Hand in Hand (Looking for Sweet Inspiration) explained

Hand in Hand (Looking for Sweet Inspiration)
Type:	single
Artist:	Opus III
Album:	Guru Mother
Released:	1994
Recorded:	1993
Length:	5:01
Producer:	Dodds Walton Munro Hawkshaw Brammer
Prev Title:	When You Made the Mountain
Prev Year:	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]

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
Scotland (OCC)^[3]	84
UK Singles (OCC)	79
UK Club Chart (Music Week)^[4]	17
US Hot Dance Club Play (Billboard)	14

Grace version

Hand in Hand
Cover:	HihGrace.JPG
Type:	single
Artist:	Grace
Album:	If I Could Fly
Released:	April 1, 1997
Genre:	Trance house techno
Label:	Perfecto East West PERF129
Producer:	Paul Oakenfold Steve Osborne
Prev Title:	If I Could Fly
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	You're Not Mine/Down to Earth
Next Year:	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,^[5] number 32 in Scotland and number 85 on the Eurochart Hot 100.^[6] Remixes of the song included a complete reworking of the song by Jam El Mar of European dance act Jam & Spoon.^[7] 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",^[7] while The Baltimore Sun thought the song had "too much exuberance."^[8]

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)	85
Scotland (OCC)^[9]	32
UK Singles (OCC)	38
UK Dance (OCC)^[10]	8

Notes and References

1. Web site: 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. 2016-09-18. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161012024453/https://www.billboard.com/artist/315719/opus-iii/chart?f=359. 2016-10-12.
3. Web site: Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 04 September 1994 - 10 September 1994. Official Charts Company. 20 May 2023.
4. The RM Club Chart. Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 13 August 1994. 6. 20 May 2023.
5. Book: Roberts]. [managing ed.: David|title=British hit singles & albums|date=2006|publisher=Guinness World Records|location=London|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page=232|edition=19.].
6. Web site: Eurochart Hot 100. Music & Media. 2018-03-06.
7. News: Paul Oakenfold Spin doctor: the dance tracks DJs will be playing this weekend. The Guardian. 21 February 1997. .
8. News: Consadine. J.D.. CD Reviews. The Baltimore Sun. 5 June 1997. .
9. Web site: Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 27 April 1997 - 03 May 1997. Official Charts Company. 14 January 2020.
10. Web site: Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40 27 April 1997 - 03 May 1997. Official Charts Company.