After capturing the attention of a new generation with an all-new remix, DJ Mag has published a feature revealing the history behind Rui Da Silva’s house megahit “Touch Me ft. Cassandra”.
Rui Da Silva’s enduring classic “Touch Me” was released two decades ago. Reaching sales of 400,000, it hit No 1 in the UK and has remained a staple both on radio and on the dancefloor. In celebration of the track’s 20th anniversary, Da Silva has recently partnered with production duo PAX to create a new, contemporary rework of the tune. This has prompted DJ Mag to publish an in-depth feature examining the impact of “Touch Me” and taking a deep dive into its history.
“I was listening to the record over and over, and couldn’t get enough of it […] It was structured more like the way I understood a club record should be — a journey. But it also worked as a pop song.”
Rui Da Silva
Bruce Tantum of DJ Mag recounts the history of the track’s creation, observing that “as many of the best songs do, ‘Touch Me’ came together easily. Once in the studio, the two tried a few things out, with Fox sketching out lyrics for Da Silva’s embryonic backing track. The next day, she returned with completed lyrics and they recorded the song.” He goes on to speak with Da Silva about the track’s reception on the club scene: “With the summer season already heating up, Da Silva rushed to press up a batch of promo copies and started handing them out to his big-name DJ connections. The first on the list was, of course, Oakenfold, who at that point was heading up his long-running Perfecto party at Pacha in Ibiza. “That first night, he played it five times, and by the end of that summer, everyone was going crazy for the record,” Da Silva says.”
“It’s more than just that it reached No. 1. It’s the impact that it’s had on a generation of people, and it still has that impact.”
Rui Da Silva