U Can’t Touch This
~ Recording by MC Hammer
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track Artist | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Group Type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.2 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:15 | MC Hammer | Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ’Em | MC Hammer | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | C1-92856 |
| 1.2 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:17 | M.C. Hammer | Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ’Em | M.C. Hammer | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | CDEST 2120, CDP 7 92857 2 |
| 1.2 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:17 | M.C. Hammer | Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ’Em | M.C. Hammer | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | CDP 592857 |
| 1.2 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:17 | M.C. Hammer | Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ’Em | M.C. Hammer | Album | Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | C4-92857 | |
| 1.2 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:17 | M.C. Hammer | Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ’Em | M.C. Hammer | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | CDP 7 92857 2 |
| 1.2 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:17 | M.C. Hammer | Please Hammer Don’t Hurt ’Em | M.C. Hammer | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | CDP 7 92857 2 |
| 1.4 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:18 | M.C. Hammer | Now Dance 902 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram, Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations) | CD NOD 5 |
| 1.4 | U Can't Touch This | 4:18 | MC Hammer | Now Dance 902 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| PolyGram, Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations) | NOD 5 |
| 1.2 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:17 | M.C. Hammer | Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em | MC Hammer | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | TOCP-6295 |
| 1.6 | U Can’t Touch This (LP version) | 4:15 | M.C. Hammer | Pray | M.C. Hammer | Single |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | C2 15661 |
| 1.4 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:16 | M.C. Hammer | Die Stars und Hits des Jahres ’90 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| SR International | 69 620 3, 69 621 1, 69 622 9 |
| 1.1 | U Can't Touch This | 4:20 | MC Hammer | Formel Eins: Wet Hits! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Electrola GmbH (not for release label use! DE subsidiary of EMI Records from 1972–2002) | 686 7 95248 2 |
| 2.9 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:15 | MC Hammer | Het beste uit de Top 40 van ’90 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA (for use with NL/BE/FR releases only. see annotation) | |
| 1.5 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:16 | M. C. Hammer | Hit Fascination 6/90 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Top 13 Music-Club | 65 824 5 |
| 1.2 | U Can't Touch This | 4:17 | M.C. Hammer | Hit News 90, Volume 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| K‐tel (International budget record label) | CD 3686 |
| 1.13 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:08 | MC Hammer | Les Tubes 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 795 190-2 |
| 1.2 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:16 | MC Hammer | Nothing Compares …to the Hits of 1990 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDAL 795750 |
| 1.2 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:17 | M.C. Hammer | Please Hammer, Don’t Hurt ’Em | MC Hammer | Album |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | CDP 7 92857 2, D 134791 |
| 2.10 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:15 | MC Hammer | Ronny’s Pop Show 16 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 467501 2 |
| 1.1 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:17 | MC Hammer | Smash Hits 1990 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Dover Records | CCD 18 |
| 1.8 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:17 | MC Hammer | Turtles Power Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| TELDEC, wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | 9548-30120-2 |
| 1.1 | U Can’t Touch This (LP version) | 4:15 | MC Hammer | U Can’t Touch This | MC Hammer | Single |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | V-15571 |
| 1.1 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:17 | MC Hammer | U Can’t Touch This | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Festival Records (Australian) | CDAL 795326 |
| 1.1 | U Can’t Touch This (LP version) | 4:09 | MC Hammer | U Can’t Touch This | MC Hammer | Single |
| Capitol Records (imprint of Capitol Records, Inc.) | CDCL 578 |
| 1.2 | U Can’t Touch This (LP version) | 4:19 | MC Hammer | U Can’t Touch This (remix) | MC Hammer | Single |
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| 1.2 | U Can’t Touch This (LP version) | 4:19 | MC Hammer | U Can’t Touch This (remix) | MC Hammer | Single |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 560-20 3990 2 |
| 1.10 | U Can't Touch This | 4:16 | MC Hammer | Absolute Music 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.14 | U Can't Touch This | 4:16 | MC Hammer | Awesome!! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CDEMTV 58, CDP 7 96208 2 |
| 1.8 | U Can't Touch This | 4:19 | MC Hammer | Best of Better Bodies... Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| K-tel CH | 330021-2 |
| 1.2 | U Can't Touch This | 4:18 | MC Hammer | Hearts of Gold: The Rap Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | U Can't Touch This | 4:17 | MC Hammer | Billboard Decade of Music, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.15 | U Can't Touch This | 4:12 | MC Hammer | Mega Dance Party '92 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 4713452 |
| 2.15 | U Can't Touch This | 4:12 | MC Hammer | Mega Dance Party '92 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.7 | U Can't Touch This | 4:17 | MC Hammer | MTV Replay (Music From Past MTV Video Music Awards Winners) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Special Products | A2 23344 |
