Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'
"Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" is a song by American rock group Journey released as a single in 1979 from the album Evolution.
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| Single by Journey | ||||
| from the album Evolution | ||||
| B-side | "Daydream" | |||
| Released | 25 June 1979 (US)[1]
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| Recorded | Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California, 1978 | |||
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| Length | 3:55 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Steve Perry[3] | |||
| Producer(s) | Roy Thomas Baker | |||
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Chart performance
The song was Journey's first Top 40 hit in the United States, reaching No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November of that year.[4] Outside the US, "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" reached No. 12 in Canada and No. 37 in New Zealand.
Music video
In July 1979, a music video was released for this song. It was directed by Bruce Gowers, best known for directing videos for Queen, Michael Jackson, and Prince.
Personnel
- Steve Perry – lead vocals
- Neal Schon – guitars, backing vocals
- Gregg Rolie – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
- Ross Valory – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Steve Smith – drums, percussion
Additional musicians
- Greg Werner – backing vocals
Cover versions
- "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" was covered by progressive metal band Dream Theater on their EP, A Change of Seasons, in 1995.
Use in media
- The original recording of "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" appeared in the pilot episode of Glee and was used and recorded by the cast of Glee in a mash-up with "Any Way You Want It" for the season one finale.
- The song was used in the second episode of the fifteenth season of American Dad!, “Paranoid Frandroid”, as a song on Snot’s jukebox in his basement.
References
- "RIAA certifications".
- Hung, Steffen. "Journey - Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- "Journey – Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' (1979, Santa Maria Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 334.
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