Hand in Hand (2003 song)
| "Hand in Hand 手牽手" | |
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| Promotional single by Various Artists | |
| English title | Hand in Hand |
| Released | May 21, 2003 |
| Genre | Mandopop |
| Length | 7:20 |
| Label | Azio TV |
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| "Hand in Hand" on YouTube | |
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“Hand in Hand” (Mandarin: 手牽手) is a public service single released on May 21, 2003 for the fight against SARS. The song was composed and co-produced by Wang Leehom and David Tao, with Wang Leehom, David Tao and Isaac Chen as co-songwriters, and sung by 86 artists.[1].
Background and Issue
On November 16, 2002, there was an outbreak of SARS in Foshan City, Guangdong Province, China, and on March 14, 2003, the National Taiwan University Hospital attached to the College of Medicine reported the first case of SARS imported from outside Taiwan. On April 24, 2003, the Hoping Hospital reported an outbreak of nosocomial SARS infection and declared a hospital lockdown. On April 28 of the same year, the Information Bureau of the Government Information Office announced that the 14th Golden Melody Awards Ceremony would be postponed indefinitely due to the SARS epidemic. On May 7 of the same year, Wang Leehom and David Tao proposed the idea of co-creating a public service song to fight against SARS. On the 9th of the same month, Azio TV, the production unit of the 14th Golden Melody Awards, expressed its full support for the release of this public service song. On the 12th of the same month, Wang Leehom and David Tao started to work on the song. On the 13th of the same month, Azio TV announced that more than 80 artists would participate in singing this charity song.
On the 15th of the same month, the song "Hand in Hand" was completed. On the 16th of the same month, 81 singers gathered at Nangang 101 in Taipei City, Taiwan to record the chorus of the song, after which the singers went into the studio to record their solo parts. On the 20th of the same month, the mastering of the song was completed. On the 21st of the same month, the song was premiered on all major radio stations in Taiwan, and the music video for the song was premiered on Azio TV’s variety show "Asian Entertainment Center" (Mandarin: 亞洲娛樂中心). On the 30th of the same month, the song's promotional single was made available to all Taiwanese for free, with a total circulation of about 600,000 copies. On August 2 of the same year, the 14th Golden Melody Awards ceremony was held at the National Taiwan University of Sport, where Chyi Chin (Mandarin: 齊秦) and the Shin took the stage to perform the song, with the artists on stage singing along[2]
Track
All lyrics written by Leehom Wang、David Tao、Isaac Chen; all music composed by Leehom Wang、David Tao.
| CD | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Hand in Hand" | 3:40 |
| 2. | "Hand in Hand" (Karaoke version) | 3:40 |
| VCD | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Computer Files" | |
| 2. | "Hand in Hand" (Music Video) | 3:40 |
| Total length: | 3:40 | |
External Links
- The Tonight Show with Matilda Tao (Songs Against the Fury Special "Hand in Hand" Full Documentary) on YouTube
References
- ↑ "音樂人手牽手抗SARS大合唱 撫慰台灣人心 - 大紀元". 大紀元 www.epochtimes.com (in 中文). 2003-05-17. Archived from the original on 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2016-12-19. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ (rubycatm), 露比&貍貓山. "【專輯播客】用音樂加油!! 手牽手大合唱──愛，永遠不會消失… @ 露比小姐的貍喵嗚語！ :: 痞客邦 PIXNET ::". 露比小姐的貍喵嗚語！ (in 中文). Archived from the original on 2017-03-24. Retrieved 2016-12-19. Unknown parameter
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