Songfacts®:

• "Touch Me Like a Gangster" is Jessie Murph's no-holds-barred celebration of sexual agency. Murph invites her partner - and us - into a space where kink, dominance, and mutual exploration tango.
• Bekon, who also produced Murph's "Blue Strips" single, brings a slow-grind pulse built on squelchy synths, sweaty percussion, and a funk-infused backbone. It evokes early 2000s dirty pop alongside modern alt-R&B influences - like Britney wandered into a Frank Ocean afterparty.
• Murph and Bekon co-wrote the song with another of her "Blue Strips" collaborators, Laura Veltz and Jeff "Gitty" Gitelman, who co-penned Jessie Murph and Jelly Roll's "Wild Ones."
• The song is a significant shift from Murph's earlier, more introspective work. "Pray" for instance, explored the struggle to cope with heartbreak and loss, while "Always Been You" was a love song about unrequited feelings and longing. "Touch Me Like a Gangster" leans into a sound and lyrical approach that is rooted in liberation, lust, and unfiltered self-expression.
• Murph debuted "Touch Me Like a Gangster" at the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Show in Miami on May 31, 2025 - her first-ever fashion event performance. What made it even more intense was the runway was watery, she was in towering heels, and the song has a "really high" chorus that challenged even her vocal range. "I was like, 'F--k, the runway was wet. I got a lot going on,'" she told Audacy. Despite the chaos, she nailed it.