Hand in Hand (Looking for Sweet Inspiration)

"Hand in Hand (Looking for Sweet Inspiration)"
Single by Opus III
from the album Guru Mother
Released	1994
Recorded	1993
Length	5:01
Label	PWL EastWest
Songwriter(s)	Kevin Dodds Nigel Walton Ian Munro Kirsty Hawkshaw Martin Brammer
Producer(s)	Dodds Walton Munro Hawkshaw Brammer
Opus III singles chronology
"When You Made the Mountain" (1994) "Hand in Hand (Looking for Sweet Inspiration)" (1994)

"Hand in Hand (Looking for Sweet Inspiration)" is a song by English electronic music group Opus III, released in 1994 as the second single from their second album Guru Mother . It peaked at No. 79 on the UK Singles Chart ^[1] and No. 14 on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. ^[2] Select wrote, "With some careful remixing, however, 'Hand in Hand (Looking for Sweet Inspiration)' could turn into a pretty mean floor-filler." ^[3]

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Scotland (OCC) [4]	84
UK Singles (OCC)	79
UK Club Chart ( Music Week ) [5]	17
US Hot Dance Club Play ( Billboard )	14

Grace version

"Hand in Hand"
Single by Grace
from the album If I Could Fly
Released	April 1, 1997
Genre	Trance house techno
Label	Perfecto East West PERF129
Songwriter(s)	Kevin Dodds Nigel Walton Ian Munro Kirsty Hawkshaw Martin Brammer
Producer(s)	Paul Oakenfold Steve Osborne
Grace singles chronology
"If I Could Fly" (1996) "Hand in Hand" (1997) "You're Not Mine/Down to Earth" (1997)

In 1997, British dance act Grace covered the song and released it as their sixth single, titled as "Hand in Hand", on Paul Oakenfold's Perfecto label. It reached number 38 on the UK Singles Chart, ^[6] number 32 in Scotland and number 85 on the Eurochart Hot 100. ^[7] Remixes of the song included a complete reworking of the song by Jam El Mar of European dance act Jam & Spoon. ^[8] Two videos for the song were released, of the Oakenfold and Osborne Radio Mix and an unreleased Eddy Fingers Edit. The Guardian called it "Grace's strongest single to date", ^[8] while The Baltimore Sun thought the song had "too much exuberance." ^[9]

Track listings and formats

#	Title	Length
UK CD single PERF 129CD
1.	"Hand in Hand" [Oakenfold and Osborne Radio Mix]	3:45
2.	"Hand in Hand" [Jam El Mar Mix]	8:28
3.	"Hand in Hand" [Eddy Fingers Vocal Mix]	8:44
4.	"Hand in Hand" [Legend B Mix]	6:20
5.	"Hand in Hand" [Oakenfold and Osborne Mix]	7:25
UK 12" PERF 129T
A1.	"Hand in Hand" [Jam El Mar Mix]	8:28
B1.	"Hand in Hand" [Eddy Fingers Vocal Mix]	8:44
B2.	"Hand in Hand" [Oakenfold and Osborne Mix]	7:25

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [7]	85
Scotland (OCC) [10]	32
UK Singles (OCC)	38
UK Dance (OCC) [11]	8

References

1. "Hand in Hand (Looking for Sweet..) | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com.
2. "Billboard > Artists / Opus III > Chart History > Dance Club Songs". Billboard . Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2016-09-18.
3. TM (July 1994). "New Albums: Soundbites". Select . p. 85. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
4. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 04 September 1994 - 10 September 1994". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
5. "The RM Club Chart" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 13 August 1994. p. 6. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
6. Roberts], [managing ed.: David (2006). British hit singles & albums (19. ed.). London: Guinness World Records. p. 232. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
7. "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 14, no. 19. 1997-05-10. p. 16. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
8. "Paul Oakenfold Spin doctor: the dance tracks DJs will be playing this weekend". The Guardian . 21 February 1997. ProQuest   245091276.
9. Consadine, J.D. (5 June 1997). "CD Reviews". The Baltimore Sun. ProQuest   406991588.
10. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 27 April 1997 - 03 May 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
11. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 27 April 1997 - 03 May 1997". Official Charts Company.