World in Our Hands

"World in Our Hands" is a song by English singer-songwriter Taio Cruz from his third studio album, TY.O. The track was released as the album's fourth single in Germany on 27 July 2012 and served as the official anthem for the ZDF coverage of the 2012 Summer Olympics. The track was written by Cruz, Michael Zitron, Rami Yacoub, Carl Falk and Iain James, and produced by Falk, Yacoub and Cruz.

"World in Our Hands"
Single by Taio Cruz
from the album TY.O and The Fast Hits
Released27 July 2012
Recorded2011
Genre
Length3:19
LabelIsland Records
Songwriter(s)
  • Cruz
  • Michel Zitron
  • Rami Yacoub
  • Carl Falk
  • Iain James
Producer(s)
  • Falk
  • Yacoub
  • Cruz
Taio Cruz singles chronology
"There She Goes"
(2012)		 "World in Our Hands"
(2012)		 "Fast Car"
(2012)

Music video

The official music video for the track premiered on 5 July 2012, at a total length of three minutes and 26 seconds.[1] The video features footage of the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, intertwined with footage of Cruz performing the song with a live band on a jetty.

Track listing
  1. "World in our Hands" – 3:19
  2. "There She Goes" (Moto Blanco Remix) – 3:25

Charts
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 5
Germany (Official German Charts)[4] 4
Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[5] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 40

Year-end charts
Chart (2012) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 65
Germany (Media Control AG)[8] 53

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)[9] Gold 150,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Credits and personnel

Release history
Region Date Format Label
Germany 27 July 2012 CD single[2] Island Records

References
  1. Taio Cruz – World In Our Hands (Olympic Song) – YouTube
  2. World in Our Hands (2-Track): Amazon.de: Musik
  3. "Taio Cruz – World in Our Hands" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  4. "Taio Cruz – World in Our Hands" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  5. "Luxembourg Digital Songs – September 8, 2012". Billboard.
  6. "Taio Cruz – World in Our Hands". Swiss Singles Chart.
  7. "Jahreshitparade Singles 2012". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  8. "Top 100 Singles Jahrescharts 2012" (in German). VIVA. Viacom International Media Networks. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  9. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Taio Cruz; 'World in Our Hands')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
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