Question: when did you can't touch this come out
Answer: `` U Ca n't Touch This '' Single by MC Hammer from the album Please Hammer , Do n't Hurt ' Em B - side `` Dancin ' Machine '' Released January 13 , 1990 Format 12 '' vinyl 7 '' vinyl CD single cassette Recorded Genre Hip hop pop - rap Length 4 : 16 Label Capitol ( US ) Songwriter ( s ) Stanley Burrell Rick James Alonzo Miller Producer ( s ) MC Hammer MC Hammer singles chronology `` They Put Me in the Mix '' ( 1989 ) `` U Ca n't Touch This '' ( 1990 ) `` Have You Seen Her '' ( 1990 ) `` They Put Me in the Mix '' ( 1989 ) `` U Ca n't Touch This '' ( 1990 ) `` Have You Seen Her '' ( 1990 ) Music video `` U Ca n't Touch This '' on YouTube