Hold My Hand

Hootie & the BlowfishCracked Rear View1994Rock4:19

Lead single from the test-record album, presented here as prototype data for demonstration.

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Story, meaning & motivation

Widely cited as the album's lead single. Its lyric of solidarity and reassurance is frequently described as the band's signature opening statement. All interpretive notes here are prototype data drawn from secondary sources and should be independently verified.

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Hold My Hand is cited as the lead single from the album. Medium
The lyric is commonly read as a message of solidarity and reassurance. Medium

Credits

Lead Vocals

Darius Rucker

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Songwriter

Hootie & the Blowfish — Songwriting credited to the band (prototype)

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Producer

Don Gehman

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Band & member context

Darius Rucker

Lead vocals · since 1986

Mark Bryan

Guitar · since 1986

Dean Felber

Bass · since 1986

Jim "Soni" Sonefeld

Drums · since 1989

Where you heard it

No screen placements recorded yet.

Connections — samples, covers, remixes, interpolations, influences

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Timeline

1994

Released as a single

Listed as the album's lead single (prototype data).

1994

Album release

Appears as the opening track on the test-record album.

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