Hands (The Raconteurs song)

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"Hands"
Raconteurs hands.png
Single by the Raconteurs
from the album Broken Boy Soldiers
ReleasedJuly 31, 2006 (2006-07-31) [1]
Length4:03
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jack White
  • Brendan Benson
The Raconteurs singles chronology
"Steady, As She Goes"
(2006)
"Hands"
(2006)
"Broken Boy Soldier"
(2006)
Alternative cover
The Raconteurs Hands (E) Single Cover.jpg

"Hands" is the second single from American rock band the Raconteurs' debut album, Broken Boy Soldiers . Released in the United Kingdom on July 31, 2006, one of the B-sides is a live rendition of "It Ain't Easy", a cover version of Ron Davies's song. The music video for "Hands" was shot at the Dikemark psychiatric hospital in Asker (outside Oslo), Norway on July 4, 2006.

Contents

Track listings

CD

  1. "Hands"
  2. "Intimate Secretary" (live)

7-inch (D)

  1. "Hands"
  2. "Store Bought Bones" (The Zane Rendition)

7-inch (E)

  1. "Hands" (live)
  2. "It Ain't Easy" (live)

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
Denmark (Tracklisten) [2] 14
Scotland (OCC) [3] 15
UK Singles (OCC) [4] 29
UK Indie (OCC) [5] 1

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