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{{Short description|1995 single by Snap!}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = The World in My Hands
| name = The World in My Hands
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| artist = [[Snap!]]
| artist = [[Snap!]]
| album = [[Welcome to Tomorrow]]
| album = [[Welcome to Tomorrow]]
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| released = {{start date|1995|9|11|df=y}}
| B-side = Remix
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| released = 1995
| recorded =
| recorded =
| studio =
| studio =
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = *[[Downtempo]]
| genre = [[Downtempo]]
*[[House music|Eurohouse]]
| length = 3:55
| length = 3:55
| label =
| label =
*[[Ariola]]
* [[Ariola]]
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* [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]
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*[[Arista Records|Arista]]
| writer =
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*[[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]
| writer = *John "Virgo" Garrett III
* John "Virgo" Garrett III
*Benito Benites
* Benito Benites
*Paula Brown
* Paula Brown
*Penny Ford
* [[Penny Ford]]
*Val Young
* [[Val Young]]
| producer = [[Snap!]]
| producer = Snap!
| prev_title = [[The First the Last Eternity (Till the End)]]
| prev_title = [[The First the Last Eternity (Till the End)]]
| prev_year = 1995
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = [[Rame (song)|Rame]]
| next_title = [[Rame (song)|Rame]]
| next_year = 1996
| next_year = 1996
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Nx2OBX57Ljo|"The World in My Hands"}}}}
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|73UdOn2VunQ|"The World in My Hands"}}}}
}}
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"'''The World in My Hands'''" is a 1995 song by German [[Eurodance]] project [[Snap!]]. It was released as the third single from their third [[studio album]], ''[[Welcome to Tomorrow]]'' (1994), and features vocals by American singer Summer (a.k.a. Paula Brown). Although it didn't reach the same level of success as the project's earlier singles, it was a notable hit in Europe, reaching the top 30 in Belgium and the top 40 in the Netherlands. On the [[European Dance Radio Chart]], the song peaked at number nine in October 1995.
"'''The World in My Hands'''" (also known as "'''The World in My Hands (We Are One)'''") is a song by German [[Eurodance]] project [[Snap!]]. It was released in September 1995 by [[Ariola]] and [[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]] as the third single from the project's third and final [[studio album]], ''[[Welcome to Tomorrow]]'' (1994). The song features vocals by American singer Summer (a.k.a. Paula Brown), who had previously performed on "[[Welcome to Tomorrow (Are You Ready?)]]" and "[[The First the Last Eternity (Till the End)]]". She also shares writing credits with Snap!, [[Penny Ford]] and [[Val Young]]. Although "The World in My Hands" didn't reach the same level of success as Snap!'s earlier singles, it was a hit in Europe, becoming a top-30 hit in [[Flanders]] and a top-40 hit in the Netherlands. On the [[European Dance Radio Chart]], the song peaked at number nine in October 1995.


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
British magazine ''[[Music Week]]'' wrote, "The video for this single took three months to make. Chances of seeing it seem slim, though, as this is a dreary, down-tempo effort from the Europopsters."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= |last= |title= Reviews: Singles |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= 7 October 1995 |page= 19 |accessdate= 5 July 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-10-07.pdf}}</ref> Alan Jones commented, "Snap! have changed since the early days when they perfected the male rap/female singer combination which has proves such a potent force in [[Eurodance]]. Now, they can confidently expect an 11th Top 20 hit with The World In My Hands, a brooding mid-tempo workout, with some almost tribal samples."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Alan |last= Jones |title= Talking Music |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= 23 September 1995 |page= 27 |accessdate= 5 July 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-09-23.pdf}}</ref>
British magazine ''[[Music Week]]'' wrote, "The video for this single took three months to make. Chances of seeing it seem slim, though, as this is a dreary, down-tempo effort from the [[Europop]]sters."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= |last= |title= Reviews: Singles |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= 7 October 1995 |page= 19 |accessdate= 5 July 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-10-07.pdf}}</ref> ''Music Week'' editor Alan Jones commented, "Snap! have changed since the early days when they perfected the male rap/female singer combination which has proves such a potent force in [[Eurodance]]. Now, they can confidently expect an 11th Top 20 hit with "The World in My Hands", a brooding mid-tempo workout, with some almost tribal samples."<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Alan |last= Jones |title= Talking Music |magazine= [[Music Week]] |date= 23 September 1995 |page= 27 |accessdate= 5 July 2021 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1995/Music-Week-1995-09-23.pdf}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Music video==
The music video for "The World in My Hands" was directed by Angel Gracia and filmed in Avalon Studios, [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Snap - The World In My Hands music video|publisher=Eurokdj.com|accessdate=8 March 2024|url=https://www.eurokdj.com/search/video.php?id=1414}}</ref> It was produced in three months and features singer Summer performing inside what appears to be a [[locomotive]]. The video was later made available on Snap!'s official [[YouTube]] channel in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=SNAP! - The World in My Hands (We Are One) (Official Video)|publisher=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=8 March 2024|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73UdOn2VunQ}}</ref> Gracia had previously directed the music videos for "[[Colour of Love (Snap! song)|Colour of Love]]" (1991), "[[Exterminate! (song)|Exterminate!]]" (1992), "[[Welcome to Tomorrow (Are You Ready?)]]" (1994) and "[[The First the Last Eternity (Till the End)]]" (1995).
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* '''7" single, Germany (1995)'''
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#"The World in My Hands" (7" Mix) — 3:55
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#"The World in My Hands" (We Are One) — 4:21


