Touch It (Monifah song)

"Touch It" is the lead single from American R&B singer Monifah's second album, Mo'hogany. The song was produced and written by Jack Knight and Screwface. It uses a sample of Laid Back's 1983 hit "White Horse", so songwriters Tim Stahl and John Guldberg are given writing credits.

"Touch It"
Single by Monifah
from the album Mo'hogany
Released	July 21, 1998 (1998-07-21)
Length	4:45
Label	Uptown Universal
Songwriter(s)	Screwface Jack Knight John Guldberg Tim Stahl
Producer(s)	Jack Knight
Monifah singles chronology
"I Still Love You" (1997) "Touch It" (1998) "Bad Girl" (1999)
Music video
"Touch It" on YouTube

Released as a single on July 21, 1998, the song became a worldwide hit, charting within the top 20 in Australia, Belgium, and Canada. In the United States, it peaked at number nine on both the Billboard Hot 100 and on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart, giving Monifah her highest-peaking single on the US charts. The song's music video features Monifah performing the song in front of the United States Armed Forces.

Track listings

US CD and cassette single, Australian CD single[1][2] "Touch It" (radio edit) "Touch It" (album version) "Suga Suga" (snippet) "Fallin' in Love" (snippet) "Better Half of Me" (snippet) US 12-inch single[3] "Touch It" (LP version) — 4:46 "Touch It" (clean LP version) — 4:47 "Touch It" (instrumental) — 4:35

UK CD and 12-inch single[4][5] "Touch It" (clean radio edit) "Touch It" (Clark Kent remix) "Touch It" (Ignorants remix) "Touch It" (Maurice Joshua main edit) UK cassette single and European CD single[6][7] "Touch It" (clean radio edit) "Touch It" (Clark Kent remix)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1998–1999) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[8] 5 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[9] 7 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[10] 15 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[11] 15 Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[12] 3 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[13] 66 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 27 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 24 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[16] 27 Scotland (OCC)[17] 98 UK Singles (OCC)[18] 29 UK Dance (OCC)[19] 14 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[20] 6 US Billboard Hot 100[21] 9 US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)[22] 9 US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[23] 1 US Top 40 Tracks (Billboard)[24] 13

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position UK Urban (Music Week)[25] 38 US Billboard Hot 100[26] 77 US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)[27] 63 US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[28] 23 Chart (1999) Position Australia (ARIA)[29] 30 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[30] 54 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[31] 65 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[32] 145 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[33] 54 US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)[34] 45

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[35]	Platinum	70,000^
Belgium (BRMA)[36]	Gold	25,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	July 21, 1998	Rhythmic contemporary radio	Uptown Universal	[37]
		12-inch vinyl CD cassette		[38]
	August 11, 1998	Contemporary hit radio		[39]
United Kingdom	January 18, 1999	12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Universal	[40]

Cover versions and samples

• 2001: Mytown sampled the lyrics referencing Jack Knight and Dakoda House in "Party All Night" from their self-titled album
• 2003: Dannii Minogue sampled the song and the 1983 original "White Horse" by Laid Back on the track "Push" from the album Neon Nights
• 2014: Nena Buddemeier (ft. DJ Tomekk)