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Out of Touch#Charts

{{Short description|1984 single by Daryl Hall & John Oates}}

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{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Out of Touch

| cover = OutofTouch.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Daryl Hall & John Oates

| album = Big Bam Boom

| B-side = Cold, Dark and Yesterday

| released = October 4, 1984

| recorded =

| studio = Electric Lady (New York City)

| genre =

| length =

  • 4:21 (album version)
  • 3:55 (single version)
  • 4:33 (video version)

| label = RCA Victor

| writer =

| producer =

| prev_title = Adult Education

| prev_year = 1984

| next_title = Method of Modern Love

| next_year = 1984

| misc = {{Audio sample

| type = single

| file = Hall & Oates - Out of Touch.ogg

| description = "Out of Touch"

}}

{{External music video|type=single|{{YouTube|D00M2KZH1J0|"Out of Touch"}}}}

}}

"Out of Touch" is a song by American duo Daryl Hall & John Oates from their twelfth studio album Big Bam Boom (1984). The song was released as the lead single from Big Bam Boom on October 4, 1984, by RCA Records. This song was their last Billboard Hot 100 number-one single, topping the chart for two weeks in December 1984. It also became the duo's fourteenth consecutive top 40 hit since 1980.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MiQEAAAAMBAJ&q=Out+of+Touch++hall+%26+oates&pg=PT47|title=Video Medium Not The Message For Daryl Hall & John Oates|author=Jeff Tamarkin|date=October 13, 1984|publisher=Billboard|access-date=July 14, 2010}}

The song often segued from "Dance on Your Knees", the opening song of Big Bam Boom. The accompanying music video for "Out of Touch", featuring a gigantic drum kit, also contains the "Dance on Your Knees" intro, which segues into an edit of the 12-inch remix version.

According to John Oates, he came up with the chorus while randomly playing around with a synthesizer that he did not know how to use. He thought it could be a song for the Stylistics, having a Philly sound. But in the studio the next day a co-producer told him it should be a hit for Hall & Oates themselves. Oates and Hall then co-wrote the verse.{{Cite web|title=John Oates performs "Out of Touch" on Ditty TV|website = YouTube| date=September 8, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcjKxwcWbLI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/IcjKxwcWbLI |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}

Track listing and formats

US 7-inch vinyl single

  1. "Out of Touch" — 3:55
  2. "Cold, Dark and Yesterday" — 4:35

US 12-inch vinyl single

  1. "Out of Touch" (Club Version) — 7:36
  2. "Out of Touch" (Dub Version) — 7:24
  3. "Cold, Dark and Yesterday" — 4:35

UK 12-inch vinyl single

  1. "Out of Touch" (Video Mix)
  2. "Dance on Your Knees" (Extended Mix)
  3. "Everytime You Go Away" (Remix Version)

Personnel

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (1984–1985)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |author-link=David Kent (historian) |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |edition=illustrated |location=St Ives, N.S.W. |publisher=Australian Chart Book |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6}}

| 11

{{single chart|Flanders|18|artist=Daryl Hall / John Oates|song=Out of Touch|rowheader=true|access-date=September 27, 2017}}
scope="row"| Canada (The Record{{'}}s Retail Singles){{cite book |last=Lwin |first=Nanda |author-link=Nanda Lwin |title=Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide |publisher=Music Data Canada |year=2000}}

| 4

{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|5|chartid=9610|rowheader=true|access-date=January 12, 2021}}
scope="row"| Europe (European Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1985/M&M-1985-01-14.pdf |title=European Top 100 Singles |magazine=Eurotipsheet |volume=2 |issue=2 |date=January 14, 1984 |page=6 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}

| 45

scope="row"| Guatemala (UPI){{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ztVDAAAAIBAJ&dq=branigan&pg=PA14&article_id=1722,3517608|title=Las canciones más populares en Latinoamérica|newspaper=La Opinión (Los Angeles)|language=es|access-date=October 11, 2024|date=November 19, 1984}}

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{{single chart|Dutch40|33|artist=Daryl Hall John Oates|rowheader=true|access-date=January 12, 2021}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|33|artist=Daryl Hall / John Oates|song=Out of Touch|rowheader=true|access-date=September 27, 2017}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|27|artist=Daryl Hall / John Oates|song=Out of Touch|rowheader=true|access-date=September 27, 2017}}
{{single chart|Sweden|20|artist=Daryl Hall / John Oates|song=Out of Touch|rowheader=true|access-date=September 27, 2017}}
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|48|artist=Daryl Hall and John Oates|artistid=15916|rowheader=true|access-date=January 12, 2021}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|1|artist=Daryl Hall John Oates|rowheader=true|access-date=June 1, 2017}}
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|8|artist=Daryl Hall John Oates|rowheader=true|access-date=June 1, 2017}}
{{single chart|Billboarddanceclubplay|1|artist=Daryl Hall John Oates|rowheader=true|access-date=June 1, 2017}}
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|24|artist=Daryl Hall John Oates|rowheader=true|access-date=June 1, 2017}}
{{single chart|Billboardmainstreamrock|18|artist=Daryl Hall John Oates|rowheader=true|access-date=June 1, 2017}}
scope="row"| US Cash Box Top 100{{cite web |url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/19841215.html |title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles – Week ending December 15, 1984 |work=Cash Box |access-date=January 12, 2021}}

