Human Touch

Rick Springfield

About Human Touch

"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. It was also his most successful hit in the UK, peaking at number 23; 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 release in the UK. The song was featured on the pop radio station Flash FM in 2006's Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, a prequel set in 1984. Some of the music video is about some Marvel characters like Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) and Nova Corps. 


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Everybody's talking to computers, they're all dancing to a 
Drum machine
I know I'm living on the outside
Scared of getting caught between
I'm so cool and calculated alone in the modern world -
Uh huh

But Sally has a hard time holding back
The alley to her heart is a beaten track
She's got the love monkey riding on her back
You want love I got it, come on girl

We all need the human touch
We all need the human touch
I need it, the human touch
We all need the human touch
We all need it, and I need it too!

You know, I got my walls, Sally calls them prison cells
Sometimes I need protection, I've got the chains
I got the warning bells
I sit so snug and isolated alone in the modern world -
Uh huh

But Sally has a hard time holding back
The alley to her heart is a beaten track
She's never out of love, yeah she's got the knack
You've got love I want it, come on girl

We all need the human touch
We all need the human touch
I need it the human touch
We all need the human touch
We all need it, and I need it too!

Human touch
Human touch
Human touch
Human touch

I'm so scared and isolated in the modern world

We all need
We all need the human touch
We all need the human touch
We all need the human touch
I need it the human touch 
We all need the human touch
I need it the human touch
We all need it, and I need it too!

Human touch

Human touch
Human touch
Human touch
Human touch

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Rick Springfield

Rick Springfield (born Richard Lewis Springthorpe; 23 August 1949) is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, and actor. He was a member of pop rock group Zoot from 1969 to 1971 and then started his solo career with his début single "Speak to the Sky" reaching the top 10 in Australia. In mid-1972, he relocated to the United States. He had a No. 1 hit with "Jessie's Girl" in 1981 in both Australia and the US. He received the Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance for "Jessie's Girl". He followed with four more top 10 US hits, "I've Done Everything for You", "Don't Talk to Strangers", "Affair of the Heart" and "Love Somebody". His two US top 10 albums are Working Class Dog (1981) and Success Hasn't Spoiled Me Yet (1982). As an actor, he portrayed … more »

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Written by: RICK SPRINGFIELD

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12 facts about this song

Release Date
"'Human Touch’ was released by Rick Springfield on 24 August 1983.
Album
The song is from the album 'Living in Oz,' which Rick Springfield admits is heavily influenced by the New Wave music movement.
Charts Performance
The song was a great hit and climbed its way to number 18 on the US Billboard Top 100.
Music Video
The video for ‘Human Touch’ was set in a future influenced by the mid-'80s with a setting that resembled a post-apocalyptic computer game.
Human Touch" lyrics meaning
The song lyrically expresses the need for human interaction and connection.
Live Performances
Often during live performances of 'Human Touch,' Rick Springfield would run through the audience while singing.
Space theme
"Human Touch" features a lyric video with footage from NASA's STEREO spacecraft.
B-Side
The B-side of the "Human Touch" single was a track called "Tonight."
Album artwork
The cover artwork for the 'Living in Oz' album, where "Human Touch" resides, features Springfield in a striped shirt in front of a yellow background.
Genre Classification
"Human Touch" is classified under the Pop Rock and Soft Rock genres.
Popularity in Australia
Rick Springfield, being Australian, the song was also a hit there, reaching the top 20 in the Australia Kent Music Report Singles Chart.
Duration
The duration for "Human Touch" song is approximately 5 minutes and 10 seconds.

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