"Everytime We Touch" is a song jointly co-written and performed by Scottish singer

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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

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later borrowed the song's chorus for their 2005 single " Everytime We Touch".

Critical reception

Roch Parisien from

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described the song as "a dreamy, memorable love song" in his review of '' Echoes''.

Formats and track listings

CD single # "Everytime We Touch" (radio mix) – 3:59 # "Gaia" – 2:41 # "Everytime We Touch" (long version) – 7:18 # "Everytime We Touch" (Rhythm mix) – 4:21 7-inch single # "Everytime We Touch" – 3:59 # "Gaia" – 2:41 12-inch single # "Everytime We Touch" (long version) – 7:18 # "Everytime We Touch" – 3:59 # "Everytime We Touch" (Rhythm mix) – 4:21 Cassette single # "Everytime We Touch" – 3:59 # "Gaia" – 2:41

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Cascada usage

In 2005, the song's chorus was borrowed, with permission from Reilly, for a

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version also called " Everytime We Touch", performed by German

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. 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. 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

1992 songs 1992 singles EMI Records singles Maggie Reilly songs Number-one singles in Norway {{1990s-pop-song-stub