"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
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. Outside the US, "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin" reached No. 12 in Canada and No. 37 in New Zealand.
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, Michael Jackson, and Prince.
Personnel
Additional musicians
- Greg Werner â backing vocals
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
- The original recording of "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin" appeared in the pilot episode of Glee and was used and recorded by the cast of Glee in a mash-up with "Any Way You Want It" for the season one finale.
- The song was used in the second episode of the fifteenth season of American Dad!, âÂÂParanoid FrandroidâÂÂ, as a song on SnotâÂÂs jukebox in his basement.
- In episode 2, season 3 of Scrubs, J.D. mentions booking a Journey cover band called the Lovin', Touchin', Squeezins for Turk and Carla's wedding.
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