"Human Touch" is a 1983 single performed by Australian musician Rick Springfield from his album Living in Oz. The song reached number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S.[1] It was also his most successful hit in the UK, peaking at number 23;[2] this also led to a performance on Top of the Pops. Because of this being Springfield's only top 40 single in the UK, he is considered a one-hit wonder in England, despite the fact that "Jessie's Girl" is his biggest hit worldwide. However, that song only peaked at 43 in 1984 for Springfield, 3 years after its first release in the UK.
| "Human Touch" | ||||
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| Single by Rick Springfield | ||||
| from the album Living in Oz | ||||
| B-side | "Souls" | |||
| Released | June 1983 | |||
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| Length | 5:07 (album version) 3:56 (radio edit) | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Rick Springfield | |||
| Rick Springfield singles chronology | ||||
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Cash Box noted the irony of the song using synthesizers and drum machines in a song that rails "against the impersonal coldness of computerized society," saying that this works "quite well."[3]
References edit
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). Billboard Books. p. 593. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
- ^ RICK SPRINGFIELD | Artist | Official Charts
- ^ "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 9, 1983. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-07-20.
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