Magic Touch (Mike Oldfield song)

"Magic Touch"
Single by Mike Oldfield
from the album Islands
Released	November 1987 (1987-11)
Recorded	circa. 1987
Genre	Pop rock
Length	4:04
Label	Virgin
Songwriter(s)	Mike Oldfield
Producer(s)	Mike Oldfield Geoffrey Downes
Mike Oldfield singles chronology
"The Time Has Come" (1987) "Magic Touch" (1987) "Flying Start" (1988)
United States release cover

"Magic Touch" is a single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1987 (see 1987 in music). It is from the album Islands.

Charts

The song charted at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart in January 1988.

Chart (1988)	Position
Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	10

Release details

It was only released in the USA, Germany and Australia. The music video for this single was directed by Alex Proyas and filmed at Mentmore Towers in Buckinghamshire. The video for the song was available on The Wind Chimes and Elements.

Vocalists

The original mix features Max Bacon on lead vocals and John Payne on backing vocals. The version with Max Bacon does not appear on the European releases of the Islands album, due to Bacon still being under contract to Arista Records at the time. However, Bacon's vocals do appear on the US album version, which was not released until 1988 in an attempt to capitalize on Bacon's familiarity to US audiences as the vocalist of GTR. The UK album version features Jim Price on vocals.

Artwork

The single's artwork differed in the UK and US. The UK artwork showed Oldfield standing in front of a blue background, on which shadows of hands are present. The US artwork is in a similar style to the album cover, showing hands rising out of the ocean.

Track listing

1. "Magic Touch" (Original mix edit) – 4:04
2. "Music for the Video Wall" – 4:34
3. "Magic Touch" (Original mix) – 4:13