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{{short description|1979 song by Journey}}
{{Infobox single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Songs -->
{{more citations needed|date=March 2018}}
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| Name = Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'
{{Infobox song
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| Cover =
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| name = Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin{{'-}}
| Caption =
| cover = Lovin',_Touchin',_Squeezin'_-_Journey.jpg
| Artist = [[Journey (band)|Journey]]
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| alt =
| Album = [[Evolution (Journey album)|Evolution]]| B-side = "Daydream"
| Released = September 1979
| type = single
| Format = 7" single
| artist = [[Journey (band)|Journey]]
| Recorded = [[Cherokee Studios]], [[Los Angeles, California]], 1978
| album = [[Evolution (Journey album)|Evolution]]
| Genre = [[Pop rock]]
| B-side = Daydream
| released = 25 June 1979 (US)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=Journey#search_section|title=RIAA certifications}}</ref>
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| Length = 3:55
*September 1979 (Europe) <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Journey&titel=Lovin%27,+Touchin%27,+Squeezin%27&cat=s|title=Journey - Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'|first=Steffen|last=Hung|website=Hitparade.ch|access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref>
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| Label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| recorded = [[Cherokee Studios]], [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], 1978
| Writer = [[Steve Perry]]
| Producer = [[Roy Thomas Baker]]
| studio =
| Certification =
| venue =
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]<ref name="Breithaupt 2000">{{cite book|title= Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s|first1=Don|last1=Breithaupt|first2= Jeff|last2= Breithaupt|date= July 17, 2000|chapter= Artificial Heart: Corporate Rock|page= 57|publisher=[[St. Martin's Press|St. Martin's Griffin]]|isbn=978-0-312-19821-3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kh04AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT95}}</ref>
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| Last single = "Just The Same Way"<br/>(1979)
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| length = 3:55
| This single = "'''Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin''''"<br/>(1979)
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| label = [[Columbia Records|Columbia]]
| Next single = "Too Late"<br/>(1980)
| writer = [[Steve Perry]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1860388-Journey-Lovin-Touchin-Squeezin|title=Journey – Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' (1979, Santa Maria Pressing, Vinyl)|access-date=28 December 2021|website=Discogs.com}}</ref>
| producer = [[Roy Thomas Baker]]
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| prev_title = Just The Same Way
| prev_year = 1979
| next_title = Too Late
| next_year = 1980
| misc = {{External music video|type=single|{{YouTube|fTkHFQC3wow|Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'}}}}
}}
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'''"Lovin', Touchin' Squeezin'"''' is a single by American rock group [[Journey (band)|Journey]]. It was released in 1979.
"'''Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin{{'-}}'''" is a song by American rock group [[Journey (band)|Journey]] released as a single in 1979 from the album ''[[Evolution (Journey album)|Evolution]]''. Lyrically, the song is about a woman who is cheating on her boyfriend, the narrator, but at the end of the song the woman's lover is cheating on her. Distraught, the woman goes to the narrator in the hope that he will take her back, but he rebuffs her and tells her "Now it's your time, girl, to cry."


==Chart performance==
It was Journey's first hit single, reaching #16 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] in November of that year, It also reached #12 in Canada, and #37 in New Zealand.
The song was Journey's first Top 40 hit in the United States, reaching No. 16 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] in November of that year.<ref>{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=334}}</ref> Outside the US, "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin{{'-}}" reached No. 12 in Canada and No. 37 in New Zealand.

Some classic rock stations play this song as a segue into "City of the Angels", much like Journey's previous songs "[[Feeling That Way]]/Anytime". However, on most contemporary hit stations, "Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin'" is only played.


==Music video==
==Music video==

In July 1979, a music video was released for this song. It was directed by [[Bruce Gowers]], best known for directing videos for [[Queen (band)|Queen]], [[Michael Jackson]], and [[Prince (musician)|Prince]].
In July 1979, a music video was released for this song. It was directed by [[Bruce Gowers]], best known for directing videos for [[Queen (band)|Queen]], [[Michael Jackson]], and [[Prince (musician)|Prince]].


==Personnel==
==In popular culture==
*[[Steve Perry]] – lead vocals
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*The original recording of "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" appeared in the pilot episode of ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' and was used and recorded by the cast of ''Glee'' for a mash-up with "[[Any Way You Want It]]" for the first season finale.
*[[Neal Schon]] – guitars, backing vocals
*[[Gregg Rolie]] – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
*[[Ross Valory]] – bass guitar, backing vocals
*[[Steve Smith (musician)|Steve Smith]] – drums, percussion

===Additional musicians===
*Greg Werner – backing vocals{{Citation needed|date=February 2020}}

==Cover versions==
*"Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin{{'-}}" was covered by progressive metal band [[Dream Theater]] on their 1995 EP ''[[A Change of Seasons]]'', as part of "The Big Medley" which closes the EP.

==Use in media==
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*The original recording of "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin{{'-}}" appeared in the pilot episode of ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' and was used and recorded by the cast of ''Glee'' in a mash-up with "[[Any Way You Want It]]" for the [[Glee (season 1)|season one]] [[Journey to Regionals|finale]].
*The song was used in the second episode of the [[American Dad! (season 15)|fifteenth season]] of ''[[American Dad!]]'', “Paranoid Frandroid”, as a song on [[List of American Dad! characters|Snot’s]] jukebox in his basement.

== Certifications ==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|title=Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'|artist=Journey|type=single|award=Platinum|access-date=January 26, 2024|number=2|relyear=1979|certyear=2024}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}


==References==
==References==
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{{Journey}}

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[[Category:Songs written by Neal Schon]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Roy Thomas Baker]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Bruce Gowers]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Bruce Gowers]]
[[Category:Columbia Records singles]]

Latest revision as of 05:25, 23 November 2024

"Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'"
Single by Journey
from the album Evolution
B-side"Daydream"
Released25 June 1979 (US)[1]
  • September 1979 (Europe) [2]
RecordedCherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California, 1978
GenreRock[3]
Length3:55
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Steve Perry[4]
Producer(s)Roy Thomas Baker
Journey singles chronology
"Just The Same Way"
(1979) 		"Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'"
(1979) 		"Too Late"
(1980)
Music video
Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' on YouTube

"Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" is a song by American rock group Journey released as a single in 1979 from the album Evolution. Lyrically, the song is about a woman who is cheating on her boyfriend, the narrator, but at the end of the song the woman's lover is cheating on her. Distraught, the woman goes to the narrator in the hope that he will take her back, but he rebuffs her and tells her "Now it's your time, girl, to cry."

Chart performance

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The song was Journey's first Top 40 hit in the United States, reaching No. 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 in November of that year.[5] Outside the US, "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" reached No. 12 in Canada and No. 37 in New Zealand.

Music video

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In July 1979, a music video was released for this song. It was directed by Bruce Gowers, best known for directing videos for Queen, Michael Jackson, and Prince.

Personnel

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Additional musicians

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Cover versions

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  • "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'" was covered by progressive metal band Dream Theater on their 1995 EP A Change of Seasons, as part of "The Big Medley" which closes the EP.

Use in media

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "RIAA certifications".
  2. ^ Hung, Steffen. "Journey - Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  3. ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (July 17, 2000). "Artificial Heart: Corporate Rock". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.
  4. ^ "Journey – Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' (1979, Santa Maria Pressing, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  5. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 334.
  6. ^ "American single certifications – Journey – Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
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