Your Touch (Song Review)

"I'm lost in your sweet surrender"

Few American Idol artists have retained their originality in the way that Blake Lewis has in their careers. Best known for his beat-boxing version of Bon Jovi's "You Give Love a Bad Name", Blake wound up second to singing bombshell Jordan Sparks. He released an album (Audio Day Dream) which pursued hip hop, electronica, and pop stylings and was produced by One Republic frontman, Ryan Tedder. The album failed to chart, and Blake found himself on the ever growing roster of American Idol alumni who had lost their labels after a failed first album.

But as time went on, Lewis found his niche in dance music, and wound up with a number one dance hit, "Heartbreak on Vinyl", and found himself with several guest vocal spots on songs with DJs such as Darude, Daniel Wanroony, and (more recently) Robbie Rivera.

Now Blake has a huge chance to make a hit out of "Your Touch", a song that was used in Internet Explorer's TV ad for IE 10. With a new label taking interest in him (Republic), Lewis can't go wrong. It makes sense: Lewis was in fact the mastermind behind the placing of Alex Care's "Too Close" in the IE ad last year, so if the same success can happen to Blake, he could be golden.

The song, "Your Touch" is a sexy, but moody song that starts off slow. The bass, the sparse synths and finger snaps set the mood. But it's the chorus that really gets the show started. It blares with dubstep elements, heavy synths, and catchy lyrics. It's one of Lewis's glossiest productions to date. It wraps you up in raw emotion. It draws you in and before you know it, you're being tossed around in a huge chorus backed by some wub. Clearly, it's about the overwhelming emotion when being in love.

Blake's new album Portrait of a Chameleon comes out in spring.

Our rating: 4 out of 5