[2] Some of the keyboards on the song were performed by Andy Qunta, later of Icehouse fame, who joined Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel in late 1981.

[4] Speaking to the Evening Express in March 1982, Harley said, "The only reason I haven't made records since The Candidate is that I have had nothing of merit to say.

"[5] In a 1982 interview with Larry Jaffee, Harley said of the single in context of his songwriting, "It was a record I was proud of, because I was ready to write.

"[3] "I Can't Even Touch You" was released in March 1982, but failed to make an appearance in the UK Singles Chart.

[13] "I Can't Even Touch You" was released by Chrysalis Records on 7-inch vinyl in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal.

[24] Upon its release, Tim de Lisle of Smash Hits commented, "Produced, like Visage, by the tireless Midge Ure but beyond that there's not much else to be said for it.

"[25] Sunie Fletcher of Record Mirror wrote, "Laidback rock music for (ahem) mature tastes, I suppose.

"[26] Julie Burchill of New Musical Express stated, "An insipid Cockney encore for those wonderful swollen vowels you'll remember forever and all-round tortured mediocrity.

Mr Harley was led back from the wilderness by M. Ure of Samaritans Inc."[27] Keith Franzke of Burnley's Evening Star noted that Harley's "panache for crisp, melody-splashed pop tunes is resurrected on this appealing mid-pace ditty where he still plays vocal games, wraps up his story in a hypnotic arrangement, and sounds stronger than ever."

[9] In a review of the band's performance at the 2005 Glastonbury Festival, eFestivals writer Karen Morrison said: "...'When the Halo Slips' and 'I Can't Even Touch You' follow with their full on keyboards and the applause is deafening.