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{{single chart|West Germany|15|songid=7005|artist=Daryl Hall / John Oates|song=Out of Touch|rowheader=true|access-date=September 27, 2017}}

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=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (1984)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine |url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.9638&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.9638.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.9638 |title=Top 100 Singles of 1984 |magazine=RPM |volume=41 |issue=17 |date=January 5, 1985 |page=7 |issn=0315-5994 |via=Library and Archives Canada}}

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scope="row"| US Cash Box Top 100{{cite web |url=https://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/80s_files/1984YESP.html |title=The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1984 – Top 100 Pop Singles |work=Cash Box |date=December 29, 1984 |access-date=January 12, 2021}}

| 43

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (1985)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855355 |title=Top Pop Singles of 1985 |website=Billboard.biz |date=December 31, 1985 |access-date=January 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008123100/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/archivesearch/article_display/855355 |archive-date=October 8, 2012}}

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=single|artist=Hall & Oates|title=Out of Touch|award=Gold|relyear=1984|certyear=1985|access-date=August 2, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|artist=Hall And Oates|title=Out of Touch|award=Gold|relyear=1984|certyear=2023|source=radioscope|access-date=April 20, 2025}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Daryl Hall & John Oates|title=Out of Touch|award=Silver|relyear=2004|certyear=2022|id=15472-1755-1|access-date=September 2, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|streaming=true}}

Music video

A video was made for the song, including scenes in which Hall and Oates were inside a gigantic drum set, which Oates bangs an equally gigantic bass drum pedal into, and from which at the end of the video, both Hall and Oates escape. The video also features the word boom in gigantic letters, with Hall and Oates dancing inside the two big O letters.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D00M2KZH1J0&list=RDMM&index=1|title=Daryl Hall & John Oates - Out Of Touch (Official HD Video)|date=April 20, 2015 |via=www.youtube.com}}

Uniting Nations version

{{Infobox song

| name = Out of Touch

| cover = Out-of-touch-by-uniting-nations.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Uniting Nations

| album = One World

| released = {{start date|2004|11|15}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 2:47

| label = Gusto

| writer =

| producer =

| next_title = You and Me

| next_year = 2005

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|0fZJfQhABro|"Out of Touch"}} }}

}}

English dance music act Uniting Nations covered "Out of Touch" and released it as their debut single on November 15, 2004. This version peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart in January 2005 and remained in the top 75 for 21 weeks. Elsewhere, the cover reached number one in Romania—where it was the most successful single of 2005—and became a top-10 hit in Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Norway. The vocals on the recording were done by vocalist and session artist Jinian Wilde.

=Music video=

The music video for the song features actors Paul Spicer,{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/mrpaulspicer/status/71957884082200576|title=Out of Touch by Uniting Nations.. YouTube it & have a chuckle at my expense!! RT @AnneVosser: @Spiceboy81 What video?|first=Paul|last=Spicer|date=May 21, 2011}} Charleene Rena, Hayley-Marie Coppin, Sophie Lovell Anderson, Daniela Martins, a participant of French Big Brother Secret Story, and one unidentified woman playing strip poker. The women realise Spicer is cheating by wearing an in-ear monitor which leads to a CCTV room with cameras watching the girls and their cards. The video continues with the women getting their own back, and Spicer losing his trousers during the poker game. The video ends with Spicer running out the room with his hair ruffled in his briefs, looking embarrassed, while the girls pop champagne corks and continue partying.

=Track listings=

UK CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Out of Touch|others=Uniting Nations|year=2004|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Gusto Records|id=CDGUS13}}

  1. "Out of Touch" (radio mix) – 2:46
  2. "Out of Touch" (extended mix) – 6:16
  3. "Out of Touch" (Skylab Remix) – 7:03
  4. "Out of Touch" (Tyrrell Remix) – 6:50
  5. "Out of Touch" (The Vanden Plas Remix) – 7:20
  6. "Out of Touch" (Paul Roberts Remix) – 6:55
  7. "Out of Touch" (video)

UK 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Out of Touch|others=Uniting Nations|year=2004|type=UK 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Gusto Records|id=12GUS13}}

:A1. "Out of Touch" (extended mix) – 6:16

:A2. "Out of Touch" (Hardfaze Remix) – 7:55

:B1. "Out of Touch" (Skylab Remix) – 7:03

:B2. "Out of Touch" (Tyrell Remix) – 6:50

Australian and New Zealand CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=Out of Touch|others=Uniting Nations|year=2004|type=Australian & New Zealand CD single liner notes|publisher=Festival Mushroom Records|id=021985}}

