Title: Touch My Body Content: "Touch My Body" is a song co-written by American singer Mariah Carey, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Crystal "Cri$tyle" Johnson and Terius "The- Dream" Nash for Carey's 11th studio album, E=MC². It is the first single off E=MC². The single was produced by Carey and Stewart. ==Background== Mariah talking about why she chose "Touch My Body" as the first single of the album: -Mariah Carey ==Release and reception== The song was chosen as the lead single of the album during a vote with producer L.A. Reid and staff in Island Records.Adam Sherwin. ‘Days of demanding divas are numbered’. The Times Online. February 2, 2008. Retrieved February 8, 2008. Carey stated that the group "decided to just go with the mid-tempo and everybody kinda liked the song 'cause it's just fun and cute and sexy and sweet". The song was transmitted digitally to radio stations on February 12 at 6:30pm ET for immediate airplay via All Access.All Access. All Access (main page). Retrieved February 7, 2008. The single went for adds on radio station playlists on February 19."Touch My Body" premiered on Chicago's hit rhythmic radio station, B96, ahead of schedule at 4:00pm.B96. Mariah Carey’s New Single to Hit the B96 Airwaves Today!. February 12, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2008.Straight Outta NYC. Mimi Introduces "Touch My Body". February 12, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2008. ===Reviews=== Reviews of the song by critics were mostly good. Blender said that it was a "pop genius making genius pop".Blender. Listen: Mariah's New Sex Tape-Themed Smash . Retrieved February 13, 2008. Bill Lamb from About.com gave "Touch My Body" 4 out of 5 stars.Bill Lamb. About.com Reviews "Touch My Body" . About.com. Retrieved February 19, 2008. Newsday named it as the "Song of the Week", saying that it was her best first single on an album since "Heartbreaker".Glenn Gamboa. Reviews: Bell X1's 'Flock,' Moorer's 'Mockingbird'. February 19, 2008. Retrieved February 19, 2008. Rolling Stone gave it 3.5 stars in its March 6, 2008 issue.Evan Serpick. Reviews: Touch My Body. Rolling Stone. March 6, 2008. == Music video == Brett Ratner is the director of the video. Ratner also directed Carey's videos for "I Still Believe", "Heartbreaker", "Thank God I Found You", "It's like That", and "We Belong Together". In an interview with AllHipHop.com, Ratner said, "Mariah is musically at the top of her game and has never looked better... This will be our 6th music video we have collaborated on and definitely the best one yet visually, as well as musically. The video for "Touch My Body" is the perfect combination of fantasy and comedy with Mariah looking more beautiful than she has ever looked, ever.". The video also stars Jack McBrayer from 30 Rock, a show that Carey is a fan of.People. 30 Rock's Jack McBrayer: Mariah Carey 'A Comedy Nerd' . February 29, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2008. Carey appeared on MTV's TRLMTV. Spankin" New Ladies Week. Retrieved February 26, 2008. and BET's 106 & Park on Wednesday, February 27, 2008, to premiere the video for "Touch My Body"; BET also played the video all day, every hour on the hour, until 106 & Park. VH1 posted a 45-second sneak peek on their blog on February 26, and subsequently posted the video in its entirety at midnight on February 27, 2008; the video was also posted on the Island Records website.VH1. Exclusive Mariah Carey Video Sneak Peek . February 25, 2008. Retrieved February 26, 2008. On March 5 the "Touch My Body" music video debuted at #1 on MTV's TRL countdown.MariahCarey.com. Touch My Body Debuts At #1 On TRL'. March 5, 2008. Retrieved March 5, 2008. ==Chart performance== Following the song's February 12 digital transmission, after only a day's worth of airplay, "Touch My Body" entered the Billboard Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs Chart at #78 the chart week of February 23, 2008.Fred Bronson. Chart Beat . February 14, 2008. Retrieved February 14, 2008. It is currently at #15 in its fourth chart week.Billboard. Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs: Touch My Body. March 15, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2008 It also debuted on airplay alone at #57 on the Billboard Hot 100 as the "Hot Shot" debut of the week,Jonathan Cohen. Flo Rida Makes It Nine Straight Atop Hot 100 . Billboard. February 21, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2008. and is currently #24. It also debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 at #97Billboard. Canadian Hot 100: Touch My Body. March 1, 2008. Retrieved February 21, 2008. and has since risen to #59.Billboard. Canadian Hot 100: Touch My Body. March 15, 2008. Retrieved March 6, 2008 ===Charts===