Do You Wanna Touch Me

"Do You Wanna Touch Me", also referred to as "Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah)" is a glam rock song performed by Gary Glitter. The song reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1973, his third successive UK hit. The song represented something of a departure from the "trademark" of the Glitter sound and it was co-written by Glitter and his record producer Mike Leander. The song was also used in The Runaways biopic of the same name.

Joan Jett version

"Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)"

Single by Joan Jett

from the album Bad Reputation

Released

1982

Genre

Hard rock, punk rock, glam rock

Label

Boardwalk
Blackheart

Writer(s)

Gary Glitter, Mike Leander

Joan Jett singles chronology

"Crimson and Clover"
(1982)

"Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)"
(1982)

"Everyday People"
(1983)

"Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" was later covered by rock singer Joan Jett in 1980 on her album Bad Reputation. It reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982. Jett's version of the song appears in a 2008 TV commercial for Hewlett-Packard's TouchSmart computers. The commercial was withdrawn when the company learned that Glitter, now a convicted child molester, had written the song. On 29 October 2008, it was reported that Glitter would receive £100,000 in royalties from Hewlett Packard for the advertisement.^[1]

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	20

Glee cover controversy

On the TV show Glee, Holly Holliday (Gwyneth Paltrow) and the members of the Glee Club cover this song in the episode "Sexy". The performance caused some controversy in the UK over the resulting royalty payments to Glitter. The charity Kidscape said the song's inclusion was "wholly inappropriate".^[2] The UK version of the Album Glee: The Music, Volume 5 does not therefore include the song, but replaces it with "Afternoon Delight" by Starland Vocal Band.

Covered by The Cure

The Cure played this song several times during the Head Tour in 1985.^[3]

References

↑ "Celebrity | Yahoo News UK". Uk.news.launch.yahoo.com. 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
↑ "Gwyneth Paltrow in Gary Glitter controversy over Glee". Telegraph. 2011-03-11. Retrieved 2016-10-08.
↑ "The Cure concerts 1985". Cure-concerts.de. Retrieved 2016-10-08.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Gary Glitter

Studio albums	Glitter Touch Me G. G. Silver Star Boys Will Be Boys Leader II On

Live albums	Remember Me This Way

Singles	"Rock and Roll" "Do You Wanna Touch Me" "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again" "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)" "I Love You Love Me Love" "Remember Me This Way" "Always Yours" "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" "Another Rock and Roll Christmas"

Related	The Execution of Gary Glitter The Glitter Band Glittermen Operation Yewtree Remember Me This Way

Joan Jett / Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Studio albums	Joan Jett / Bad Reputation I Love Rock 'n Roll Album Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth Good Music Up Your Alley The Hit List Notorious Pure and Simple Naked Sinner Unvarnished

Compilation albums	Do You Wanna Touch Me Flashback Great Hits Fit to Be Tied Fetish Jett Rock Greatest Hits

EPs	I Love Rock 'n' Roll 92 1979 Cherry Bomb Unfinished Business

Singles	"Bad Reputation" "Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)" "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" "Crimson and Clover" "Everyday People" "I Love You Love Me Love" "Cherry Bomb" "Roadrunner" "Light of Day" "I Hate Myself for Loving You" "Dirty Deeds" "Love Hurts" "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" "Androgynous"

Related articles	Discography The Runaways Evil Stig

Book:Joan Jett

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