Hand in Hand (Olympic theme song)

"Hand in Hand" (Korean: 손에 손 잡고; RR: 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 was sung in both Korean and English. The song was produced by Giorgio Moroder. Its English lyrics were written by Tom Whitlock, its Korean lyrics by Kim Moon-hwan.[1]

"Hand in Hand"
Single by Koreana
from the album Hand in Hand
Released1988
Recorded1988
GenrePop
Length4:13
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Giorgio Moroder
Tom Whitlock
Kim Moon-hwan
Producer(s)Giorgio Moroder

The song topped music charts in 17 countries, including Sweden, West Germany, the Philippines, Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Japan and Hong Kong. The album Hand in Hand sold more than 12 million copies worldwide.[1] It has since been translated and covered several times.

In 2013, Giorgio Moroder said that the original singer of the demo recording which he presented to PolyGram was Joe Pizzulo, not Koreana.[2]

Charts
Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[3] 98
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 7
Denmark (IFPI)[5] 3
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 21
Norway (VG-lista)[7] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 1
West Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 1

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.
  • 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.[11]
  • 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.[12]
  • In Venezuela, the group Papel Carbón made a version of this song in Spanish.

The original song appeared in an episode of Pingu called Ice Hockey.

References
  1. Park Moo-jong (July 14, 2010). "Seoul Olympics gave powerful impetus to great changes in South Korea". The Korea Times. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  2. "Giorgio Moroder". www.redbullmusicacademy.com.
  3. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 170. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  4. "Koreana – Hand In Hand" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  5. Danish Singles Chart. 2 September 1988.
  6. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Koreana". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 135. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  7. "Koreana – Hand In Hand". VG-lista.
  8. "Koreana – Hand In Hand". Singles Top 100.
  9. "Koreana – Hand In Hand". Swiss Singles Chart.
  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Koreana – Hand In Hand" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  11. "《一呼百應》疲勞轟炸". Archived from the original on 2023-01-09.
  12. "(싱글) 손에 손잡고". MelOn (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-08-11. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
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