Touch, Peel and Stand
| "Touch, Peel and Stand" | ||||
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| Single by Days of the New | ||||
| from the album Days of the New | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | July 1997 | |||
| Length | 4:57 | |||
| Label | Outpost | |||
| Songwriter | Travis Meeks | |||
| Producer | Scott Litt | |||
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| "Touch, Peel and Stand" on YouTube | ||||
"Touch, Peel and Stand" is a song by the American rock band Days of the New, released as the lead single from their self-titled debut album. It was released in July 1997 and reached number one on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, retaining the spot for a then-record 16 weeks. The song also rose to number six on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, becoming their first top-10 hit on the chart. The song was named the "Greatest of All-Time Mainstream Rock Song" by Billboard in 2021.
"Touch, Peel and Stand" is known for its raw, acoustic feel and maintains considerable radio play to this day. Despite the fact that Travis Meeks writes the majority of the songs by Days of the New, and considers it his own personal project, he has praised Matt Taul's cymbal-heavy percussion in the song. In a 2008 interview, Meeks noted, "As far as I'm concerned, he owns the track."
The cover art of the "Touch, Peel and Stand" CD single borrows a photograph from the band's debut album liner notes. This depicts the Wrestling Superstars figure of George "The Animal" Steele. The rubber figure is heavily battered with both his head and left arm torn off.