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How Hootie & the Blowfish’s Classic ‘Hold My Hand’ Came to Be on Scotty McCreery’s ‘Bottle Rockets’: ‘It Fit Like a Glove’
Scotty McCreery borrows Hootie & the Blowfish's "Hold My Hand" for his new single "Bottle Rockets."
Such is the case was with Scotty McCreery ’s new single “Bottle Rockets,” which features Hootie & the Blowfish revisiting their breakthrough hit, 1994’s “Hold My Hand.” “We started strumming the tune that would eventually become ‘Bottle Rockets,’ and at the end of the makeshift chorus we had at that point, Frank went into ‘Hold My Hand.’ It fit like a glove. “Give us a call if you need some background vocalists,” Sonefeld jokes, but seriously adds he is thrilled with the result and that a new generation may hear “Hold My Hand.” “It’s a timeless message about lifting each other up during difficult times,” he says.
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