How to Touch a Girl

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"How to Touch a Girl"
Universal
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Billy Steinberg
  • Josh Alexander
JoJo singles chronology
"Too Little Too Late"
(2006) 		"How to Touch a Girl"
(2006) 		"Anything"
(2007)
Audio sample

"How to Touch a Girl" is a song by American singer JoJo from her second studio album, The High Road (2006). It was released in the United States only as the album's second single on November 14, 2006. Written by JoJo, Billy Steinberg, and Josh Alexander and produced by Steinberg and Alexander, it was the first single of JoJo's career on which she is credited as a writer.[1] The song makes a lyrical reference to Whitney Houston's 1985 song "Saving All My Love for You" in its bridge.

Critical reception

The song was well received by critics. Chuck Taylor of

the previous hit. Despite the bizarre, almost perverse title, this track could propel the burgeoning talent all the way."[2] In a review of The High Road, Bill Lamb called the song "a near perfect piece of teen pop."[3]

Chart performance

"How to Touch a Girl" failed to chart on the US

Pop 100 Airplay component chart of the latter in early 2007.[4]

Music video

The music video, directed by Syndrome, premiered on

vinyl records, sitting on a staircase, and singing on a Los Angeles rooftop at sunset. There are also scenes of her in an apartment in a green dress; special effects allow JoJo to be seen multiple times in the same shot. There is also a storyline involving a young couple on a date. Near the end of the video, a boy played by Cody Longo
, seemingly her boyfriend, meets JoJo in her room with the albums, and the two embrace.

Track listing
  1. "How to Touch a Girl" (Radio Edit) – 4:02
  2. "How to Touch a Girl" (Instrumental) – 4:30
  3. "How to Touch a Girl" (Call Out Hook) – 0:42

Charts

Chart (2006–2007) Peak
position
US
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[7]
 4
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[4] 76

References

  1. Viacom
    . Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  2. Nielsen Business Media
    . p. 43. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  3. About.com. Archived from the original
    on February 22, 2007. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  4. ^
    All Media Network
    . Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  5. Apple Inc
    . Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  6. ^ "JoJo (3) - How To Touch A Girl (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. 14 November 2006. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  7. Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
    for JoJo. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
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