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
Format	7", CD
Recorded	2002
Genre	Alternative rock
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)
"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 tracklisted on the highly successful console game series FIFA Football 2003.

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"