Mariah Carey: 'Touch My Body'

Released on Monday, Mar 31 2008

Published Tuesday, Mar 4 2008, 10:48 GMT | By Nick Levine | 17 comments

After staging a fairly astonishing comeback with 2005's The Emancipation of Mimi, an album that launched two US number one singles and sold ten million copies worldwide, who can blame Mariah Carey for sticking to a winning formula? 'Touch My Body', the trailer single from album number eleven, E=MC², rides the same silky-smooth, mid-tempo vibe as Mimi's best moments.

Over a simple, hypnotic keyboard riff and finger-click beats, Carey makes her moves on a boy who's got her "temperature through the roof", sighing and purring like a lustful kitten. This being the age of the internet sex scandal, her advances come with a proviso: "If that's a camera up in here, then I better not catch this flick on YouTube." Though 'Touch My Body' initially seems rather slight, its cooing, sensual charms soon take hold, suggesting the wind's still very much behind the Carey comeback bandwagon.

> Click here to watch the 'Touch My Body' video

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Lewis, on July 27th, 2010
I never bothered to listen to this when it was out but I stumbled across it in September last year and I've loved it ever since. I just can't stop listening to it, it never gets old!

william halton, on July 1st, 2010
this is a very amusing song me and my friends love it.... marry me :) i can give you everything u want ;)

Jordan, Edinburgh, on April 30th, 2008
Great song, It gets in you head and keeps on growing on you! Well done Mariah!

Battle Creek, MI, on April 23rd, 2008
this was a god interview but i would have liked to know what her inspiration is!!!

Kirk Vickers, on April 22nd, 2008
it was realeased on my birth day

Fierce, on April 1st, 2008
great video, great song! can't wait for the album to come out!

Magno, Brasil, on March 31st, 2008
The old same thing. Mimi has better songs in exactly same structure. Looks like Mariah will not change the formula (literally), and thats sad, `cause she's just a great singer.

Trey, Kent, on March 27th, 2008
It's awesome. A classic mid-tempo groove from Carey, and she's doing what she does best. Her vocals sound very strong and that Piano hook gets me every time. The music video is also pretty damn cool, and shows that she can laugh at her own image. Her body is ROCKIN' by the way! This is the hotness right here - can't wait for the album!

Alexis Johnson, Florida, on March 26th, 2008
this song is real hot but it could be better with a boy in the song rappin to.

Sarah, South London, on March 15th, 2008
This song really isn't that great, and the video isn't either!

Brian, Maryland, on March 12th, 2008
As a lead single I think she chose wisely to wake people up to pay attention that Mariah's back. Her second single (like We Belong Together) will surely be a #1 mega-smash!

Scott, Hertfordshire, on March 11th, 2008
Sounds too much like her old material, she needs to branch out more.

David, Ireland, on March 7th, 2008
When Mariah is good - she's great. When she's average - she's average. To me... she took the safe route. And to me, after a three year hiatus I was hoping to something more edgier. More like Pop R & B by numbers. I like M, but think she can do better.

Matt, London, on March 5th, 2008
Bland and Boring, it sounds like a left out track from her latest record... Time to experiment a bit more!

Aisha, London, on March 4th, 2008
I was disappointed when I first heard it but it has grown on me loads. It's a cool jam to chill out to. Can't wait for the next single and the album. I'm sure the best is yet to come!!

Alan, Cork, on March 4th, 2008
Ok, it's not that bad a song, but after almost a three year break, well, I was expectiing something a bit better.

Shortie, Bolton, on March 4th, 2008
Catchy song, but I think most of her songs sound the same.