You Held the World in Your Arms

"You Held the World in Your Arms"
Single by Idlewild
from the album The Remote Part
Released	April 2002
Recorded	2002
Genre	Alternative rock, post-Britpop
Label	Parlophone
Songwriter(s)	Bob Fairfoull, Colin Newton, Rod Jones, Roddy Woomble
Producer(s)	Dave Eringa
Idlewild singles chronology
"Roseability" (2000) "You Held the World in Your Arms" (2002) "American English" (2002)

"You Held the World in Your Arms" is a song by Scottish rock band Idlewild, from their 2002 album The Remote Part. It was the first single from the album in June 2002 and charted at #9 in the UK Singles Chart (see 2002 in British music). To date "You Held the World in Your Arms" is Idlewild's highest placed single release in the UK charts and their only single to make the Top 10.

The song was included in the track list for the 2003 edition of the highly successful FIFA video game series.

Track listings

In the UK

• CD 1

1. "You Held the World in Your Arms"
2. "All This Information"
3. "No Generation"
4. Enhanced section

• CD 2

1. "You Held the World in Your Arms"
2. "A Distant History"
3. "I Was Made to Think It"

• 7"

1. "You Held the World in Your Arms"
2. "A Distant History"

Other recordings

Idlewild's vocalist Roddy Woomble has performed an acoustic version while touring with his folk band: this arrangement featured on Woomble's album Live at Kings Place.^[1]

References