Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)

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"Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)"
Give Me Your Hand The Ready Set.jpg
Single by The Ready Set
from the album The Bad & The Better
ReleasedMay 18, 2012
Recorded2011
Genre
Length3:48
LabelWarner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Goldstein
The Ready Set singles chronology
"Hollywood Dream"
(2011) 		"Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)"
(2012) 		"Higher"
(2014)
Music video
"Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)" on YouTube

"Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)" is the lead single by The Ready Set off of his album, The Bad & The Better. It was released digitally and to mainstream radio on May 18, 2012.[2] The song was used in the soundtrack for the film Escape from Planet Earth[3] and the trailer for The Smurfs 2.[4] A remix to the song by Jump Smokers was also released in 2012.[5][6]

Composition[]

"Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever) is a dance-pop song about a man and his girlfriend, and how she said a song he played for her was the "Best song ever", resulting in it being their song. The song musically has dance and pop influences with breakdowns after the choruses. The song was produced by Andrew Goldstein.[7]

Commercial performance[]

"Give Me Your Hand" peaked at number 30 on Mainstream Top 40 in the US, remaining on the chart for 12 weeks.[8] The song peaked at number 33 on New Zealand Top 40 and stayed 2 weeks on the chart.[9]

Music video[]

A music video for the song was released to digital outlets on October 4, 2012. The video was directed by Matt Alonzo.[10]

Storyline[]

The music video starts out with Witzigrueter and his friends getting ready for a party. It also shows girls getting ready at a different house. It then shows Jordan and his friends walking to the party, as well as their female counterparts doing the same. The rest of the video features heavy partying and Jordan singing in the crowded house.

Reception[]

"Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)" has been well received by music critics. MTV's Jenna Rubenstein described the song as "...the brightest, sunniest, catchiest, most radio-friendly pop song you've ever heard..." and compared it to Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen's song Good Time.[11]

Track listing[]

Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)"3:49

Charts[]

Chart performance for "Give Me Your Hand"
Chart (2013) Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 33
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[8] 30

References[]

  1. ^ "Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever) - The Ready Set". Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2013-02-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Escape from Planet Earth (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  4. ^ "Smurfs 2 Soundtrack". Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Ready Set "Give Me Your Hand" (Best Song Ever) Jump Smokers Remix". Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  6. ^ "NEW SONGS: THE READY SET, 'GIVE ME YOUR HAND (BEST SONG EVER)' JUMP SMOKERS AND ZOOKEPER REMIXES". Retrieved July 8, 2021.
  7. ^ "Interview/Song Premiere: The Ready Set on "Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)" - Features - Alternative Press". altpress.com. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  8. ^ a b "The Ready Set Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  9. ^ "NZ Top 40". Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "Give Me Your Hand - IMVD". Retrieved June 7, 2021.
  11. ^ 10/03/2012, Jenna Hally Rubenstein. "Video Premiere: The Ready Set, 'Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)'". mtv.com. Retrieved 9 March 2017.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "The Ready Set – Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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