==Track listings==
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* '''12", Germany (1995)'''
{{col-begin}}
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#"The World in My Hands" (12" Mix) — 5:01
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#"The World in My Hands" (Dub Mix) — 5:55
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* '''7-inch single, Germany (1995)'''
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# "The World in My Hands" (7-inch mix) – 3:55
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# "The World in My Hands" (We Are One) – 4:21


* '''CD single, Germany (1995)'''
* '''12-inch, Germany (1995)'''
#"The World in My Hands" (7" Mix) — 3:55
# "The World in My Hands" (12-inch mix) – 5:01
#"The World in My Hands" (We Are One)" — 4:21
# "The World in My Hands" (dub mix) – 5:55


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* '''CD single, Germany (1995)'''
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# "The World in My Hands" (7-inch mix) – 3:55
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# "The World in My Hands" (We Are One) – 4:21
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* '''CD maxi, Europe (1995)'''
* '''CD maxi, Europe (1995)'''
#"The World in My Hands" (7" Mix) — 3:55
# "The World in My Hands" (7-inch mix) – 3:55
#"The World in My Hands" (12" Mix) — 5:01
# "The World in My Hands" (12-inch mix) – 5:01
#"The World in My Hands" (Extended Instrumental Mix) — 5:15
# "The World in My Hands" (extended instrumental mix) – 5:15
#"The World in My Hands" (We Are One) — 4:21
# "The World in My Hands" (We Are One) – 4:21
#"The World in My Hands" (Dub Mix) — 6:27
# "The World in My Hands" (dub mix) – 6:27
#"Syn Perk Dump" (S 3200) — 0:23
# "Syn Perk Dump" (S 3200) – 0:23
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{{col-end}}


==Charts==
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1995)
!Chart (1995)
!Peak<br>position
!Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
|Belgium ([[Ultratop]] Flanders)
|Belgium ([[Ultratop]] Flanders)
|align="center"|25
|align="center"|25
|-
|-
|Europe ([[European Dance Radio Chart|European Dance Radio]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-10-28.pdf|title=European Dance Radio Top 25|work=[[Music & Media]]|page=15|date=28 October 1995|accessdate=5 July 2021}}</ref>
|Europe ([[Eurochart Hot 100]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-11-04.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100|work=[[Music & Media]]|volume=12|issue=44|date=4 November 1995|page=21|access-date=9 June 2023}}</ref>
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|align="center"|91
|-
|Europe ([[European Dance Radio Chart|European Dance Radio]])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-10-28.pdf|title=European Dance Radio Top 25|work=[[Music & Media]]|volume=12|issue=43|date=28 October 1995|page=15|accessdate=5 July 2021}}</ref>
|align="center"|9
|align="center"|9
|-
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{{single chart|Germany|53|artist=Snap! feat. Summer|song=The World in My Hands|songid=150622|access-date=22 June 2023|refname="ger"}}
|Germany [[Media Control Charts]])
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|align="center"|53
|-
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|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40]])
|Netherlands ([[Dutch Top 40]])
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|align="center"|39
|align="center"|39
|-
|-
|Scotland ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19951022/41/|title=Scottish Singles Chart 22 October 1995 - 28 October 1995|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=5 July 2021}}</ref>
|Scotland ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/19951022/41/|title=Scottish Singles Chart 22 October 1995 – 28 October 1995|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=5 July 2021}}</ref>
|align="center"|55
|align="center"|55
|-
|-
|[[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])
|[[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])
|align="center"|44
|align="center"|44
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Chart (1995)
!Position
|-
|Europe (European Dance Radio)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1995/MM-1995-12-23.pdf|title=1995 in Review: European Dance Radio 1995|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=12|issue=51/52|page=23|date=23 December 1995|access-date=8 March 2024}}</ref>
|align="center"|20
|}
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==Release history==
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!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Format(s)
!scope="col"|Label(s)
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!scope="row"|Germany
|11 September 1995
|{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|CD}}
|{{hlist|[[Ariola]]|[[Bertelsmann Music Group|BMG]]}}
|<ref name="ger"/>
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!scope="row"|United Kingdom
|16 October 1995
|{{hlist|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}}
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|[[Arista Records|Arista]]
|<ref>{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=[[Music Week]]|page=27|date=14 October 1995}}</ref>
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[[Category:English-language German songs]]
[[Category:Music videos directed by Angel (director)]]

