Hold My Hand – Hootie And The Blowfish

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A D 4x

  A D A D
With a little love , and some tender ness
  A D
We'll walk upon the water
  A D
We'll rise above the mist
  A D A D
With a little peace, and some harmony  
  A D
We'll take the world to gether
  A D E
We'll take em by the hand  
  A D A E
Cause I've got a hand for you, ahhhhha  
  A D A
Cause I wanna run with you
  D A D A
Yester day , I saw you standing there
  D
Your head was down, your eyes were red
  A D
No comb had touched your hair
  A D A D
I said get up, and let me see you smile  
  A D
We'll take a walk to gether
A D E
Walk the road a while, cause
  A D A
Cause I've got a hand for you
  E
I've got a hand for you  
  A D A
Cause I wanna run with you
  E
Won't you let me run with you? Yeah
A D E
Hold my hand

Want you to hold my hand

A D E
Hold my hand

I ll take you to a place where you can be

A D E
Hold my hand

Anything you wanna be because

D A D
I wanna love you the best that, the best that I ca n

A D 4x

  A D A D
You see I was wasted, and I was wasting time  
  A D A D
Till I thought about your problems, I thought about your crimes
  A D A D
Then I stood up, and then I screamed aloud  
  A D
I don't wanna be part of your problems
  A D E
Don't wanna be part of your crowd, no
  A D A
Cause I've got a hand for you
  E
I've got a hand for you  
  A D A
Cause I wanna run with you
  E
Won't you let me run with you?  
A D E
Hold my hand

Want you to hold my hand

A D E
Hold my hand

I'll take you to the promised land

A D E
Hold my hand

Maybe we can't change the world but

D A D
I wanna love you the best that, the best that I ca n

break

A D E
Hold my hand

Want you to hold my hand

A D E
Hold my hand

I' ll take you to a place where you can be

A D E
Hold my hand

Anything you wanna be because

I...oh...no, no, no, no, no

A D E
Hold my hand

Want you to hold my hand

A D E
Hold my hand

I'll take you to the promised land

A D E
Hold my hand

Maybe we can't change the world but

D A D
I wanna love you the best that, the best that I ca n

Oh, the best that I can A D 4x

 

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"Hold My Hand"
Single by Hootie & the Blowfish
from the album Cracked Rear View
B-side"I Go Blind"
ReleasedJuly 18, 1994
Genre
Length4:15
LabelAtlantic
Songwriters
ProducerDon Gehman
Hootie & the Blowfish singles chronology
"Hold My Hand"
(1994)		 "Let Her Cry"
(1994)
Music video
"Hold My Hand” on YouTube

"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]

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

Certifications

Certifications for "Hold My Hand"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[28] Platinum 30,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States July 18, 1994 Radio Atlantic [citation needed]
Australia October 10, 1994 CD [29]
United Kingdom February 13, 1995
  • CD
  • cassette
 [30]

References

  1. ↑ Jacklin, Ben. "Hearing New Heights: Hootie and the Blowfish". Immersive Audio Album. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  2. ↑ Moore, Dan (July 13, 2012). "Toward a Taxonomy of '90s Pop Songs You Kind of Remember". The Riverfront Times. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  3. ↑ Harrington, Jim (June 30, 2019). "Hootie and the Blowfish are still proving hipsters wrong in 2019". The Mercury News. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  4. ↑ Caramanica, Jon (June 6, 2019). "Hootie & the Blowfish, Great American Rock Band (Yes, Really)". The New York Times. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  5. ↑ Wood, Mikael (November 5, 2019). "Review: Hootie & the Blowfish were pretty good after all". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  6. ↑ 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)
  7. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Cracked Rear View review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 14, 2010.
  8. ↑ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 11, no. 46. November 12, 1994. p. 16. Retrieved June 5, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Hootie the Blowfish Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  10. 1 2 "Hootie the Blowfish Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  11. 1 2 "Billboard Top 100 – 1995". Billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  12. ↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 26 Feb 1995". ARIA. Retrieved December 13, 2016 – via Imgur.
  13. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 2620". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  14. ↑ "EHR Top 40 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 13, no. 24. March 25, 1995. p. 12. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Top Radio Singles May 7, 1995". SNEP. May 7, 1995. Retrieved February 22, 2022.
  16. ↑ "Hootie & the Blowfish – Hold My Hand". Top 40 Singles.
  17. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 4/3/1995 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  18. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 4/3/1995 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Hootie the Blowfish Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  20. ↑ "Hootie the Blowfish Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Hootie the Blowfish Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
  22. ↑ Cash Box Chart Entries 1990-1996
  23. ↑ "The Year in Music: Hot Album Rock Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. December 24, 1995. p. YE-62.
  24. ↑ "Brazilian Top 100 Year-End 1995". Crowley Broadcast Analysis. April 3, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  25. ↑ "The Year in Music: Hot Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 51. December 23, 1995. p. YE-80. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  26. ↑ "The Year in Music 1995: Top 40/Mainstream Top Titles". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 3, no. 51. December 15, 1995. p. 8.
  27. ↑ "Cash Box Year-End Awards: Top 50 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. LIX, no. 18. December 30, 1995. p. 10. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
  28. ↑ "New Zealand single certifications – Hootie and the Blowfish – Hold My Hand". Radioscope. Retrieved May 5, 2026. Type Hold My Hand in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
  29. ↑ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 10/10/94: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 243. October 9, 1994. p. 19.
  30. ↑ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. February 11, 1995. p. 27.

See also

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hold_My_Hand_(Hootie_%26_the_Blowfish_song)

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