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Hand in Hand" (Korean name: Son-e Son Japgo (손에 손 잡고) ) was the theme song of the
1988 Summer OlympicsThe 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan...
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This 4:13 minute song was produced by Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (Italian). Its English lyric was composed by
Tom WhitlockThomas Ross Whitlock is a songwriter and lyricist best known for his Academy Award and Golden Globe winning song "Take My Breath Away" from the movie Top Gun, which he co-wrote with Giorgio Moroder. The duo produced four other Top Gun songs . Whitlock was Moroder's mechanic, fixing his Ferraris,...
(American), Korean lyric by Kim Moon-hwan (Korean). It was sung by
KoreanaKoreana is a bilingual Korean musical group who perform songs in both English and Korean. The group performed at the opening ceremonies at the 1988 Seoul Olympics where they sang its official theme song "Hand in Hand."...
(Koreans)
Billboard Chart : Top for 16 weeks
National Chart Top : Germany, Hong-Kong, Japan, Spain, Sweden (Total 17 countries)
The album
Hand in Hand sold over 13 million copies worldwide.
- A Swedish version, called "Jul i vinterland" (Eng.
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"
Hand in Hand" (Korean name: Son-e Son Japgo (손에 손 잡고) ) was the theme song of the
1988 Summer OlympicsThe 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan...
.
This 4:13 minute song was produced by Giovanni Giorgio Moroder (Italian). Its English lyric was composed by
Tom WhitlockThomas Ross Whitlock is a songwriter and lyricist best known for his Academy Award and Golden Globe winning song "Take My Breath Away" from the movie Top Gun, which he co-wrote with Giorgio Moroder. The duo produced four other Top Gun songs . Whitlock was Moroder's mechanic, fixing his Ferraris,...
(American), Korean lyric by Kim Moon-hwan (Korean). It was sung by
KoreanaKoreana is a bilingual Korean musical group who perform songs in both English and Korean. The group performed at the opening ceremonies at the 1988 Seoul Olympics where they sang its official theme song "Hand in Hand."...
(Koreans)
Chart performance
Billboard Chart : Top for 16 weeks
National Chart Top : Germany, Hong-Kong, Japan, Spain, Sweden (Total 17 countries)
The album
Hand in Hand sold over 13 million copies worldwide.
Cover version
- A Swedish version, called "Jul i vinterland" (Eng. Christmas in Winterland"), with lyrics by Keith Almgren, has been recorded by Wizex 1988 on Christmas compilation albums and on single 1991.
Lyrics =
See the fire in the sky
We feel the beating of our hearts together
This is our time to rise above
We know the chance is here to live forever
For all time
(Chorus)
Hand in hand we stand
All across the land
We can make this world a better place in which to live
Hand in hand we stand
Start to understand
Breaking down the walls that come between us for all time
Ari Rang
Every time we desire
We feel the flames eternally inside us
Lift our hands up to the sky
The morning calm helps us to live in harmony
For all time
(Chorus)
Hand in hand we stand
All across the land
We can make this world a better place in which to live
Hand in hand we stand
Start to understand
Breaking down the walls that come between us for all time
Ari Rang
(Coda/Ending)
Breaking down the walls between us
Breaking down the walls