"World in Your Hands" is a song recorded by the Germaneurodance band Culture Beat. It was released in March 1994 as the fourth single and the last one marketed in almost all countries in Europe from their second album, Serenity. As for other Culture Beat's singles, a CD maxi entirely composed of remixes was added among the available media a short time after. The song was a minor hit in most of the European countries where it was released, in comparison with the previous singles of the band. However, it managed to reach number 4 in Finland, number 10 in the Netherlands, number 13 in Ireland, number 16 in Denmark and number 18 in Germany. On the Eurochart Hot 100, "World in Your Hands" peaked at number 25 in May 1994.
Critical reception
AllMusic editor William Cooper called the song "competent and entertaining" in his review of Serenity.[1]
Music video
The music video of "World in Your Hands" was directed by Matt Broadley.[2]
Track listings
CD maxi-single (Europe, 1994)
"World in Your Hands" (Radio Edit) - 4:11
"World in Your Hands" (Tribal Mix) - 6:56
Remixed By: Peter Zweier, Alexander Abraham
"World in Your Hands" (Extended Version) - 7:32
"World in Your Hands" (Extended Album Version) - 7:23
CD maxi_single - Remix (Europe, 1994)
"World in Your Hands" (MKM's Danish Flex Mix) - 6:23
Remixed By: MKM(Michael Gammelgaard,DJ Kenneth Bager, Michael Pfundheller)
"World in Your Hands" (M.S. Dance-Mix) - 6:11
Remixed By: Michael Schendel
"World in Your Hands" (Club In Trance-Mix) - 7:08
Remixed By: Doug Laurent
"World in Your Hands" (Not Normal Mix) - 7:35
Remixed By: Frank Bülow, Peter Gräber
CD maxi-single (Australia, 1994)
"World In Your Hands" (Radio Edit) - 4:10
"World In Your Hands" (Tribal Mix) - 6:52
Remixed By: Peter Zweier, Alexander Abraham
"World In Your Hands" (Groovy Mix) - 7:27
"World In Your Hands" (Extended Version) - 7:32
"World In Your Hands" (Extended Album Version) - 7:23