Everytime We Touch (Maggie Reilly song)

"Everytime We Touch" is a song jointly co-written and performed by Scottish singer Maggie Reilly for her 1992 debut solo album, Echoes. Reilly collaborated with Stuart Mackillop and Peter Risavy to write the song, which Armand Volker produced. Released on the Mambo Musik Records label, "Everytime We Touch" became a European hit, reaching number one in Norway for eight weeks. German dance music group Cascada later borrowed the song's chorus for their 2005 single "Everytime We Touch".

"Everytime We Touch"
Single by Maggie Reilly
from the album Echoes
B-side	"Gaia"
Released	1992
Genre	Pop rock[1]
Length	3:59
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	Maggie Reilly, Stuart Mackillop, Peter Risavy
Producer(s)	Armand Volker
Maggie Reilly singles chronology
"What About Tomorrow's Children" (1991) "Everytime We Touch" (1992) "Wait" (1992)
Music video
"Everytime We Touch on YouTube

Critical reception

Roch Parisien from AllMusic described the song as "a dreamy, memorable love song" in his review of Echoes.^[2]

Formats and track listings

CD single

1. "Everytime We Touch" (radio mix) – 3:59
2. "Gaia" – 2:41
3. "Everytime We Touch" (long version) – 7:18
4. "Everytime We Touch" (Rhythm mix) – 4:21

7-inch single

1. "Everytime We Touch" – 3:59
2. "Gaia" – 2:41

12-inch single

1. "Everytime We Touch" (long version) – 7:18
2. "Everytime We Touch" – 3:59
3. "Everytime We Touch" (Rhythm mix) – 4:21

Cassette single

1. "Everytime We Touch" – 3:59
2. "Gaia" – 2:41

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992–1993) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 5 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 47 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[5] 21 Finland (IFPI)[6] 10 Germany (GfK)[7] 16 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[8] 4 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 63 Norway (VG-lista)[10] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 34 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 24 UK Singles (OCC)[13][full citation needed] 99 Chart (2024) Peak position Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[14] 64

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[15] 27 Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 55

Cascada usage

In 2005, the song's chorus was borrowed, with permission from Reilly, for a Eurodance version also called "Everytime We Touch", performed by German dance music group Cascada. This cover version was also a hit in Europe and became a top-10 in the United States, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[17] Although the new version has different verses, the writing credit still appears the same as it appeared on the original recording by Maggie Reilly.

References

1. Billboard Staff (19 October 2023). "The 500 Best Pop Songs: Staff List". Billboard. Retrieved 16 February 2024. 'Everytime We Touch' borrowed its title and chorus from a 1992 pop-rock European hit by Scottish singer-songwriter Maggie Reilly...
2. Parisien, Roch. "Maggie Reilly – Echoes". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
3. "Maggie Reilly – Everytime We Touch" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
4. "Maggie Reilly – Everytime We Touch" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
5. "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. 18 July 1992. p. 17. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
6. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 27. 4 July 1992. p. 24. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
7. "Maggie Reilly – Everytime We Touch" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
8. "Maggie Reilly – Everytime We Touch" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
9. "Maggie Reilly – Everytime We Touch" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
10. "Maggie Reilly – Everytime We Touch". VG-lista. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
11. "Maggie Reilly – Everytime We Touch". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
12. "Maggie Reilly – Everytime We Touch". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
13. UK singles chart, w/e 27 February 1993, two weeks in the top 100
14. "OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay" (Select week 14.09.2024–20.09.2024.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
15. "Jahreshitparade Singles 1992" (in German). Retrieved 21 August 2023.
16. "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1992" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
17. "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. 11 March 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2023.