Let's Hold Hands
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"Давай держаться за руки" (Davay derzhat'sya za ruki; English
English language
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: Let's Hold Hands) is the seventh single performed by Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

n girl group
Girl group
A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singers who generally harmonise together.Girl groups emerged in the late 1950s as groups of young singers teamed up with behind-the-scenes songwriters and music producers to create hit singles, often featuring glossy production...

 Serebro
Serebro
Serebro are a Russian trio, formed in Moscow, Russia in 2006. They are also famously known as the band who finished third in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki with the song "Song #1"...

 and written by Maxim Fadeev
Maxim Fadeev
Maxim "Max" Aleksandrovich Fadeev is a Russian singer-songwriter, composer and producer.-Early life and career:Maxim Fadeev was born on 6 May 1968 in Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, USSR. When he was a child, he attended a musical school in Kurgan, and learned how to play bass guitar...

. The song is to feature on the group's second album.

Background

Maxim Fadeev, Serebro's manager, composed the song and co-wrote it with band member Olga Seryabkina
Olga Seryabkina
Olga Yurievna Seryabkina is a Russian singer–songwriter. She is famous for being a member of girl group Serebro, which won the third place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.-Early life and career :...

. The demo version was released on November 4, 2010 through Youtube
YouTube
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. Unlike previous Russian
Russian language
Russian is a Slavic language used primarily in Russia, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. It is an unofficial but widely spoken language in Ukraine, Moldova, Latvia, Turkmenistan and Estonia and, to a lesser extent, the other countries that were once constituent republics...

 songs released by Serebro, an English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 version was not made available.

Music video

The music video for "Давай держаться за руки" was directed by Yuri Kurokhtin. The video featured the band members performing nude, and in some scenes wearing white catsuits, against various white backgrounds. At the end of the video all three members walk down a white hallway before the video fades to black.

Ello
Ello
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 hosted the music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...

 worldwide on 20 February 2011. The video was scheduled to be released on TV channel Europa Plus
Europa Plus
Europa Plus is Russia's first and the most popular commercial radio station. They started broadcasting on April 30, 1990. It is mainly formatted with Hot AC/Top 40....

 on 1 March 2011. The video also featured in Russia's most watch TV channels.
A remix from DJ MIV was released for the House Megamix 2010 vol. 2
House music
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.

The video is Serebro's most watched on YouTube, with more than 700,000 views as of July 2011.

Track listing

Digital download

(Released on 4 November 2010)
  1. "Давай держаться за руки (Lets Hold Hands)" - 4:17


Other versions/remixes
  1. "Давай держаться за руки (Dj MIV Remix)" - 4:40
  2. "Давай держаться за руки (Extended Edit)" - 6:15
  3. "Давай держаться за руки (Version II)" - 5:02

Chart Performance

The song debuted in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 at number 108, later peaking at number 3 becoming the bands seventh top 10 single. The song has also peaked at number 18 in Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

 and number 7 in Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

.

Chart peaks and positions

Chart Peak
position
Russia (TopHit
Russian Music Charts
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)
3
Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...

18
Latvia
Latvia
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7

Personnel

  • Anastasia Karpova
    Anastasia Karpova
    Anastasia Karpova is a Russian singer, best known as a member of girl group Serebro. She became a Serebro member after Marina Lizorkina left the band in 2009.- Early life :Anastasia Karpova was born on 2 November 1984 in Balakovo, Saratov Oblast, Russia...

     – vocals
    Lead vocalist
    The lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...

  • Elena Temnikova
    Elena Temnikova
    Elena Vladimirovna Temnikova is a Russian singer. She came to prominence as a contestant in the talent show Star Factory and as one of the three members of the Russian girl group Serebro.-2003—2006: Star Factory and solo career:...

     – vocals
    Lead vocalist
    The lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...

  • Olga Seryabkina
    Olga Seryabkina
    Olga Yurievna Seryabkina is a Russian singer–songwriter. She is famous for being a member of girl group Serebro, which won the third place at the Eurovision Song Contest 2007.-Early life and career :...

     – vocals
    Lead vocalist
    The lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...

    , lyrics
  • Maxim Fadeev
    Maxim Fadeev
    Maxim "Max" Aleksandrovich Fadeev is a Russian singer-songwriter, composer and producer.-Early life and career:Maxim Fadeev was born on 6 May 1968 in Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, USSR. When he was a child, he attended a musical school in Kurgan, and learned how to play bass guitar...

    – songwriting, producer
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