Latest revision as of 17:15, 9 June 2024

For the Ice Nine Kills song, see The Silver Scream.

"The World in My Hands"
Single by Snap!
from the album Welcome to Tomorrow
Released11 September 1995 (1995-09-11)
GenreDowntempo
Length3:55
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Snap!
Snap! singles chronology
"The First the Last Eternity (Till the End)"
(1995) 		"The World in My Hands"
(1995) 		"Rame"
(1996)
Music video
"The World in My Hands" on YouTube

"The World in My Hands" (also known as "The World in My Hands (We Are One)") is a song by German Eurodance project Snap!. It was released in September 1995 by Ariola and BMG as the third single from the project's third and final studio album, Welcome to Tomorrow (1994). The song features vocals by American singer Summer (a.k.a. Paula Brown), who had previously performed on "Welcome to Tomorrow (Are You Ready?)" and "The First the Last Eternity (Till the End)". She also shares writing credits with Snap!, Penny Ford and Val Young. Although "The World in My Hands" didn't reach the same level of success as Snap!'s earlier singles, it was a hit in Europe, becoming a top-30 hit in Flanders and a top-40 hit in the Netherlands. On the European Dance Radio Chart, the song peaked at number nine in October 1995.

Critical reception

[edit]

British magazine Music Week wrote, "The video for this single took three months to make. Chances of seeing it seem slim, though, as this is a dreary, down-tempo effort from the Europopsters."[1] Music Week editor Alan Jones commented, "Snap! have changed since the early days when they perfected the male rap/female singer combination which has proves such a potent force in Eurodance. Now, they can confidently expect an 11th Top 20 hit with "The World in My Hands", a brooding mid-tempo workout, with some almost tribal samples."[2]

Music video

[edit]

The music video for "The World in My Hands" was directed by Angel Gracia and filmed in Avalon Studios, Hollywood.[3] It was produced in three months and features singer Summer performing inside what appears to be a locomotive. The video was later made available on Snap!'s official YouTube channel in 2011.[4] Gracia had previously directed the music videos for "Colour of Love" (1991), "Exterminate!" (1992), "Welcome to Tomorrow (Are You Ready?)" (1994) and "The First the Last Eternity (Till the End)" (1995).

Track listings

[edit]

Charts

[edit]

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Deutschland 11 September 1995
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
[7]
Vereinigtes Königreich 16 October 1995
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
 Arista [10]

References

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  1. ^ "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 7 October 1995. p. 19. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ Jones, Alan (23 September 1995). "Talking Music" (PDF). Music Week. p. 27. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Snap - The World In My Hands music video". Eurokdj.com. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  4. ^ "SNAP! - The World in My Hands (We Are One) (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 44. 4 November 1995. p. 21. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  6. ^ "European Dance Radio Top 25" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 43. 28 October 1995. p. 15. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Snap! feat. Summer – The World in My Hands" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Scottish Singles Chart 22 October 1995 – 28 October 1995". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  9. ^ "1995 in Review: European Dance Radio 1995" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 51/52. 23 December 1995. p. 23. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  10. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 14 October 1995. p. 27.
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