| 2.5 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:14 | M C Hammer | Now That’s What I Call Music! 1990 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| NOW (bogus label; use the MusicBrainz Series instead) | 7243 8 27080 2 5, CDNOW1990 |
| 1.17 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:12 | MC Hammer | The Best Dance Album in the World… Ever! Part 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 32 |
| 1.13 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:15 | MC Hammer | 100% Rap Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Telstar Records (UK, mostly compilations) | TCD 2694 |
| 3.14 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:16 | MC Hammer | Soul Train (Hall of Fame): 20th Anniversary | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 71618 |
| 18.4 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:16 | MC Hammer | The Golden Collection | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Golden Collection | MMCD 8001, MMCD 8002, MMCD 8003, MMCD 8004, MMCD 8005, MMCD 8006, MMCD 8007, MMCD 8008, MMCD 8009, MMCD 8010, MMCD 8011, MMCD 8012, MMCD 8013, MMCD 8014, MMCD 8015, MMCD 8016, MMCD 8017, MMCD 8018, MMCD 8019, MMCD 8020 |
| 1.3 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:17 | MC Hammer | Bravo Hits: Best of 90 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Marketing (Germany) | 9548-33848-2 |
| 2.14 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:15 | MC Hammer | Best of Ronny’s Pop Show | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 481032 2, COL 481032 2 |
| 2.14 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:15 | MC Hammer | Die grössten Hits aus 25 Jahren Ronny’s Pop Show | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | U Can't Touch This | 4:16 | MC Hammer | Living in the 90s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Razor & Tie | S22-18601 |
| 3.10 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:15 | MC Hammer | Magnificent 80s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DC 861472, DC 861482, DC 861492, HR 861462 |
| 2.17 | U Cant Touch This | 4:13 | MC Hammer | Now That’s What I Call Music: The Best of 10 Years | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin EMI (80s–early 00s UK compilations) | CDNOWD(WT) 1994 |
| 2.17 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:16 | MC Hammer | Take 40: Ten Years of No. 1 Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Mushroom Records | D56010 |
| 2.1 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:15 | MC Hammer | The Ultimate Eighties | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| The Ultimate Collection (UK compilations) | ULTCD 003 |
| 1.15 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:14 | MC Hammer | The Very Best of Pop Music 1989–90 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Egmont Music Club | EMC8990010 |
| 1.1 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:15 | MC Hammer | Best Sellers of the 80’s, Vol. 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DC 866422 |
| 1.10 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:11 | MC Hammer | The Best Rap Album in the World… Ever! | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 75 |
| 1.1 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:17 | M.C. Hammer | Greatest Hits | M.C. Hammer | Album + Compilation |
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| 3.10 | U Can't Touch This | 4:15 | MC Hammer | 80's Super Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | BX 874952, BX 874962, BX 874972, BX 874982 |
| 1.7 | U Can't Touch This | 4:18 | MC Hammer | Dance Mix Volume One | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CEMA Special Markets (a division of Capitol‐EMI Music, Inc.) | 7243-8-19133-2-1 |
| 1.8 | U Can't Touch This | 4:16 | MC Hammer | Decade of Number One Hits (1985-1995) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.2 | U Can't Touch This | 4:18 | MC Hammer | West Coast Collection, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Scotti Bros. Records | 75510 |
| 1.14 | U Can't Touch This | 4:15 | MC Hammer | Absolute Dance Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records (Sweden) | EVACD 4005 |
| 1.3 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:16 | MC Hammer | Decade of Dance Hits: 85-95 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Startel Entertainment | STELCD0034 |
| 1.12 | U Can't Touch This | 4:11 | MC Hammer | Hits of a Decade | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DC 881472 |
| 2.8 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:15 | M.C. Hammer | Magic Hip Hop: The Real Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media | 487201 2 |
| 1.11 | U Can't Touch This | 4:16 | MC Hammer | Rap Fieber | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DU 876082 |
| 1.2 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:16 | MC Hammer | 20th Century Hits for a New Millennium: 36 Hits of 1990–1994 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DO 852842 |
| 1.8 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:15 | MC Hammer | 1990: Die Stars — die Hits — die Facts | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polydor (worldwide imprint, see annotation) | 49581 2 |
| 1.1 | U Can't Touch This | 4:17 | MC Hammer | Back 2 Back Hits | MC Hammer / Vanilla Ice | Album + Compilation |
| EMI-Capitol Special Markets | 72438-19366-2-7 |
| 1.16 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:14 | MC Hammer | Made in the U.S.A. | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DC 888722 |
| 1.9 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:15 | MC Hammer | The 90s Collection: 90 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | TL 608/02 |
| 1.6 | U Can't Touch This | 4:17 | MC Hammer | Frequency 99: Greatest Hits of ’90s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 47093 |
| 1.9 | U Can't Touch This | 4:15 | MC Hammer | Radio Disney Kid Jams | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Walt Disney Records | 60642-7 |
| 1.15 | U Can't Touch This | 4:15 | MC Hammer | Instant Party Disc: Extra Strength | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 75707 |
| 1.7 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:16 | MC Hammer | Millennium Hip Hop Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 75699 |
