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Out of Touch (Dove Cameron song)

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"Out of Touch"
Single by Dove Cameron
ReleasedDecember 6, 2019 (2019-12-06)
RecordedMarch–April 2018
GenrePop rock[1]
Length3:15
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Dove Cameron singles chronology
"So Good"
(2019)
"Out of Touch"
(2019)
"Remember Me"
(2020)
Music video
"Out of Touch" on YouTube

"Out of Touch" is a song by American singer Dove Cameron, released on December 6, 2019, through Disruptor and Columbia.

Background

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Cameron announced the song's release on December 2, 2019, by posting a picture on social media of a file titled "Out of Touch Explicit (Mastered)" with the caption "12/6".[2] She teased the song the following day posting a picture on social media with handwritten lyrics of the song.[3] Cameron called the song "One of her favourite tracks she has done so far".[4] It was one of the first songs she recorded for her "new music era".[5]

Composition

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"Out of Touch" is a pop-rock song above a "mellow, mid-tempo guitar riff".[6] The song was written in the key of B major with a tempo of 80 beats per minute.[7] The song is about Cameron "recovering from a tiff with her lover and how she hopes to reconcile" and "wanting this person to keep being honest with her, even when she doesn't handle it well".[6]

Music video

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The music video accompanied the song's release.[8] It sees Cameron singing to the camera on a rooftop with a city setting in the background.[9] At the end of the video, Cameron runs into the arms of her partner Thomas Doherty.[9]

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from Tidal.[10]

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various December 6, 2019
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References

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  1. ^ "Dove Cameron Mixes It Up With Rocky "Out Of Touch"". Idolator. December 6, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "DOVE on Instagram: "12/6"". Instagram. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "DOVE on Instagram: "so fucking 🔜"". Instagram. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "DOVE on Instagram: "on ♡ friday ♡ one of my favorite tracks i've done so far will be released 🥺"". Instagram. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "DOVE on Instagram: "been such an incredible week for my baby #outoftouch !! thank you so much for all your love on it. mind blowing . touch was 1 of the first..."". Instagram. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Spanos, Brittany (December 6, 2019). "Dove Cameron's 'Out of Touch' Video Marks a 'Big Step' Toward Finding Her Sound". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  7. ^ "Key & BPM for Out Of Touch by Dove Cameron | Tunebat". tunebat.com. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  8. ^ DoveCameronVEVO (December 5, 2019). "Dove Cameron – Out Of Touch (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  9. ^ a b Law, Angela (December 6, 2019). "Dove Cameron's "Out of Touch" Video Features Thomas Doherty, and There Go Our Hearts". POPSUGAR Entertainment. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  10. ^ "Dove Cameron / Out of Touch / Credits". Tidal. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  11. ^ Out of Touch – Single by Dove Cameron, retrieved March 18, 2020