Hold My Hand (Hootie & the Blowfish song)
1994 single by Hootie & the Blowfish
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"Hold My Hand" is the debut single of the American alternative rock band Hootie & the Blowfish from their first album, Cracked Rear View (1994). 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 by Atlantic Records, "Hold My Hand" charted at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song includes a backing vocal from David Crosby.[6]
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| Single by Hootie & the Blowfish | ||||
| from the album Cracked Rear View | ||||
| B-side | "I Go Blind" | |||
| Released | July 18, 1994 | |||
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| Length | 4:15 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
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| Producer | Don Gehman | |||
| Hootie & the Blowfish singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Hold My Hand” on YouTube | ||||
Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic said that the song "has a singalong chorus that epitomizes the band's good-times vibes."[7] Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Don't give up, here's new hope. Only images of Brazilian footballers holding hands can equal the optimism and camaraderie reflected by this country rock song in a gospel spirit."[8]
Chart performance
"Hold My Hand" peaked at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100[9] and number six on Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.[10] It ended the year at number 22 on the Billboard year-end chart for 1995.[11]
Music video
The accompanying music video for "Hold My Hand" was directed by American filmmaker and director of music videos, Adolfo Doring.[citation needed]
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ)[28] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| United States | July 18, 1994 | Radio | Atlantic | [citation needed] |
| Australia | October 10, 1994 | CD | [29] | |
| United Kingdom | February 13, 1995 |
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