| 1.2 | U Can't Touch This | 4:16 | MC Hammer | 20th Century Hits for a New Millennium: 36 Hits of 1990–1994 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.6 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:14 | MC Hammer | Now That’s What I Call Music! 1990: The Millennium Series | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 5 20283 2 0, NOWMIL 1990 |
| 2.6 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:14 | MC Hammer | Now That’s What I Call Music! 1990: The Millennium Series | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 5 20283 2 0, NOWMIL 1990 |
| 9.15 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:15 | MC Hammer | 20th Century Hits for a New Millennium | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DB 850822 |
| 1.15 | U Can't Touch This | 4:17 | MC Hammer | Back in tha Day 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 7697401452 | |
| 3.12 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:19 | MC Hammer | The Ultimate Grammy Box: From the Recording Academy’s Collection of Award Winning Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (Sony Music, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | C4K 69783 |
| 1.9 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:18 | MC Hammer | Alive in the 90’s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.15 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:15 | MC Hammer | Flere Fantastiske 80'ere | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| CMC (Danish label) | 5205012 |
| 1.9 | U Can't Touch This | 4:16 | MC Hammer | Frequency 99: Greatest Hits of the ’90s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 72438-47094-2-6 |
| 3.8 | U Can't Touch This | 4:16 | MC Hammer | Millennium Hits 1990–1999 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | CB 856962 |
| 1.10 | U Can't Touch This | 4:18 | MC Hammer | Millennium Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Metacom Music | 314564981-2 |
| 1.12 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:15 | MC Hammer | Millennium Pop Box - CD 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | BX 248332 |
| 1.3 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:18 | MC Hammer | Monsters of Rap | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Razor & Tie | |
| 1.12 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:15 | MC Hammer | Overzicht van de 20ste eeuw 1975–1999 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | |
| 4.12 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:15 | MC Hammer | Overzicht van de 20ste eeuw: Muziek, Beeld & Radiofragmenten | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | BX 248242, BX 248252, BX 248262, BX 248272, HCB 248282 |
| 5.2 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:16 | MC Hammer | Pop Complete | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | 4 98608 2, 4 98609 2 |
| 2.19 | U Can't Touch This | 4:15 | MC Hammer | The Dance Hits 90–99 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Startel Entertainment | STELCD0093 |
| 2.4 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:12 | MC Hammer | The Hip Hop Years | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | MOODCD66 |
| 1.16 | U Can't Touch This | 4:17 | MC Hammer | Ultimate 90's | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Crimson Productions (UK budget reissue label; imprint of Crimson Productions Ltd.) | CRIMIDCD71 |
| 2.11 | U Can't Touch This | 4:15 | MC Hammer | Ultra Mix | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.3 | U Can't Touch This | 4:18 | MC Hammer | Let It Rock… 1990 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Direct Source Special Products Inc., EMI‐Capitol Music Special Markets | 6534, LR 65342 |
| 1.12 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:16 | MC Hammer | Dance @ Planet Earth | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Disky | DO 990212 |
| 1.2 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:13 | MC Hammer | Hip‐Hop Party | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.3 | U Can't Touch This | 4:19 | MC Hammer | Monsters of Rap, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.1 | U Can't Touch This | 4:17 | MC Hammer | The Hits | MC Hammer | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Gold | 7243 5 28563 2 9 |
| 1.5 | U Can't Touch This | 4:18 | MC Hammer | Entertainment Weekly: The Greatest Hits: 1990 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Buddha Records (1998–2002, formerly known as Buddah Records) | |
| 1.4 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:18 | MC Hammer | Hip Hop | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Special Products | DRC12636 |
| 1.4 | U Can't Touch This | 4:15 | MC Hammer | Pure Gold Hits: Hip Hop | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BMG Special Products | DRC12636 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.17 | U Can’t Touch This | 4:16 | MC Hammer | EMI Special Markets Presents A World Of Music | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, since 1972) | CD PROMO 11, CD PROMO 12, CD PROMO 13, CD PROMO 14, CD PROMO ONE |
| 1.6 | U Can't Touch This | 4:18 | MC Hammer | Circuit City Gift Certificate: 1996 CD Sampler | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.7 | U Can't Touch This | 4:11 | MC Hammer | History of Techno ’89–’91 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| ORZ Records | 1010-S97-HT1 |
Relationships
| co-producer: | James Earley Felton Pilot (American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer) |
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| producer: | MC Hammer |
| mixer: | James Earley Felton Pilot (American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer) MC Hammer |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Capitol Records, Inc. (not for release label use; US company behind the “Capitol Records” imprint) (in 1990) |
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| recording of: | U Can’t Touch This |
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Related works
U Can’t Touch This
| writer: | Rick James (US vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer & producer) Alonzo Miller Stanley Kirk Burrell |
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| referred to in medleys: | I Love the 90’s |
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| later parody versions: | Don't Touch That I Can’t Watch This U Can’t Botch This |
| is based on: | Super Freak |
| is the basis for: | Arregaçada |