Hands (Koda Kumi song)

"Hands" (stylized in lowercase) is a song recorded by Japanese singer-songwriter Koda Kumi. It was released on January 19, 2005, and served as her 14th single under Rhythm Zone. The single peaked at number seven on the Oricon Singles Chart and remained on the charts for eight weeks.^[1]

"Hands"
Single by Koda Kumi
from the album Secret
B-side	"Through the Sky"
Released	January 19, 2005
Recorded	2004
Genre	R&B
Length	20:01
Label	Rhythm Zone
Songwriter(s)	Koda Kumi
Producer(s)	Katsumi Ohnishi
Koda Kumi singles chronology
"Kiseki" (2004) "Hands" (2005) "Hot Stuff" (2005)
Music video
"Hands" on YouTube

Background and release

"Hands" is Japanese singer-songwriter Kumi Koda's fourteenth single. It charted low in the top ten at No. 7 on the Oricon charts and remained on the charts for two months. The single became her third to be released as both CD and CD+DVD. It was the end theme of ANB's television program Uchimura Produce (内村プロデュース / Uchimura PURODYUUSI).^[2] The B-side, "Through the Sky", was the end theme of Nippon TV's informational program The Sunday (THE・サンデー) through the month of January.^[3][4]

The music video released on the single differed from the music video released on the corresponding album, Secret, which contained an "album version" that held different scenes. The "single version" was, however, placed on her first compilation album, Best: First Things.^[5] A remix version titled "Hands (The Standard Club Remix)" was included on the singer's remix album Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 2 in 2010.

Music video

The music video for "Hands" carried a theme of a woman trying to cope with her depression brought on by being in the spotlight and having everyone focused on her. An alternate version to the video was placed on the corresponding album, secret. This would make it the first time she released an "alternate version" of a music video. The "album version" featured different scenes, but still kept the camera close for a more intimate feeling.

Track list

CD

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Arranger(s)	Length
1.	"hands"	Koda Kumi	Katsumi Ohnishi	H-Wonder	4:28
2.	"Through the sky"	Koda Kumi • Hiroo Yamaguchi	Hiroo Yamaguchi	H-Wonder	5:33
3.	"hands [Instrumental]"		Katsumi Ohnishi	H-Wonder	4:28
4.	"Through the sky [Instrumental]"		Hiroo Yamaguchi	H-Wonder	5:30

DVD

No.	Title	Director(s)	Length
1.	"hands" (Music Video)	Ippe ~ Morita • Sumitaka Fushimizu	4:28
2.	"hands" (Making Video)	Ippe ~ Morita • Sumitaka Fushimizu

References

1. "hands / KODA KUMI / ORICON STYLE". Oricon. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
2. "hands (KODA KUMI)". Animelo. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
3. "THEサンデー". NTV. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
4. "Dwango.jp". PC Dwango. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
5. "Koda Kumi Official". Rhythm Zone. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

External links

• Avex Network (2005), Kumi Koda Official Web Site
• Oricon Style (2005), Ranking – Oricon Style