 " My Hands " was recorded for Lewis 's second studio album , Echo , which was released in November 2009 . It was written by Arnthor Birgisson and Ina Wroldsen , and produced by Birgisson . Both Lewis 's vocals and the instrumentation for the track were recorded by Seth Waldmann at Conway Recording Studios in Los Angeles , California , United States , Dean Street Studios in London , England and The Vault in Stockholm , Sweden . Birgisson and Lewis carried the vocal production . The strings were performed by Urban Soul Orchestra , who were led by Simon Fischer ; they were arranged and conducted by Stephen Hussey . 
