It was released in September 1995 by Ariola and BMG as the third single from the project's third and final studio album, Welcome to Tomorrow (1994).

British magazine Music Week wrote, "The video for this single took three months to make.

have changed since the early days when they perfected the male rap/female singer combination which has proves such a potent force in Eurodance.

Now, they can confidently expect an 11th Top 20 hit with "The World in My Hands", a brooding mid-tempo workout, with some almost tribal samples.

"[2] The music video for "The World in My Hands" was directed by Angel Gracia and filmed in Avalon Studios, Hollywood.