Hand in Hand (Olympic theme song)

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| type = single

| artist = Koreana

| album = Hand in Hand

| released = 1988

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| length = 4:13

| label = Polydor

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| producer = Giorgio Moroder

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"Hand in Hand" ({{Korean|손에 손 잡고||Sone Son Japgo}}) is a song by South Korean band Koreana that was the official theme song of the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea. It is sung in both Korean and English and was produced by Giorgio Moroder. Its English lyrics were written by Tom Whitlock while its Korean lyrics were penned by Kim Moon-hwan.{{cite news|title=Seoul Olympics gave powerful impetus to great changes in South Korea|url=https://koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2010/07/602_69415.html|author=Park Moo-jong|date=July 14, 2010|work=The Korea Times|access-date=March 3, 2015}}

"Hand in Hand" topped the music charts of several European countries, including Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and West Germany. It has since been translated and covered several times. In 2013, Moroder said that the original singer of the demo recording that he presented to PolyGram was Joe Pizzulo, not Koreana.{{Cite web |title=Giorgio Moroder |url=https://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/lectures/giorgio-moroder |access-date=August 20, 2016 |website=Red Bull Music Academy}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1988) !Peak position
scope="row"\|Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book\|last=Kent\|first=David\|author-link=David Kent (historian)\|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992\|edition=illustrated\|publisher=Australian Chart Book\|location=St Ives, N.S.W.\|year=1993\|isbn=0-646-11917-6\|page=170}} \|98
{{single chart\|Austria\|7\|artist=Koreana\|song=Hand in Hand\|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"\|Denmark (IFPI){{cite magazine\|title=Top 3 in Europe\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=5\|issue=38\|page=31\|date=17 September 1988}} \|3
scope="row"\|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine\|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=5\|issue=41\|page=26\|date=8 October 1988}} \|4
scope="row"\|Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book\|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=135\|first=Timo\|last=Pennanen\|year=2021\|title=Sisältää hitin – 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021\|section=Koreana\|page=135\|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava\|location=Helsinki\|access-date=29 June 2022\|language=fi}} \|21
{{single chart\|Norway\|1\|artist=Koreana\|song=Hand in Hand\|rowheader=true}}
scope="row"\|Portugal (AFP){{cite magazine\|title=Top 3 in Europe\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=5\|issue=43\|page=26\|date=22 October 1988}} \|3
{{single chart\|Sweden\|1\|artist=Koreana\|song=Hand in Hand\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|Switzerland\|1\|artist=Koreana\|song=Hand in Hand\|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart\|West Germany\|1\|artist=Koreana\|song=Hand in Hand\|songid=1832\|rowheader=true\|access-date=6 March 2020}}

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!Chart (1988)

!Peak
position

scope="row"|Australia (Kent Music Report){{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=170}}

|98

{{single chart|Austria|7|artist=Koreana|song=Hand in Hand|rowheader=true}}

scope="row"|Denmark (IFPI){{cite magazine|title=Top 3 in Europe|magazine=Music & Media|volume=5|issue=38|page=31|date=17 September 1988}}

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=5|issue=41|page=26|date=8 October 1988}}

scope="row"|Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book|url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=135|first=Timo|last=Pennanen|year=2021|title=Sisältää hitin – 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021|section=Koreana|page=135|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|access-date=29 June 2022|language=fi}}

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{{single chart|Norway|1|artist=Koreana|song=Hand in Hand|rowheader=true}}

scope="row"|Portugal (AFP){{cite magazine|title=Top 3 in Europe|magazine=Music & Media|volume=5|issue=43|page=26|date=22 October 1988}}

{{single chart|Sweden|1|artist=Koreana|song=Hand in Hand|rowheader=true}}

{{single chart|Switzerland|1|artist=Koreana|song=Hand in Hand|rowheader=true}}

{{single chart|West Germany|1|artist=Koreana|song=Hand in Hand|songid=1832|rowheader=true|access-date=6 March 2020}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" !Chart (1988) !Position
scope="row"\|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine\|title=1988 Year End Eurocharts: Hot 100 Singles\|magazine=Music & Media\|volume=6\|issue=52/1\|page=30\|date=1 January 1989}} \|4
scope="row"\|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web\|url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1988\|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1988\|language=de\|access-date=17 December 2023}} \|3
scope="row"\|West Germany (Media Control){{cite web\|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1988\|title=Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1988\|publisher=GfK Entertainment\|language=de\|access-date=17 December 2023}} \|21

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!Chart (1988)

!Position

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|title=1988 Year End Eurocharts: Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=6|issue=52/1|page=30|date=1 January 1989}}

scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web|url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1988|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1988|language=de|access-date=17 December 2023}}

scope="row"|West Germany (Media Control){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1988|title=Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1988|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=17 December 2023}}

|21

Certifications

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|artist=Koreana|title=Hand in Hand|award=Gold|relyear=1988|certyear=1989|access-date=17 December 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|type=single|artist=Koreana|title=Hand in Hand|award=Gold|relyear=1988|certyear=1989|access-date=17 December 2023}}

Cover versions and cultural references

A Mandarin version of the song, called 心手相連 (xin shou xiang lian, hearts and hands join), performed by Alan Tam.{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}
A Cantonese version of the song, called 一呼百應 (Yat hu bat ying, many people respond to one call), performed by Hong Kong singers Timothy Wong and Pearl Lee.{{cite web|url=http://michaelchu-73917.medium.com/一呼百應-疲勞轟炸-3bbb7ec5ce7d |title=《一呼百應》疲勞轟炸|date=2 March 2020 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20230109235618/https://michaelchu-73917.medium.com/%E4%B8%80%E5%91%BC%E7%99%BE%E6%87%89-%E7%96%B2%E5%8B%9E%E8%BD%9F%E7%82%B8-3bbb7ec5ce7d |archivedate=2023-01-09}}
A Swedish version, called "Jul i vinterland" (Eng. Christmas in Winterland"), with lyrics by Keith Almgren, has been recorded by Wizex in 1988 on Christmas compilation albums and on single in 1991.
On August 14, 2016, South Korean girl group I.O.I released a digital single and remake of the song.{{cite web|title=(싱글) 손에 손잡고|url=http://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=2704322|website=MelOn|accessdate=August 15, 2016|language=Korean|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811012509/https://www.melon.com/album/detail.htm?albumId=2704322|archivedate=2017-08-11}}
In Venezuela, the group Papel Carbón made a version of this song in Spanish.

In popular culture

The ending part of the song was featured in the original version of the Pingu episode "Ice Hockey", whereas the redubbed version has an original piece of instrumental music in its place.
The song was also featured in an episode of the Chinese drama series Blossoms Shanghai.

References

Category:1988 singles

Category:1988 songs

Category:1988 Summer Olympics

Category:I.O.I songs

Category:Olympic theme songs

Category:Songs written by Tom Whitlock

Category:Songs written by Giorgio Moroder

Category:Summer Olympic official songs and anthems

Category:Number-one singles in Germany

Category:Number-one singles in Norway

Category:Number-one singles in Sweden

Category:Number-one singles in Switzerland

Category:Polydor Records singles