Keep Your Hands to Yourself - wikipedia Keep Your Hands to Yourself `` Keep Your Hands to Yourself '' Single by The Georgia Satellites from the album Georgia Satellites Released 1986 Format 7 '' single Genre Southern rock, hard rock, rock and roll Length 3 : 26 Label Elektra Songwriter ( s ) Dan Baird Producer ( s ) Jeff Glixman The Georgia Satellites singles chronology `` Keep Your Hands to Yourself '' ( 1986 ) `` Battleship Chains '' ( 1986 ) `` Keep Your Hands to Yourself '' ( 1986 ) `` Battleship Chains '' ( 1986 ) `` Keep Your Hands to Yourself '' is a song by the American southern rock group The Georgia Satellites. The song was written by the group 's lead singer, Dan Baird, and was released in 1986 as their debut single. The single reached # 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of February 21, 1987, kept off the top spot by `` Livin ' on a Prayer '' by Bon Jovi. Contents 1 Content 2 Critical reception 3 Chart performance 4 Cover versions 5 References Content The song is in the key of A major with a moderate tempo of about 112 beats per minute. It follows the chord pattern A-D-A-E-A, with vocals ranging from D4 to A5. The lyrics tell the story of a woman who refuses to become more intimate with her boyfriend until he marries her. Critical reception Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic wrote that the song `` rocked as hard as an old Chuck Berry song, as well as being almost as clever. '' In the book 99 Red Balloons : And 100 All - Time One - Hit Wonders, Brent Mann wrote that `` it 's just a timeless, kick - out - the - jams rock ' n ' roll number. Dan Baird digs into the song 's vocals with a no - holds - barred zest straight out of a Texas honky - tonk. '' Chart performance Chart ( 1986 ) Position US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Album Rock Tracks Cover versions Several cover versions of the song exist. A year after its release, Hank Williams, Jr. covered it on his album Born to Boogie. John Anderson covered the song in 1994 for his album Country ' til I Die, and released it as the B - side to that album 's single `` Bend It Until It Breaks ''. Sawyer Brown released a version from their 2005 album Mission Temple Fireworks Stand. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performed a version of the song during their 1989 tour. Garth Brooks performed a version on the This is Garth DVD. The Charlie Daniels Band covered the song on their Tailgate Party album. The song has been a favorite of bar - bands for many years because of its simplicity and popularity. References Jump up ^ `` ' Keep Your Hands to Yourself ' sheet music ''. MusicNotes.com. Retrieved 13 October 2013. Jump up ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. `` The Georgia Satellites biography ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 13 October 2013. Jump up ^ Mann, Brent ( 2003 ). 99 Red Balloons : And 100 All - Time One - Hit Wonders. Citadel Press. pp. 164 -- 166. Jump up ^ `` The Georgia Satellites Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Jump up ^ `` Georgia Satellites chart history ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 13 October 2013. Jump up ^ `` Born to Boogie ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 13 October 2013. Jump up ^ `` Country ' Til I Die review ''. Allmusic. Retrieved 13 October 2013. The Georgia Satellites Rick Richards Bruce Smith Fred McNeal Todd Johnston Dan Baird Joey Huffman Studio albums Georgia Satellites ( 1986 ) Songs `` Keep Your Hands to Yourself '' `` Battleship Chains '' `` Hippy Hippy Shake '' `` Do n't Pass Me By '' Related articles Love Songs for the Hearing Impaired Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Keep_Your_Hands_to_Yourself&oldid=761926224 '' Categories : 1986 singles Debut singles Elektra Records singles The Georgia Satellites songs Sawyer Brown songs Hank Williams Jr. songs John Anderson ( musician ) songs Song recordings produced by Jeff Glixman 1986 songs Songs written by Dan Baird Songs about marriage Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart called without song Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 25 January 2017, at 17 : 07. About Wikipedia

Question: who wrote the song keep your hands to yourself
Answer: Dan Baird