Over the years, “Don’t Touch Me” has been recorded more times than even writer Cochran can remember and has become one of the country music industry’s most-performed songs. In an interesting footnote, even though the Seely and Burgess versions were battling it out for chart superiority, Jeannie’s record would have made it to #1 in Billboard anyway except for one small thing: When she was sitting at #2 and about to make her move up to the top spot, Buck Owens’ “Think Of Me” jumped over Seely and kept her locked in second. On the day that particular chart came out, Owens telephoned Cochran reminding Hank that if he had let him have “Don’t Touch Me,” the song would have gone to #1. Hank told Buck that he was still glad he gave it to Jeannie.
The record served as a good launch for Seely’s recording career, which lasted for twelve years. Additionally, Hank and Jeannie were married soon after “Don’t Touch Me” ended its chart run and Cochran wrote most of her subsequent hits, including her two biggest follow-ups, “Wish I Didn’t Have To Miss You,” a duet with Jack Greene which topped out at #2 in 1969, and “Can I Sleep In Your Arms,” which finished at #6 in 1973.