Released: May 3, 1988

Songwriter: Pål Waaktaar-Savoy Morten Harket Magne Furuholmen

Producer: Alan Tarney

Donna found us in her slow and dreamy way
I can't hear a word the waiter says to me
She's looking older now, the colour of her hair
She walks into the room too pleased to find me there

Me, I'm touchy, touchy you
Me, I'm touchy, and you know what to do
Me, I'm touchy, touchy, touchy you
Me, I'm touchy, and you know what to do

Both of us together in a room by ourselves
I sneeze to look around but there's no escape
What can I do? What can I say?
She's waiting for this moment to explain itself

Me, I'm touchy, touchy you
Me, I'm touchy, and you know what to do
Me, I'm touchy, touchy, touchy you
Me, I'm touchy, touching love is the best I can do

Hey, this time you've gone too far
Don't you know how touchy we are
Hey, this time you've gone too far
Don't you know how touchy we are
Come on, come on, don't you know I'm touchy

Donna found me in her slow and dreamy way
Now she reads me what the paper says
The way she laughs at what I do
I'm waiting for this moment to explain itself through

Me, I'm touchy, touchy you
Me, I'm touchy, and you know what to do
Me, I'm touchy, touchy, touchy you
Me, I'm touchy, touching love is the best I can do

Hey, this time you've gone too far
Don't you know how touchy we are
Hey, this time you've gone too far
Don't you know how touchy we are
Come on, come on, don't you know I'm touchy

Hey, this time you've gone too far
Don't you know how touchy we are
Hey, this time you've gone too far
Don't you know how touchy we are
Come on, come on, don't you know I'm touchy

Me, I'm touchy, touchy you
Me, I'm touchy, and you know what to do
Me, I'm touchy, touchy, touchy you
Me, I'm touchy, touching love is the best I can do

​a-ha

A-ha is a Norweigian synth pop group formed in 1982. All ten of their studio albums have either reached #1 or #2 in Norway – the first three also reaching the top 10 in several countries across Europe – with a total of over 35 million sold worldwide. They became a ‘teen pin-up band’ and were followed by screaming, enthusiastic fans. In 2012, all three members were appointed to knighthood in Norway for their contributions to music.

Frontman Morten Harket was lured away from the blues/soul group Soldier Blue in 1982 by keyboardist Magne Furuholmen to join his band with guitarist Paul Waaktaar. When Harket saw a song in Waaktaar’s notebook that was going to be titled either “a-ha” or “A-hem”, he suggested naming the band “a-ha”.

A year later, the band released their debut single “Take On Me” in 1984 to huge success in Norway. However, when the song was re-recorded and re-released alongside their debut album Hunting High And Low in the summer of 1985 it achieved massive international success, reaching #1 in eleven countries. Its success was definitely aided by its groundbreaking, award-winning music video of pencil-sketch animation combined with live-action shots.