Untouched (song)

"Untouched"
Single by the Veronicas
from the album Hook Me Up
B-side"Hollywood"
Released8 December 2007 (2007-12-08)
Genre
Length
  • 4:14 (album version)
  • 3:21 (radio edit)
  • 3:41 (video edit)
LabelSire
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Toby Gad
The Veronicas singles chronology
"Hook Me Up"
(2007)
"Untouched"
(2007)
"This Love"
(2008)
The Veronicas UK singles chronology
"Untouched"
(2009)
"4ever"
(2009)
The Veronicas US singles chronology
"When It All Falls Apart"
(2006)
"Untouched"
(2008)
"Take Me on the Floor"
(2009)

"Untouched" is a song by Australian duo the Veronicas, which is featured on their second studio album, Hook Me Up (2007). Toby Gad assisted the duo in writing the song and also produced it. It was released as the second single from the band's album in Australia on 10 December 2007, and as the first single in the UK and US. In October 2024, 17 years after its release, "Untouched" returned to the Australian ITunes chart at number 1.

"Untouched" received generally positive reviews from music critics, which applauded the departure from their previous music, with some highlighting it as the album's standout track and comparing it to the work of Pink and Avril Lavigne. The song was commercially successful worldwide, as the song reached number seventeen on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming the group's only top twenty there and was known as their breakthrough single. The song also peaked at number eight in the United Kingdom, number two in their native Australia, number nine in New Zealand and at number one in Ireland. The song was certified double platinum by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling over one million shipments there.[1]

An accompanying music video was released for the single, directed by Anthony Rose, where it was shot in Sydney, Australia. The video received generally positive reviews, having over 60 million hits on YouTube.[2] The song was featured in 90210,[3] The Hills and then in Hellcats and also featured in EA Sports game, FIFA 09. The song has also been nominated for different awards, being nominated for Highest Selling Single at the ARIA Music Awards and nominated for Favorite Song at the Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference RIAA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "The Veronicas - Untouched (Video)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Untouched on 90210". The Veronicas. 9 February 2009. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2011.