  1. "Out of Touch" (Love You So Much radio mix) – 3:31
  2. "Out of Touch" (extended mix) – 6:16
  3. "Out of Touch" (radio edit with Vox filter intro) – 2:46
  4. "Out of Touch" (Skylab Remix) – 7:03
  5. "Out of Touch" (Outsiderz Remix) – 7:05
  6. "Out of Touch" (Paul Roberts Remix) – 6:55

=Charts=

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==Weekly charts==

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scope="col"| Chart (2004–2005)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|41|artist=Uniting Nations|song=Out of Touch|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Austria|68|artist=Uniting Nations|song=Out of Touch|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Flanders|23|artist=Uniting Nations|song=Out of Touch|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"| Czech Republic (IFPI){{cite web|url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/radio.htm|title=Oficiální Česká Hitparáda – Pro týden 19/2005|publisher=IFPI ČR|language=cs|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050518080953/http://www.ifpicr.cz/radio.htm|archive-date=May 18, 2005|access-date=January 12, 2020}}

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{{single chart|Finland|9|artist=Uniting Nations|song=Out of Touch|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Germany|27|artist=Uniting Nations|song=Out of Touch|songid=6468|rowheader=true|access-date=December 24, 2018}}
{{single chart|Hungarydance|16|year=2005|week=9|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Hungary|38|year=2005|week=15|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|5|song=Out of Touch|rowheader=true|access-date=January 25, 2020}}
scope="row"| Ireland Dance (IRMA){{cite web|url=https://www.chart-track.co.uk/index.jsp?c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240004&arch=t&lyr=2004&year=2004&week=50|title=Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 9 December 2004|publisher=GfK Chart-Track|access-date=June 19, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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{{single chart|Dutch40|9|year=2005|week=7|rowheader=true|access-date=December 24, 2018}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|32|artist=Uniting Nations|song=Out of Touch|rowheader=true|access-date=December 24, 2018}}
{{single chart|Norway|8|artist=Uniting Nations|song=Out of Touch|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"| Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10163.html|title=Arhiva romanian top 100: Editia 14, saptamina 11.04 – 17.04, 2005|publisher=Romanian Top 100|language=ro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050514170639/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10163.html|archive-date=May 14, 2005|access-date=June 23, 2023}}

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{{single chart|Scotland|8|date=20050115|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Sweden|26|artist=Uniting Nations|song=Out of Touch|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|74|artist=Uniting Nations|song=Out of Touch|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|UKsinglesbyname|7|artist=Uniting Nations|artistid=16224|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|UKdance|13|date=20041204|rowheader=true|access-date=December 24, 2018}}
{{single chart|UKindie|1|date=20041204|rowheader=true|access-date=December 24, 2018}}

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scope="col"| Chart (2024)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100){{cite web|url=https://www.olis.pl/charts/oficjalna-lista-airplay|title=OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay|publisher=OLiS|language=pl|access-date=August 26, 2024|type=Select week 17.08.2024–23.08.2024.}}

| 75

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==Year-end charts==

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (2004)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2004.pdf|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2004|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=December 24, 2018}}

| 126

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (2005)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=http://www.vnuemedia.com/bb/biz/images/pdf/YearEndEuropeanHot100.pdf|title=Year End European Hot 100 Singles Chart 2005 01 – 2005 52|magazine=Billboard|publisher=VNU Media|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018142431/http://www.vnuemedia.com/bb/biz/images/pdf/YearEndEuropeanHot100.pdf|archive-date=October 18, 2012|access-date=January 7, 2022}}

| 87

scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2005|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2005|language=nl|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=November 13, 2019}}

| 26

scope="row"| Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro/romanian-top-100-2005.html|title=Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 2005|publisher=Romanian Top 100|language=ro|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060410152756/http://www.rt100.ro/romanian-top-100-2005.html|archive-date=April 10, 2006}}

| 1

scope="row"| Russia Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2005|title=Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2005|publisher=TopHit|access-date=April 24, 2024|archive-date=April 21, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240421190640/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2005|url-status=live}}

| 134

scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20050110/37501/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2005|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=December 24, 2018}}

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=Certifications=

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Uniting Nations|title=Out of Touch|award=Silver|relyear=2004|certyear=2019|id=15472-4878-1|access-date=August 20, 2020}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

=Release history=

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! scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format(s)

! scope="col"| Label(s)

! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"| Australia

| November 15, 2004

| rowspan="2"| CD

| Festival Mushroom

| {{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue768.pdf|title=The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 15th November 2004|publisher=ARIA|page=28|date=November 15, 2004|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20041219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20041220-0000/issue768.pdf|archive-date=December 19, 2004|access-date=July 8, 2021}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

scope="row"| United Kingdom

| November 22, 2004

| Gusto

| {{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Out-Touch-Uniting-Nations/dp/B0006H9AFS|title=Out of Touch|publisher=Amazon|access-date=July 8, 2021}}

See also

{{Portal|1980s|Music|United States}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928005913/http://www.vh1classic.com/view/artist/8714/54934/Hall_Oates/Out_Of_Touch/index.jhtml Video] on VH1 Classic (Listed as "No longer available" prior to 3/10)

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