Razorlight - Golden Touch

What this video is

Released in June 2004 at the apex of the UK indie guitar-band revival, 'Golden Touch' was Razorlight's fourth single and the commercial breakthrough that preceded their debut album Up All Night reaching No. 3 on the UK albums chart. The single peaked at No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart, propelled by heavy rotation on Radio 1 (Zane Lowe's Record of the Week) and Xfm. The band occupied a specific London scene that…

Why it matters

A defining artefact of UK indie's early-2000s mainstream moment, 'Golden Touch' sits at the intersection of post-punk guitar craft, Britpop chart ambitions, and the rawer energy of the Libertines-adjacent London scene. Its Cure-influenced guitar riff demonstrates the era's self-conscious debt to…