"Hold My Hand" is the debut single of the American rock band Hootie & the Blowfish from their album Cracked Rear View. All four of the band members (Mark Bryan, Dean Felber, Darius Rucker and Jim Sonefeld) wrote the song sometime in 1989, and it was released on a self-titled cassette EP the year after. Released in July 1994, "Hold My Hand" charted at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100. The song includes a backing vocal from David Crosby.[2]
| "Hold My Hand" | ||||
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| Single by Hootie & the Blowfish | ||||
| from the album Cracked Rear View | ||||
| B-side | "I Go Blind" | |||
| Released | July 18, 1994 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock[1] | |||
| Length | 4:15 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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| Producer(s) | Don Gehman | |||
| Hootie & the Blowfish singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Hold My Hand” on YouTube | ||||
Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that the song "has a singalong chorus that epitomizes the band's good-times vibes."[3]
Music video
The music video was directed by Adolfo Doring.
Chart performance
"Hold My Hand" peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 and number six on Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks. And ended the year at number 22 in the Billboard Year-end Hot 100 singles chart for 1995.
| Chart (1994–1995) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 70 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM) | 36 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] | 37 |
| Scotland (OCC)[6] | 27 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[7] | 50 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 10 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] | 6 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 4 |
References
- ^ Moore, Dan (July 13, 2012). "Toward A Taxonomy of '90s Pop Songs You Kind of Remember". The Riverfront Times. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ Cracked Rear View (CD insert). Hootie & the Blowfish. Atlantic Records. 1994. 82613.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Cracked Rear View review". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 26 Feb 1995". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Hootie & the Blowfish – Hold My Hand". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Official Charts > Hootie & the Blowfish". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Hootie & the Blowfish Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ "Hootie & the Blowfish Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
