| "Hand in Hand" | ||||
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| Single by beFour | ||||
| from the album Hand in Hand (The Winter album) | ||||
| Released | November 9, 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Christian Geller | |||
| Producer(s) | Christian Geller, Adam Bernau | |||
| BeFour singles chronology | ||||
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"Hand In Hand" is the first single taken from beFour's second studio album "Hand In Hand," in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Hand In Hand."
CD single
Digital Download
| Charts (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [1] | 8 |
| Germany (Official German Charts) [2] | 27 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [3] | 73 |
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