![]() After five weeks of being in the chart the song jumped to number-one knocking Vanilla Ices debut single “Ice Ice Baby” off the top spot and stayed there for another week. ![]() In Australia “I Touch Myself” was released as a CD single in December 1990 and debuted at number thirty-one later that month. The song is featured in the 1992 film Prelude to a Kiss and the 1997 film Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery. After significant experimentation they came up with an unusual structure with the bridge placed after the first chorus. It was recorded to two inch tape, making it difficult to edit. Putting the song together took a lot of trial and error. The next day, McEntee, Steinberg, Kelly, and Amphlett got together and wrote the rest, an unusual move, as Steinberg and Kelly rarely collaborated with others. Billy Steinberg had “I Touch Myself” in his notebook he had written the first verse and the chorus lyric. It has since been covered by numerous artists.Ĭhristina Amphlett and Mark McEntee wrote the song with the songwriting team of Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg (who have written songs such as “I’ll Stand by You,” “Like a Virgin,” “Eternal Flame,” “True Colors” and “So Emotional”). The song was written by Divinyls band members Christina Amphlett (R.I.P 2013) and Mark McEntee and professional songwriters Tom Kelly and Billy Steinberg. It was released in January 1991 as the lead single from their fifth album, Divinyls. “I Touch Myself” is a song written and recorded by the Australian rock band Divinyls. All pouty lips and wiggling hips, Amphlett leaves nothing to the imagination as she works her way through a song that according to Wikipedia “is a paean to female pleasure, eroticism, orgasm and masturbation.” Crikey! That’s quite a lot to get into three minutes and 43 seconds of music, but Amphlett makes a sterling job of it. I think we all know what the late Chrissie Amphlett was on about here, don’t we? But just in case you’re still a wee bit unsure as to exactly what she’s intending to touch, a quick whizz through the Divinyls promo video for this 1990 soft rock classic will sort you out. ![]() Marketed by AVI, manufactured and distributed by Virgin Records Ltd. 663 984ģ I Touch Myself (Alternative Version) 3:47 Label: Virgin America VUSCD 36, Virgin Records Ltd. The band primarily consisted of vocalist Chrissy Amphlett and guitarist Mark McEntee. Divinyls was an Australian rock band that was formed in Sydney in 1980. ![]()
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