"U Ca n't Touch This '' Single by MC Hammer from the album Please Hammer, Do n't Hurt ' Em B - side "Dancin ' Machine '' Released January 13, 1990 Format 12 '' vinyl 7 '' vinyl CD single cassette Recorded Genre Hip hop pop - rap Length 4: 16 Label Capitol (US) Songwriter (s) Stanley Burrell Rick James Alonzo Miller Producer (s) MC Hammer MC Hammer singles chronology "They Put Me in the Mix '' (1989) "U Ca n't Touch This '' (1990) "Have You Seen Her '' (1990) "They Put Me in the Mix '' (1989) "U Ca n't Touch This '' (1990) "Have You Seen Her '' (1990) Music video "U Ca n't Touch This '' on YouTube
when did mc hammer can't touch this
January 13, 1990