Magic Touch (song)

Magic Touch (song)
"Magic Touch"
Single by Mike Oldfield
from the album Islands
Released February 22, 1988 (1988-02-22)
Recorded circa. 1987
Genre Pop rock
Length 4:04
Label Virgin Records
Writer(s) Mike Oldfield
Producer Mike Oldfield
Geoffrey Downes
Mike Oldfield singles chronology
"The Time Has Come"
(1987)
"Magic Touch"
(1988)
"Flying Start"
(1988)
United States release cover

"Magic Touch" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music). It is from the album Islands.

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Charts

The song charted at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart.[1]

Chart Position
Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks 10

Release details

It was only released in the USA, Germany and Australia. The music video for this single was directed by Alex Proyas. The video for the song was available on The Wind Chimes and Elements.

Vocalists

The original mix features Max Bacon on vocals. This version does not appear on the Islands album, due to Max Bacon still being under contract to Arista Records at the time.[2] The UK album version features Jim Price on vocals.

Artwork

The single's artwork differed in the UK and US. The UK artwork showed Oldfield standing on a blue background, covered in shadows of hands. The US artwork is in a similar style to the album cover, showing hands rising out of the ocean.

Track listing

  1. "Magic Touch" (Original mix edit) – 4:04
  2. "Music for the Video Wall" – 4:34
  3. "Magic Touch" (Original mix) – 4:13

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