"Hold My Hand" is a song by English singer and songwriter

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. It was written by Jack Patterson,

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and Glynne. The song was released on 20 March 2015 as her third solo single, following "Home" and " Right Here". A music video for the song was uploaded to Glynne's own

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channel on 23 February 2015. The song debuted at number one on the

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on 29 March 2015 and held that position for three consecutive weeks. It also reached number one in Wallonia (Belgium) and Israel, number seven in the

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, and became Glynne's first solo chart entry on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 86 on the chart. The song was performed by Glynne on the semi-finals of ''

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'' and was also used in an advertisement for

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in 2015. Since late 2015, it has featured in advertising for

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, as well as being used for various in-aircraft announcements with

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. It is featured on the original movie soundtrack for the 2016 film ''

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''.

Composition

"Hold My Hand" is written in the key of

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with a

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of 123 beats per minute in

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. The verses follow a chord progression of C5C5/BC5/AFsus2C5/GC5, and Glynne's vocals span from G₃ to A₅.

Chart performance

"Hold My Hand" debuted at number one on the

on 29 March 2015 with sales of 97,000. The single outsold its closest competitor, James Bay's " Hold Back the River", by over 40,000 units. The single became Glynne's first solo number one in the UK; she had previously scored two number one singles in 2014 as a featured artist, on Clean Bandit's "

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" and Route 94's " My Love". The song retained the top position in its second week on the chart, with combined chart sales of just over 80,000, including 1.62 million streams. The song also retained the top position in its third week on the chart, beating

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' "

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" in streaming format. In the United States, "Hold My Hand" debuted at number 88 on the ''

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chart, on the issue dated 3 October 2015 and has peaked at number 86. In December 2015 the song was shortlisted for "Song of the Year" in the 2015 BBC Music Awards.

Music video

The official music video for "Hold My Hand" was uploaded to Glynne's own

channel on 23 February 2015 and was directed by

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. In the

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n desert, mostly at sunset, Glynne rides an

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and sings while encircled by

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s, and also on a large

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. She and her friends enjoy a campfire and dance freely.

Track listing

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

* {{authority control 2015 songs 2015 singles Jess Glynne songs Warner Music Group singles Deep house songs Number-one singles in Israel Number-one singles in Scotland UK Singles Chart number-one singles Songs written by Ina Wroldsen Song recordings produced by Starsmith Songs written by Jess Glynne Songs written by Jack Patterson (Clean Bandit) Songs written by Jin Jin (musician)