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Hand in Hand (Olympic theme song)

1988 Summer Olympics theme song

Summary

1988 Summer Olympics theme song

Field	Value
name	Hand in Hand
cover	Hand in Hand (Olympic theme song).jpg
type	single
artist	Koreana
album	Hand in Hand
released	1988
length	4:13
label	Polydor
composer	Giorgio Moroder
* Kim Moon-hwan (Korean lyrics)<ref>{{Cite news	title	Remembering Professor Kim Moon Hwan	last=Yu	first=Young Jin	date=2018-05-24	url=https://en.snu.ac.kr/snunews?bm=v&bbsidx=125317	url-status=live	archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531183354/http://en.snu.ac.kr/snunews?bm=v&bbsidx=125317	archive-date=2018-05-31	access-date=2025-05-27	work=SNU NOW	publisher=Seoul National University}}
producer	Giorgio Moroder

Tom Whitlock (English lyrics)
Kim Moon-hwan (Korean lyrics) "Hand in Hand" () is a song by South Korean band Koreana that was the official theme song of the 1988 Summer Olympics held in Seoul, South Korea. It is sung in both Korean and English and was produced by Giorgio Moroder. Its English lyrics were written by Tom Whitlock while its Korean lyrics were penned by Kim Moon-hwan.

"Hand in Hand" topped the music charts of several European countries, including Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and West Germany. It has since been translated and covered several times. In 2013, Moroder said that the original singer of the demo recording that he presented to PolyGram was Joe Pizzulo, not Koreana.

Background and composition

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)	Peak
position	Australia (Kent Music Report)	Denmark (IFPI)	Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)	Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)	Italy Airplay (Music & Media)	Portugal (AFP)
98
3
4
21
4
3

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)	Position	Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)	Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	West Germany (Media Control)
4
3
21

Certifications

Cover versions and cultural references

A Mandarin version of the song, called 心手相連 (xin shou xiang lian, hearts and hands join), performed by Alan Tam.
A Cantonese version of the song, called 一呼百應 (Yat hu bat ying, many people respond to one call), performed by Hong Kong singers Timothy Wong and Pearl Lee.
A Finnish version, called "Käy mun vierelläin" (Eng. "Walk by my side"), with lyrics by Juha "Junnu" Vainio, was released by Tauski Peltonen and Meiju Suvas in 1989.
A Swedish version, called "Jul i vinterland" (Eng. "Christmas in Winterland"), with lyrics by Keith Almgren, has been recorded by Wizex in 1988 on Christmas compilation albums and on single in 1991.
On August 14, 2016, South Korean girl group I.O.I released a digital single and remake of the song.
In Venezuela, the group Papel Carbón made a version of this song in Spanish.

In popular culture

The ending part of the song was featured in the original version of the Pingu episode "Ice Hockey", whereas the redubbed version has an original piece of instrumental music in its place.
The song was also featured in an episode of the Chinese drama series Blossoms Shanghai.

References

Yu, Young Jin. (2018-05-24). "Remembering Professor Kim Moon Hwan". [[Seoul National University]].
Park Moo-jong. (July 14, 2010). "Seoul Olympics gave powerful impetus to great changes in South Korea". [[The Korea Times]].
"Giorgio Moroder".
Kent, David. (1993). "Australian Chart Book 1970–1992". Australian Chart Book.
(17 September 1988). "Top 3 in Europe".
(8 October 1988). "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles".
Pennanen, Timo. (2021). "Sisältää hitin – 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021". Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava.
(1 October 1988). "Playlist Report: RAI - Italy".
(22 October 1988). "Top 3 in Europe".
(1 January 1989). "1988 Year End Eurocharts: Hot 100 Singles".
"Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1988".
"Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1988". [[GfK Entertainment]].
(2 March 2020). "《一呼百應》疲勞轟炸".
"(싱글) 손에 손잡고".

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