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Back of My Hand (Gemma Hayes song)

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"Back of My Hand"
Single by Gemma Hayes
Released26 September 2002
GenreAlternative
LabelSource
Songwriter(s)Gemma Hayes
Producer(s)Gemma Hayes, Dave Fridmann
Gemma Hayes singles chronology
"Let a Good Thing Go"
(2002)
"Back of My Hand"
(2002)
"Happy Sad"
(2005)

"Back of My Hand" is the third single by Irish singer-songwriter Gemma Hayes taken from her Night on My Side album release. The single was released in Ireland on 26 September 2002. The single was released Source Records.

Two versions of the single were released - incorporating slightly different covers and track listings. The second CD was very limited upon release and the single was only available in Ireland.[1]

A re-worked version of the track appeared on the 2003 US release of Night on My Side. A digital version of the song appeared on iTunes on 1 March 2003.[2]

Music video

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The music video was directed by Sam Brown.[3] The video was shot on location in America and features Hayes avoiding two business men dressed in suits. Towards the end of the video Hayes stumbles across a child.

Track listing

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CD 1

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All songs written by Gemma Hayes.

  1. "Back of My Hand"
  2. "Mama What's That Song"
  3. "Song for Julie"

- Back of My Hand Video - directed by Sam Brown[4]

CD 2 (Ireland only)

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  1. "Back of My Hand"
  2. "My Friend Christian"
  3. "Let a Good Thing Go" (live and alternative version for Radio 1)[5]

7" vinyl

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A. "Back of My Hand"
B. "Song for Julie"

References

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  1. ^ "Gemma Hayes". gemmahayes.com. Archived from the original on 22 September 2002. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Back of My Hand - EP by Gemma Hayes". iTunes. January 2002.
  3. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Gemma Hayes - Back Of My Hand – via YouTube.
  4. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Gemma Hayes - Back Of My Hand. YouTube.
  5. ^ "Gemma Hayes". www.gemmahayes.com. Archived from the original on 21 December 2002. Retrieved 12 January 2022.