Hands (Kumi Koda song)

"Hands"
Single by Koda Kumi
from the album Secret
B-side	Through the Sky
Released	January 19, 2005 (JP)
Format	CD, CD+DVD
Genre	R&B
Length	20:01
Label	Rhythm Zone RZCD-45168/B (Japan, CD+DVD) RZCD-45169 (Japan, CD5")
Koda Kumi singles chronology
"Kiseki" (2004) "Hands" (2005) "Hot Stuff" (2005)

Hands (stylized as hands) is Japanese R&B-turned-pop star Koda Kumi's 14th domestic single. The single charted #7 and remained on the charts for eight weeks.^[1]

Information

hands was released as both CD and CD+DVD. It was the end theme of ANB's television program Uchimura PURODYUUSI (内村プロデュース / Uchimura Produce).^[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~.

Track list

(Source^[5])

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

Alternate Versions

hands

1. hands: Found on the single and corresponding album secret (2005)
2. hands [Instrumental]: Found on the single (2005)
3. hands [The Standard Club Remix]: Found on Koda Kumi Driving Hit's 2 (2010)

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. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
4. "Dwango.jp". PC Dwango. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
5. "Koda Kumi Official". Rhythm Zone. Retrieved January 2, 2015.

1. Avex Network (2005), Kumi Koda Official Web Site
2. Oricon Style (2005), Ranking – Oricon Style