| Show Your Hand | |
| Cover: | sfa-showyourhand.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Super Furry Animals |
| Album: | Hey Venus! |
| Released: | 16 July 2007 (Download only) 13 August 2007 |
| Recorded: | Miraval Studios, France |
| Genre: | Indie rock |
| Length: | 2:51 |
| Label: | Rough Trade Records |
| Producer: | Super Furry Animals with David Newfeld |
| Prev Title: | Lazer Beam |
| Prev Year: | 2005 |
| Next Title: | Run-Away" |
| Next Year: | 2007 |
"Show Your Hand" is a song by Welsh rock band Super Furry Animals and was the first single from their 2007 album, Hey Venus!. The single was made available for download on 16 July 2007 as an iTunes exclusive and was later released in physical formats on 13 August in the UK.[1] The track failed to penetrate the UK singles chart's Top 40, peaking at #46.[2] [3]
According to lead singer Gruff Rhys the track is "a song about gambling" and was originally going to be left off Hey Venus! for being "too generic" before Rough Trade boss Geoff Travis persuaded the band to reconsider their decision.[4] Critical reaction to the track was mixed with some reviewers claiming "Show Your Hand" was "ponderously mature" and "more like the generic pop songs one would find on the radio" while others hailed the track as "classic Furries".[5] [6]