Peak
2
Weeks
20
Score
3,362
Chart Year
1987
The video for the single begins with the band riding on a flatbed cruising down a highway, along with flashbacks of Dan Baird and his fiancee preparing for their wedding. These scenes continue, until just before the last verse, where they arrive at the wedding, and are greeted by the guests. The band continue to play on the now-parked flatbed. During the instrumental outro, Baird is stripped of his guitar, and carried by two men over to the bride as the wedding cake comes out and is placed on the table. As Baird (now dressed in a tuxedo) kisses his new bride (after being forced by her shotgun-carrying father), it is finally revealed that the bride is quite heavily pregnant. In an overhead shot, the same flatbed, now with tin cans tied to it and "just married" painted on the bed of it, is seen cruising down the highway.
Lead singer Dan Baird wrote this about the problems their drummer was having with his girlfriend. He wrote it in one sitting on their tour bus. The video portrayed a shotgun wedding, complete with very pregnant bride and actual shotgun. It was directed by Bill Fishman, whose other credits include the Ramones' "I Wanna Be Sedated" and Good Charlotte's "Lifestyles Of The Rich And Famous." This was the only hit for the Georgia Satellites, although Dan Baird had a hit as a solo artist in 1992 with "I Love You Period." Many people thought the line "I've got a little change in my pocket, going jingle, linga, ling" was a reference to masturbation. The group denied this. The group was signed to Elektra Records after executives heard a cheaply made 8-track demo of this song. Elektra gave the band a 5-figure budget to cut an entire album of material, but despite attempting several different recordings of "Keep Your Hands to Yourself," none of these takes were as good as the demo. The demo was included on the album, and that is the version you hear. >>
I got a little change in my pocket going jingle lingle ling Want to call you on the telephone baby i give you a ring But each time we talk i get the same old thing Always no huggin no kissin until i get a wedding ring My honey my baby don't put my love upon no shelf She said don't give no lies and keep your hands to yourself Cruel baby baby baby why you want to treat me this way You know i'm still your lover boy i still feel the same way That's when she told me a story 'bout free milk and a cow And she said no huggin no kissin until i get a wedding vow My honey my baby don't put my love upon no shelf She said don't hand me no lies and keep your hands to yourself You see i wanted her real bad and i was about to give in That's when she started talkin' true love started talkin' about sin I said honey i'll live with you for the rest of my life She said no huggin no kissin until you make me your wife My honey my baby don't put my love on no shelf She don't hand me no lies and keep your hands to yourself.
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 22, 1986 | 96 | 30 |
| 2 | Nov 29, 1986 | 79 | 47 |
| 3 | Dec 6, 1986 | 60 | 66 |
| 4 | Dec 13, 1986 | 48 | 78 |
| 5 | Dec 20, 1986 | 40 | 86 |
| 6 | Dec 27, 1986 | 30 | 96 |
| 7 | Jan 3, 1987 | 30 | 96 |
| 8 | Jan 10, 1987 | 27 | 99 |
| 9 | Jan 17, 1987 | 20 | 106 |
| 10 | Jan 24, 1987 | 14 | 112 |
| 11 | Jan 31, 1987 | 11 | 115 |
| 12 | Feb 7, 1987 | 7 | 119 |
| 13 | Feb 14, 1987 | 5 | 121 |
| 14 | Feb 21, 1987 | 2 | 124 |
| 15 | Feb 28, 1987 | 3 | 123 |
| 16 | Mar 7, 1987 | 6 | 120 |
| 17 | Mar 14, 1987 | 16 | 110 |
| 18 | Mar 21, 1987 | 28 | 98 |
| 19 | Mar 28, 1987 | 47 | 79 |
| 20 | Apr 4, 1987 | 77 | 49 |