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The term Various Artists is used in the record industry when numerous singers and musicians collaborate on a song or collection of songs. Most often on Last.fm, compilation album tracks appear under the name of Various Artists erroneously because the individual artist is not listed in the album's ID3 information.
Compilation albums, for example.

Sometimes, single releases may be credited to Various Artists when their profits are going to charity and, usually in high-profile cases, are sometimes known by a group name. Examples include Band Aid with their releases of Do They Know It's Christmas? and USA for Africa with We Are The World.

Various Artists is also an actual performance name for Torsten Pröfrock, who runs the German DIN label. Torsten performs also as Dynamo, Erosion, Resilent, Traktor besides some others. He's a good friend of Robert Henke and since the Fall of 2004, he is a member of Monolake.

Various Artists was also a short-lived Bristol punk band formed by brothers Jonjo and Robin Key (originally from Birmingham). Other members were also simultaneously in Art Objects who went on to become The Blue Aeroplanes, the latter the Key brothers also co-wrote some songs and were involved in. When Various Artists imploded, the Key brothers went on to form Either / Or.

Various Artists also appear on tracks from musical theater soundtracks, due to the nature of having many cast members on one song, as well as an ensemble in some cases.

I Want To Hold Your Hand
Various Artists Lyrics

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Oh yeah, I'll tell you something
I think you'll understand
When I'll say that something
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand

Oh please, say to me

You'll let me be your man
And please, say to me
You'll let me hold your hand
Now, let me hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand

And when I touch you I feel happy inside
It's such a feeling that my love
I can't hide, I can't hide, I can't hide

Yeah, you've got that something
I think you'll understand
When I'll say that something
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand

And when I touch you I feel happy inside
It's such a feeling that my love
I can't hide, I can't hide, I can't hide

Yeah, you've got that something
I think you'll understand
When I'll feel that something
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand

I wanna hold your hand
I wanna hold your hand

Overall Meaning

"I Want to Hold Your Hand" is a song about infatuation and the desire to be close to someone. The opening lyrics "Oh yeah, I'll tell you something, I think you'll understand" set the tone for the song as the singer confides in their love interest about their feelings. The desire to hold someone's hand is seen as a way to express intimacy and affection. The repeated phrase "I wanna hold your hand" reinforces the singer's longing for physical contact and emotional connection with their love interest.

The second verse is a plea to the recipient of their affections to allow the singer to be their partner and hold their hand. The repetition of "please, say to me" emphasizes the singer's need for reassurance from their love interest. The line "When I touch you, I feel happy inside" describes the joy and contentment the singer experiences when they are close to their love interest. The phrase "It's such a feeling that my love, I can't hide" suggests that the singer's emotions for their love interest are hard to conceal and that they are passionate about their affections.

The repeated line "Yeah, you've got that something" implies that the singer is not sure what that something is, but they know it is there. The song ends with the singer restating their desire to hold their love interest's hand, reinforcing the idea that physical touch is an important aspect of intimacy and affection.

Line by Line Meaning

Oh yeah, I'll tell you something
I have something important to tell you

I think you'll understand
I believe that you will comprehend what I am telling you

When I'll say that something
When I mention that important thing

I wanna hold your hand
I desire to grasp your hand in mine

Oh please, say to me
Please tell me

You'll let me be your man
That you will accept me as your partner

And please, say to me
And also tell me

You'll let me hold your hand
That you will allow me to hold your hand

Now, let me hold your hand
Right now, permit me to grasp your hand

And when I touch you I feel happy inside
I feel an inner sense of joy when I touch you

It's such a feeling that my love
It's a profound emotion that fills my heart with love