"Hands" is a song by Swedish DJ
Mike Perry, British band
The Vamps and American singer
Sabrina Carpenter
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. It was released on 19 May 2017 by DF Records and
Sony Music
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.
The song was written by Brad Simpson, Connor Ball, Tristan Evans, James McVey, George Tizzard, Rick Parkhouse,
Samuel Preston,
Rachel Furner,
Mikael Persson, Dimitri Vangelis and Andreas Wiman and produced by
Red Triangle, Persson, Vangelis and Wiman. Lyrically, the
deep house
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,
pop and
tropical house
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song talks about thinking of a person you want to have a physical contact. It was third single from their third studio album, ''
Night & Day (Night Edition)'' (2017).
Background and recording
The song was described as "upbeat with inexplicable energy."
The first time Carpenter used
profanity
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in a song, the word "shit" in one of her verses in the song was misunderstood. "Shirt" was originally written in the lyrics but Carpenter sang "shit" instead, as she had not seen the lyrics but only heard the demo. James McVey of The Vamps only told her about the lyrics after the song was released. When asked by Carpenter on why the word was "shirt", McVey said "Well, in the first verse it goes, 'drop that dress to the floor', so she would say 'leave your shirt at the door'."
The song was written in 2017 by Brad Simpson, Connor Ball, Tristan Evans, James McVey, George Tizzard, Rick Parkhouse,
Samuel Preston,
Rachel Furner,
Mikael Persson, Dimitri Vangelis and Andreas Wiman and produced by
Red Triangle, Persson, Vangelis and Wiman. The song's vocalists are Simpson and
Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter (born May 11, 1999) is an American singer and actress. Carpenter made her acting debut with an appearance in the television crime show ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' and had a recurring role on Fox Broadcasting ...
. The song was
mixed and
recorded by Persson and was
mastered
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by Dick Beetham at 360 Mastering in
London
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. The bass guitar was played by Ball and Parkhouse while drums were played by Evans. Parkhouse
programmed the track and provided additional vocals with Furner, Tizzard and Preston. Clapping was provided by Furner and Preston while Tizzard played piano. Tizzard and McVey play guitar on the track.
['' Night & Day'' liner notes D EMI Virgin Records (2018).]
Live performances
The song was performed by The Vamps on their Middle of the Night Tour, alongside Carpenter, who toured together with them as a supporting act.
Credits and personnel
Recording and management
* Mastered at 360 Mastering (
London, United Kingdom
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)
* Global Talent Publishing, Warner/Chappell Music Publishing, B-Unique/Spirit Publishing, Universal/Jem Music Publishing, Global/Spirit Publishing, Ten Music Publishing, Copyright Control
Personnel
* Brad Simpson – vocals, songwriting
*
Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter (born May 11, 1999) is an American singer and actress. Carpenter made her acting debut with an appearance in the television crime show ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' and had a recurring role on Fox Broadcasting ...
– vocals
* Connor Ball – songwriting, bass guitar
* Tristan Evans – songwriting, drums
* James McVey – songwriting, guitar
*George Tizzard – songwriting, guitar, piano, additional vocals
*Rick Parkhouse – songwriting, bass,
programming, additional vocals
*
Samuel Preston – songwriting, clapping, additional vocals
*
Rachel Furner – songwriting, clapping, additional vocals
*
Mikael Persson – songwriting,
production
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,
mixing,
recording
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*Dimitri Vangelis – songwriting, production
*Andreas Wiman – songwriting, production
*
Red Triangle – production
*Dick Beetham –
mastering
Credits adapted from ''
Night & Day (Night Edition)'' and
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liner notes.
Track listing
Charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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2017 songs
2017 singles
Electronic songs
Sabrina Carpenter songs
The Vamps (British band) songs
Tropical house songs
Songs written by Preston (singer)
Songs written by Tich (singer)
Songs written by Rick Parkhouse
Songs written by George Tizzard
Song recordings produced by Red Triangle (production team)