Hand Me Down World

{{Infobox song

| name = Hand Me Down World

| cover = Hand Me Down World.png

| alt =

| caption = Cover of the 1970 German single

| type = single

| artist = The Guess Who

| album = Share the Land

| B-side = Runnin' Down the Street

| released = June 1970 (CAN)
July 1970 (US)
August 1970 (UK)

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| genre = Rock{{cite book |chapter=The Guess Who|last=Edmonds|first=Ben|title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |year=2004 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |edition=4th |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages= 348–349}}

| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=26}}

| label = Nimbus Records 1863 (CAN)
RCA Victor 0367 (US)
RCA Records 1994 (UK)

| writer = Kurt Winter

| producer = Jack Richardson

| prev_title = American Woman

| prev_title2 = No Sugar Tonight

| prev_year = 1970

| next_title = Share the Land

| next_year = 1970

}}

"Hand Me Down World" is song written by Kurt Winter, performed and released in 1970 by The Guess Who, for whom Winter served as lead guitarist from 1970 to 1974 and 1977 to 1978. It reached #10 in Canada,{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4532&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=98q6tcgku7546lsrfi3gr83pp7 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2016-10-03}} #17 on the Billboard Hot 100,{{cite web|url=http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Hand+Me+Down%2C+World+by+The+Guess+Who&id=43103 |title=Hand Me Down, World (song by The Guess Who) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts |website=Musicvf.com |date=1970-07-18 |accessdate=2016-10-03}} and #65 in Australia. The song was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but did not chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/rca1994 |title=The Guess Who - Hand Me Down World / Runnin' Down The Street - RCA Victor - UK - RCA 1994 |website=45cat.com |date=2013-12-26 |accessdate=2016-10-03}} It is featured on their 1970 album, Share the Land.{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Guess-Who-Share-The-Land/release/1713127 |title=The Guess Who - Share The Land (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs |website=Discogs.com |date=2014-10-10 |accessdate=2016-10-03}}

Winter wrote the song while still a member of his pre-Guess Who band Brother.https://www.vancemasters.ca/bands/brother.html The Guess Who version of the song was produced by Jack Richardson and arranged by The Guess Who.{{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/740367ca |title=The Guess Who - Hand Me Down World / Runnin' Down The Street - Nimbus - Canada - 74-0367 |website=45cat.com |date=2015-08-18 |accessdate=2016-10-03}}

This song was a rebellion against the older political systems. In the repeated choruses, Cummings and the other vocalists stated that they don't want any hand me down shoes, love, and world, because they "Got one already". Also, the line: "I think we missed it" was another way of going against the establishment.

Cash Box reviewed the song stating "powered by a youth message song and the team’s special fervor, this new Guess Who single maintains the lyric involvement begun by their 'American Woman' giant."{{cite news|title=CashBox Record Reviews|date=July 11, 1970|page=29|accessdate=2021-12-09|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1970/CB-1970-07-11.pdf|newspaper=Cash Box}}