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“Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'” by Journey

From the album Evolution (1979)

“Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'” by Journey appears on 54 radio countdowns from 24 stations between 1982 and 2026. It was first released in 1979 on the album Evolution. Its best result is #95 on the DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #447 classic rock song of all time.

54countdowns
24stations
#95best position
0#1 finishes
0top 10 finishes
1982–2026years charted

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Journey - Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' (Official HD Video - 1979)

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"Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" came off Journey's 1979 album Evolution as a single, and it's a kiss-off with a sly swagger. Steve Perry wrote it on his own and sings the tale: his girl has been stepping out on him, then her new man does the same to her, and when she comes crawling back he shows her the door.

Roy Thomas Baker produced it alongside Gregg Rolie, Neal Schon, Steve Smith and Ross Valory, and mixed it too, with Rolie on keyboards, Schon on guitars, Valory on bass and Smith on drums. It gave Journey their first Top 40 hit in the States, peaking at No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 that November, and Bruce Gowers, the director behind videos for Queen, Michael Jackson and Prince, shot its clip in July 1979.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

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All-time and decade countdowns

Year#StationCountdownof
1982 102 95.5 KLOS KLOS Memorial Day 500 (1982) 499
1994 245 KISW KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) 1000
1997 574 102.3 WBAB WBAB Top 1,023 Rock and Roll Songs of All Time (1997) 1023
1997 250 100.7 WZLX WZLX Memorial 500 (1997) 499
2002 267 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2002) 923
2004 266 92.3 KGON KGON Top 923 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2004) 923
2011 654 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1100 Countdown (2011) 1100
2012 671 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1200 Countdown (2012) 1200
2012 112 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2012) 500
2013 839 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) 1000
2013 209 Big 100 BIG 500 Labor Day Countdown (2013) 500
2013 345 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2013) 500
2014 456 Big 100 BIG 1000 New Year's Countdown (2014) 1000
2014 572 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) 1000
2015 181 I-95 I-95 Memorial Day Weekend Top 500 (2015) 500
2015 330 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2015) 500
2015 847 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) 1007
2016 357 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2016) 500
2016 358 102.9 The Whale 102.9 The Whale Hartford 500 (2016) 500
2016 253 Qfm96 Qfm96 Memorial Day 500 (2016) 500
2016 336 100.7 WZLX 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Countdown for 2016 1007
2017 369 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2017) 500
2017 244 97.9 The Loop 97.9 The Loop Top 540 Countdown (2017) 540
2017 354 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2017) 500
2018 371 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2018) 500
2018 346 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2018) 500
2019 287 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2019) 500
2019 384 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2019) 500
2019 493 Big 100 BIG 500 Memorial Day Countdown (2019) 500
2020 263 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2020) 500
2020 649 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2020) 1025
2020 387 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2020) 500
2021 400 99.1 PLR 99.1 PLR Big 500 (2021) 500
2021 456 WCSX WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) 499
2022 427 97.1 The River River 500 (2022) 500
2022 741 102.5 KZOK KZOK Classic Rock Top 1025 (2022) 1025
2022 411 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2022 413 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2022) 500
2022 329 94.1 KRNA KRNA Memorial Day 500 (2022) 500
2023 468 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 329 101.5 WPDH WPDH Top 1015 (2023) 1015
2023 402 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2023) 500
2023 251 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2023) 500
2023 397 97.1 The Drive 97.1 The Drive Memorial Day Weekend Rock N Roll 500 (2023) 500
2024 232 KSHE 95 KSHE 95 Rock N' Roll 500 (2024) 500
2024 445 KQRS KQRS KQ 500 (2024) 499
2024 296 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2024) 499
2024 954 Q104.3 Q104.3 Top 1,043 Classic Rock Songs of All Time (2024) 1043
2025 229 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2025) 500
2025 95 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2025) 500
2025 264 97 Rock 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2025) 500
2026 207 WMGK WMGK Philly 500 (2026) 500
2026 412 100.7 KSLX KSLX Arizona 500 (2026) 500
2026 275 102.5 WDVE DVE Memorial Day 500 (2026) 500

Also listed as: Lovin', Touchin,' Squeezin'; Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'; Lovin, Touchin, Squeez; Lovin',Touchin',Squeezin; Lovin',Touchin',Squeezin'; Lovin, Touchin, Squeezin.

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