Touch It (Busta Rhymes song)

"Touch It"
Single by Busta Rhymes
from the album The Big Bang
Released	December 13, 2005
Format	CD single, digital download, Vinyl
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	3:34
Label	Aftermath/Interscope
Writer(s)	Busta Rhymes Swizz Beatz Thomas Bangalter Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
Producer(s)	Swizz Beatz
Busta Rhymes singles chronology
"Where's Your Money?" (2005) "Touch It" (2005) "I Love My Bitch" (2006)

"Touch It (Remix)"
Single by Busta Rhymes featuring Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose & DMX
Released	May 2006
Format	Single
Recorded	2006
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:00 5:49 (video)
Label	Aftermath, Interscope
Writer(s)	Busta Rhymes, Swizz Beatz, Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem Christo, Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose & DMX
Producer(s)	Swizz Beatz
Busta Rhymes chronology
"Touch It (Remix)" (2006) "I Love My Bitch" (2006)
Mary J. Blige chronology
"Touch It " (2006) "Touch It (Remix)" (2006) "I Love My Chick)" (2006)
Rah Digga chronology
"Touch It (Remix)" (2006)
Missy Elliott chronology
"We Run This" (2006) "Touch It (Remix)" (2006) "Love Me or Hate Me (Remix)" (2006)
Lloyd Banks chronology
"Karma" (2004) "Touch It (Remix)" (2006) "Hands Up" (2006)
Papoose chronology
"Touch It (Remix)" (2006)
DMX chronology
"Touch It (Remix)" (2006)

"Touch It" is a song by Busta Rhymes which contains a sample from "Technologic" by the electronic band Daft Punk. Released in December 13, 2005, it was the first single from Rhymes' Aftermath/Interscope debut, The Big Bang. The song charted well in New Zealand peaking at number one on the RIANZ Singles Chart.

The release date for the single in the UK was 15 May 2006. However, due to UK chart rules allowing songs to chart on download sales alone, one week before the single's physical release, "Touch It" managed to make the top 40, entering at #23 on download sales only. After the physical single release, the song climbed to #6, its peak position. The song had a strong chart run initially, spending seven weeks inside the top 30 there, however, because the physical copies of the single were deleted, the single was withdrawn from the chart due to new chart rules stating that singles could only remain in the chart for two weeks after their physical deletion. This is why the record seemingly fell from the UK top 75 from the top 30. The song was also popular on the charts in the U.S., peaking at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the chart in New Zealand.

4:00

Swizz Beatz

After the release of "Touch It", a series of remixes were set into play. The main remix features Mary J. Blige, Rah Digga, Missy Elliott, Lloyd Banks, Papoose, & DMX. The result was five popular versions of the song and a video, each featuring different well-known hip-hop artists. An EP was released on iTunes featuring four of the remixes on March 7, 2006. The final full-length remix had an accompanying video.

In the opening of the video, the head cheerleader and the rest of the girls are in burgundy and silver outfits. Busta Rhymes then arrives and decides who runs the city. Upon the entrance of each performer, they mention something positive happening. After Bust and Spliff finish their battle (freestyle), the cheerleaders sing and step to the Touch It beat. An electronic machine makes a zapping-sound and a bolt of green lighting appears in the background.

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