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Hold My Hand (Hootie & the Blowfish song)
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Hold My Hand
| cover = H and TB - Hold My Hand single.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Hootie & the Blowfish
| album = Cracked Rear View
| B-side = I Go Blind
| released = July 18, 1994
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| venue =
| genre =
* Alternative rock
* pop rock
*roots rock
| length =
| label = Atlantic
| writer =
| producer = Don Gehman
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Let Her Cry
| next_year = 1994
| misc =
}}
"'Hold My Hand'" is the debut single of the American alternative 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 US 'Billboard' Hot 100. The song includes a backing vocal from David Crosby.
Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine said that the song "has a singalong chorus that epitomizes the band's good-times vibes."
Chart performance
"Hold My Hand" peaked at number ten on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 and number six on 'Billboard' Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. It ended the year at number 22 on the Billboard Year-end Hot 100 singles chart for 1995.
Music video
The music video was directed by Adolfo Doring.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
Category:1989 songs
Category:1994 debut singles
Category:Hootie & the Blowfish songs
Category:Songs written by Darius Rucker
Category:Songs written by Jim Sonefeld
Category:Songs written by Mark Bryan
Category:Song recordings produced by Don Gehman
Category:Atlantic Records singles
Category:Pop ballads
Category:1980s ballads
Category:Alternative rock ballads
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