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{{Infobox song
| name          = Don't Touch Me <br>(Throw da Water on 'Em)
| cover         = Busta Rhymes Dont Touch Me.jpg
| alt           =
| type          = single
| artist        = [[Busta Rhymes]]
| album         = [[Back on My B.S.]] (intended)
| released      = April 15, 2008 <small>([[iTunes]])</small>
| recorded      = 2007
| studio        =
| venue         =
| genre         = [[hip hop music|Hip hop]]
| length        = 3:33
| label         = * [[Flipmode Records|Flipmode]]
* [[Aftermath Entertainment|Aftermath]]
* [[Interscope Records|Interscope]]
| writer        = [[Busta Rhymes|Trevor Smith Jr.]]
| producer      = Grind Music
| chronology    = [[Busta Rhymes]]
| prev_title    = [[Run the Show]]
| prev_year     = 2008
| next_title    = [[We Made It]]
| next_year     = 2008
}}
"'''Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'Em)'''" is a promo single for rapper [[Busta Rhymes]]'s album ''[[Back on My B.S.]]''.<ref name="promo single">{{cite web |url=http://www.ovguide.com/don't-touch-me-%28throw-da-water-on-'em%29-9202a8c04000641f8000000008618eaa |title=Don't Touch me is promo single |last= |first= |date= |website=[[Ov Guide]] |access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref> It was produced by Grind Music (LV & Sean C) for [[The Hitmen (production team)|The Hitmen]].<ref name="promo single"/> The song samples "I Can Give You Love" by 1960s/1970s soul band The Diplomats (not to be confused with the rap crew).<ref name="promo single"/> The official remix features [[Reek Da Villain]], [[Spliff Star]], [[Lil Wayne]], [[Nas]], [[Game (rapper)|The Game]], and [[Big Daddy Kane]]. It was played during the opening act of the [[MTV Movie Awards]] for a dance off between [[Chris Brown (American singer)|Chris Brown]] and [[Mike Myers (actor)|Mike Myers]].
The track reached #83 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] chart. It was also featured in the video game ''[[NBA Live 09]]''. When the album Back on My B.S. was officially released, this track did not appear on the album.
==Remixes==
An official remix was released through the Internet. It features [[Reek da Villain]], Spliff Star, [[Lil Wayne]], [[Nas]], [[The Game (rapper)|The Game]] and [[Big Daddy Kane]]. The song is 4:56 and is longer than the original.
Another remix was done by [[Travis Barker]]. [[Asher Roth]] also made a freestyle over the song's instrumental.
==Music video==
The music video directed by [[Dale Resteghini|Dale "Rage" Resteghini]] premiered on BET on Tuesday, April 29, the same day as the video for the second single, "[[We Made It (song)|We Made It]]". The video features cameos from the Aphilliates Music Group ([[DJ Drama]], [[DJ Don Cannon]], [[La the Darkman]], Willie the Kid) and the current members of the [[Flipmode Squad]].
==Uses==
This song has been used on several occasions in the ''[[So You Think You Can Dance (American TV series)|So You Think You Can Dance]]'' competition which boosted the song's popularity.
It has also become an anthem for dance crews everywhere after its use by the ACDC or Adam/Chu Dance Crew (formed by actor/dancer [[Adam G. Sevani|Adam Sevani]] & film director [[Jon M. Chu]]) who collaborated on the films, ''[[Step Up 2: The Streets|Step Up 2 The Streets]]'' & ''[[Step Up 3D|Step Up 3]]''.
The song is also available as DLC in the game [[Dance Central]].
==Track listing==
#"Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'em)" (Clean)
#"Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'em)" (Dirty)
#"Don't Touch Me (Throw da Water on 'em)" (Instrumental)
==References==
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{{Busta Rhymes}}
[[Category:2008 singles]]
[[Category:Busta Rhymes songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Busta Rhymes]]
[[Category:Aftermath Entertainment singles]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Dale Resteghini]]