U Can't Touch This

U Can't Touch This

Song Information

U Can't Touch This' jacket.

Artist: MC Hammer
Composition/Lyrics: Stanley Burrell, Rick James, Alonzo Miller
Album: U Can't Touch This (1990)
BPM: 133
Length: 1:46
First Music Game Appearance: DanceDanceRevolution X
Other Music Game Appearances: None.

Lyrics

Can't touch this
Can't touch this

My, my, my music hits me so hard
Makes me say "Oh, my Lord"
Thank you for blessing me
With a mind to rhyme and two hype feet

It feels good, when you know you're down
A super dope homeboy from the Oak town
And I'm known as such
And this is a beat, uh, you can't touch

I told you, homeboy
(You can't touch this)
Yo, let me bust the funky lyrics
(You can't touch this)

Fresh new kicks, and pants
You gotta like that, now you know you wanna dance
So move, outta your seat
And get a fly girl and catch this beat

While it's rollin', hold on
Pump a little bit and let 'em know it's going' on
Like that, like that

Cold on a mission so fall them back
Let 'em know, that you're too much
And this is a beat, uh, they can't touch

Look, man
(You can't touch this)
Ring the bell, school's back in
Break it down

Stop, Hammer time

Every time you see me
The Hammer's just so hype
I'm dope on the floor and I'm magic on the mic

Now why would I ever stop doing this?
With others makin' records that just don't hit
I've toured around the world, from London to the Bay
It's "Hammer, go Hammer, MC Hammer, yo, Hammer"
And the rest can go and play

(You can't touch this)
Too hype, can't touch this
Get way outta here, you can't touch this

Song Connections / Remixes

• U Can't Touch This samples the opening riff of Rick James' Super Freak.
  • Licensed song FREAKY also samples Super Freak.
  • A dance cover of Super Freak, titled Superfreak, appears in Dancing Stage UNIVERSE.
• A bass remix of U Can't Touch This, titled U CAN'T TOUCH THIS (Miami Booty Mix), appears in MARTIALBEAT2.

Trivia

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• U Can't Touch This is MC Hammer's fifth single. It was also included in MC Hammer's 1990 album, Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em.
• U Can't Touch This became Hammer's signature song and is perhaps one of his most recognizable records, and has been used or referenced in multiple television shows, films, commercials and other forms of media. It has also received numerous awards and recognitions.
• Fittingly, U Can't Touch This' charts have a stop right on the "Stop, Hammer time" part.

Song Production Information

The 1990 block buster, U Can't Touch This finally makes its way to the DDR dancefloor. MC Hammer's catchy phrases, layered over grooves sampled from Rick James' seminal Super Freak, became a Hip-Hop phenomenon breaking down the doors of mainstream music. It won two Grammy awards - Best R&B Song and Best Solo Rap Performance.

Difficulty & Notecounts

DanceDanceRevolution difficulty rated from 1 to 20 from X onwards. (Ratings and notecounts obtained from BEMANIWiki 2nd.)

Game	Single					Double
	Beginner	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge	Basic	Difficult	Expert	Challenge
Notecounts / Freeze Arrows / Shock Arrows	70 / 0	118 / 2	193 / 9	299 / 25	- / - / -	115 / 2	192 / 0	285 / 17	- / - / -
DanceDanceRevolution X→X2	2	3	6	10	-	3	6	10	-
DanceDanceRevolution X CS NA/JP	2	3	6	10	-	3	6	10	-
DanceDanceRevolution S+	2	3	6	10	-	-	-	-	-