Hand In Hand

Hand in Hand is a song by the South Korean band Koreana. It served as the official theme song for the Seoul 1988 Summer Olympics. The song was performed in both English and Korean. Giovanni Giorgio Moroder, an Italian singer, songwriter, DJ, and record producer, produced the song. Tom Whitlock wrote the English lyrics, while Kim Moon-hwan wrote the Korean lyrics.

The song peaked at the top of the charts in seventeen nations, including Hong Kong, Japan, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, the Philippines, West Germany, and Sweden. Hand in Hand has also achieved other impressive peaks: for instance, it has sold over 12 million copies around the world at the time. The song was also included in a Pingu episode, titled “Ice Hockey” (only in the original version of the film).

In 2014, Giovanni Giorgio Moroder stated that Joe Pizzulo, not Koreana, was the original vocalist on the demo tape he delivered to PolyGram. It came as a surprise to everyone; however, many people - especially Koreans - believe the song could not have been such a grand success without Koreana.

Artist: Koreana

Album: Hand In Hand

Release: 1988