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"Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)"
Single by the Ready Set
from the album The Bad & the Better
Released	May 18, 2012
Recorded	2011
Genre	Dance-pop pop
Length	3:48
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Jordan Witzigreuter Simon Wilcox Andrew Goldstein
Producer(s)	Goldstein
The Ready Set singles chronology
"Killer" (2011) "Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)" (2012) "Higher" (2014)
Music video
"Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)" on YouTube

"Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)" is a song by American electropop artist the Ready Set. It was released digitally on May 18, 2012, as the lead single from his fourth studio album The Bad & the Better, before it was serviced to contemporary hit radio on October 23, 2012. The song was featured in the 2013 animated film Escape from Planet Earth and the trailer for The Smurfs 2. Remixes to the song by Jump Smokers and Zookeper were also released in 2013. A digital EP for the single titled, GMYH V.2 was released on May 3, 2013.

Background and composition

"Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)" is a dance-pop song about a man and his girlfriend, and how she said a song he played for her was the "Best song ever", resulting in it being their song. The song musically has dance and pop influences with breakdowns after the choruses. The song was produced by Andrew Goldstein. After having gone back and forth with the mixes between Witzigreuter and Goldstein, the song was finished in January 2012.

A teaser for the song was released on May 15, 2012. The song was made available for streaming via Alternative Press on May 17, and was released as an official single the following day. A lyrics video premiered on May 22, featuring a girl translating the song into sign language. The song was included on Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 44. The Ready Set performed the song on the American game show, Oh Sit!.

Reception

"Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)" has been well received by music critics. MTV's Jenna Rubenstein described the song as "...the brightest, sunniest, catchiest, most radio-friendly pop song you've ever heard..." and compared it to Owl City and Carly Rae Jepsen's song "Good Time".

Chart performance

"Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)" peaked at number 30 on the US Mainstream Top 40, remaining on the chart for twelve weeks. The song also reached number 33 on the New Zealand Top 40 and stayed two weeks on the chart.

Music video

A music video for the song premiered via MTV on October 3, 2012. The video was directed by Matt Alonzo.

The music video starts out with Witzigrueter and his friends getting ready for a party. It also shows girls getting ready at a different house. It then shows Jordan and his friends walking to the party, as well as their female counterparts doing the same. The rest of the video features heavy partying and Jordan singing in the crowded house.

Track listing

Charts

Release history

In popular culture

The song was used in Smithfield-Selma High School's lipdub video for the FOX 50's 2013 Lip Dub Project competition.

References

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5. Rachel Dady (May 7, 2013). "New Songs: The Ready Set, 'Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)' Jump Smokers And Zookeper Remixes". MTV. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved July 8, 2021.
6. Johan Wippsson (April 25, 2013). "The Ready Set To Release Remix Ep May 7th 2013". Melodic. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
7. ^ Bryne Yancey (May 21, 2012). "Interview/Song Premiere: The Ready Set on "Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)" - Features - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
8. ^ Bryne Yancey (May 15, 2012). "The Ready Set release Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever) teaser". Alternative Press. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
9. "The Ready Set release "Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)" lyric video". Alternative Press. May 22, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
10. Alexandra Capotorto (June 7, 2012). "The Ready Set Release Lyric Video For New Single 'Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)'". PopCrush. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
11. "NOW That's What I Call Music! Presents Today's Biggest Hits on 'NOW That's What I Call Music! Vol. 44'". PR Newswire. Sony Music Entertainment. October 16, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
12. "The Ready Set Performs on Oh Sit!". CBS News. May 14, 2013. Archived from the original on August 16, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
13. ^ Rubenstein, Jenna Hally (2012-10-03). "Video Premiere: The Ready Set, 'Give Me Your Hand (Best Song Ever)'". MTV. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
14. ^ "The Ready Set Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
15. "NZ Top 40: 18 March 2013". Official New Zealand Music Chart. March 18, 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
16. "Give Me Your Hand (2012) by The Ready Set". IMVDb. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
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18. Andrea Osborne (April 22, 2013). "FOX 50's 2013 Lip Dub Project Winners Announced". Capitol Broadcasting Company. Retrieved April 21, 2024.

• 2011 songs
• 2012 singles
• Sire Records singles
• Songs written by Simon Wilcox
• Songs written by Andrew Goldstein (musician)
• The Ready Set songs