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and No. 14 on the US ''Billboard''

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chart.

Charts

Grace version

In 1997, British dance act

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covered the song and released it as their sixth single, titled as "Hand in Hand", on

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's Perfecto label. It reached number 38 on the UK Singles Chart, number 32 in Scotland and number 85 on the

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. Remixes of the song included a complete reworking of the song by Jam El Mar of European dance act

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. Two videos for the song were released, of the Oakenfold and Osborne Radio Mix and an unreleased Eddy Fingers Edit. ''

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'' called it "Grace's strongest single to date", while ''

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'' thought the song had "too much exuberance."

Track listings and formats

Charts

References

1994 songs 1994 singles 1997 singles Opus III (band) songs Grace (group) songs Perfecto Records singles East West Records singles {{1990s-UK-single-stub