Healing Hands (Elton John song)

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"Healing Hands"
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Single by Elton John
from the album Sleeping with the Past
A-side
B-side
  • "Dancing in the End Zone"
  • (first release)
Released
  • 5 July 1989 (first release)
  • 23 June 1990 (second release)
Length4:21
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Chris Thomas[1]
Elton John singles chronology
"Through the Storm"
(1989) 		"Healing Hands"
(1989) 		"Sacrifice"
(1989)

"Healing Hands" is a song by English musician Elton John, written by John and Bernie Taupin, from John's 1989 album, Sleeping with the Past. The single was released during late summer 1989 and was a top-20 hit in the United States. A reissued version (paired as a double A-side single with "Sacrifice") became the singer's first solo number-one single in the United Kingdom. The song was inspired by the Four Tops song "Reach Out, I'll Be There".[2] Produced by Chris Thomas, it was the first of three singles released from the album, with the follow-ups being "Sacrifice" and "Club at the End of the Street".

Chart performance[]

"Healing Hands" did moderately well as a single in the United States, climbing to No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart on the week of 21 October 1989. The song failed to make the UK top 40 during its initial release, as did the follow-up, "Sacrifice". However, after Steve Wright of BBC Radio One added "Sacrifice" to his station's playlist, "Sacrifice" was re-released in the UK as a double A-side with "Healing Hands". The double A-side record topped the UK Singles Chart for five weeks starting 23 June 1990, becoming the first solo No. 1 hit of Elton John's career in his native country.

Technical details[]

Musically, the song is complex,[citation needed] with the intro and verses in the key of B flat, and the chorus in the key of D. An instrumental solo, in the related minor key of g (minor), serves as a bridge.

Personnel[]

Charts[]

References[]

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  6. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 6619." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6 no. 41. 14 October 1989. p. IV. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Elton John – Healing Hands". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Elton John: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Elton John Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Elton John Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  14. ^ "Elton John Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  15. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Elton John – Healing Hands". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  16. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  17. ^ "Top 100 Singles of '89". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  18. ^ "1990 Top 100 Singles". Music Week. London, England: Spotlight Publications. 2 March 1991. p. 41.
  • "Healing Hands", The Billboard Book of Number One Adult Contemporary Hits by Wesley Hyatt, p. 352, Billboard Books (1999).

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