Back of My Hand (Gemma Hayes song)

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.

"Back of My Hand"
Single by Gemma Hayes
Released	26 September 2002
Genre	Alternative
Length	n/a
Label	Source Records
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)

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]

Track listing

CD 1

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[3]

CD 2 (Ireland Only)

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

[4]

7" Vinyl

A. Back of My Hand
B. Song For Julie

Video

The music video was directed by Sam Brown.[5] 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.

Charts

Singles Chart (2002)
Irish Singles Chart	83
French Singles Chart	-
UK Singles Chart	-

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20020922031049/http://gemmahayes.com/
2. https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/back-of-my-hand-ep/id724770616
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMh-Y2IWJZc
4. https://web.archive.org/web/20021221174852/http://www.gemmahayes.com/releases/back.html
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMh-Y2IWJZc

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics