the song reached number 27 in Sting's native UK, becoming the second of three singles from the album to reach the top 40.[2]

Background

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Much like "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot", "You Still Touch Me" was influenced by soul musicians such as Otis Redding and Marvin Gaye and was intended as a homage to soul music in general.[3] Sting described the track as "a standard song of love and loss".[3]

"You Still Touch Me" peaked at number 27 in the UK, marking a downward turn from Sting's previous single.[2] In the US, it reached number 60, an improvement over "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot", which peaked at number 86.[4] Much like the previous single, "You Still Touch Me" was most successful in Canada, matching its predecessor's number 7 placement.[4]

Track listing

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All tracks written by Sting, except "Lullaby to An Anxious Child", written with Dominic Miller.

CD1

  1. "You Still Touch Me" (Edit) – 3:18
  2. "Lullaby to An Anxious Child" – 1:56
  3. "Beneath a Desert Moon" – 4:28
  4. "You Still Touch Me" – 3:46

CD2

  1. "You Still Touch Me" (Edit) – 3:18
  2. "Sister Moon" (Hani Commissioned Club Mix) – 7:56
  3. "Sister Moon" (Hani Commissioned Dub Mix) – 7:12

US CD single

  1. "You Still Touch Me" – 3:18
  2. "Twenty Five to Midnight" – 4:07

Charts

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Chart (1996) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 7
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 27
US Billboard Hot 100[7] 60
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[8] 19

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sting - You Still Touch Me". Allmusic. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Sting Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Mercury Falling Tour Programme". sting.com. 1996. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Sting Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Sting Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. ^ "Sting: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ "Sting Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  8. ^ "Sting Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard.