Hands Off (song)

This article is about the Jay McShann song. For other uses, see Hands-off.

"Hands Off" is a 1955 song written and recorded by Jay McShann. The single, on the Vee-Jay label, was the most successful Jay McShann release on the Billboard R&B chart. "Hands Off", with vocals performed by Priscilla Bowman, was number one on the R&B best seller chart for three weeks. The single is notable because this was the last single to hit number one on the R&B chart without making the Billboard pop charts until 1976. For the next twenty-one years, all singles which made the top spot on the Billboard R&B chart would make the pop charts.^[1]

"Hands Off"
Single by Jay McShann
B-side	"Another Night"
Released	1955
Recorded	1955
Genre	R&B
Length	2:45
Label	Vee-Jay
Songwriter(s)	Jay McShann
Jay McShann singles chronology
"Hands Off" (1955) "I've Got News for You" (1956)

Preston Foster reworked "Hands Off" to create the 1956 song "Got My Mojo Working"^{[citation needed]} popularised by Muddy Waters.