Song · Razorlight
“Golden Touch” by Razorlight
From the album Up All Night (2004)
“Golden Touch” by Razorlight appears on 15 radio countdowns from 7 stations between 2004 and 2014. It was first released in 2004 on the album Up All Night. Its best result is #39 on the WEQX Top 102.7 of 2004. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #161 alternative song of 2004 and #1,727 alternative song of all time.
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"Golden Touch" comes from Up All Night, Razorlight's 2004 debut album, and there's a real person behind it: Johnny Borrell wrote the words about Mairead Nash, the MTV2 and Queens of Noize DJ he'd had a brief relationship with. The band share the music credit, and John Cornfield produced, engineered and mixed it, keeping the guitars bright and jangly and Borrell's yelp right up front, full of cocky swagger.
Released as the album's fourth single that June, it went to number nine in Britain, and in 2006 Q magazine put it at 87 on its list of the 100 greatest songs ever. The single also carried a Jo Whiley session version featuring the Gospel Singers.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 90 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 2004 | 91 |
| 2004 | 65 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2004 | 101 |
| 2004 | 39 | 102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany) | WEQX Top 102.7 of 2004 | 103 |
| 2004 | 73 | WHTG Monmouth-Ocean, NJ | G106.3 Top 106 Songs of 2004 | 106 |
| 2005 | 140 | Y100 Philadelphia, PA | Y100 Top 150 Songs of 2005 | 150 |
| 2005 | 225 | ModernRock.com Online | ModernRock.com Top 400 Songs of 2005 | 400 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 362 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 500 |
| 2006 | 277 | Virgin Radio | Virgin Radio Top 500 Songs of All-Time (December 2006) | 500 |
| 2007 | 495 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 644 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 670 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 687 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 708 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 745 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 762 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
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