"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]
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Single by Koreana | |
from the album Hand in Hand | |
Released | 1988 |
Recorded | 1988 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 4:13 |
Label | Polydor |
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]
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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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 |
The original song appeared[when?] in an episode of Pingu called Ice Hockey.[citation needed]
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