. ▁It ▁was ▁written ▁by ▁Adam ▁Lev ine , ▁J esse ▁Car m ich ael , ▁Sam ▁F arr ar , ▁while ▁the ▁production ▁was ▁done ▁by ▁Robert ▁John ▁" M utt " ▁L ange . ▁A ▁fun k ▁metal ▁and ▁rock ▁song , ▁" Hand s ▁All ▁Over " ▁features ▁an ▁instrument ation ▁consisting ▁of ▁electronic ▁t ones , ▁drums , ▁guitar , ▁piano ▁and ▁per cussion ▁accompanied ▁with ▁heavy ▁backing ▁vocals ; ▁lyr ically , ▁the ▁song ▁speak s ▁of ▁sex iness . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁received ▁generally ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁music ▁critics , ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁calling ▁it ▁the ▁best ▁track ▁on ▁the ▁album . ▁It ▁received ▁comparison ▁to ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁Prince , ▁N ine ▁In ch ▁N ails ▁and ▁most ▁not ably ▁to ▁English ▁band ▁Def ▁Le pp ard . ▁Upon ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁album , ▁" Hand s ▁All ▁Over " ▁deb uted ▁on ▁national ▁charts ▁in ▁South ▁Korea ▁and ▁Spain ; ▁it ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 0 ▁on ▁the ▁Ga on ▁Chart ▁and ▁ 3 8 ▁on ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Singles ▁Chart , ▁respectively . ▁A ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁shot ▁by ▁Don ▁Ty ler ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁It ▁features ▁a ▁n ude ▁animated ▁woman ▁fl ir ting ▁and ▁dan cing ▁for ▁the ▁band ▁members . ▁It ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁television ▁series ▁Med ium . ▁ ▁Background ▁and ▁production ▁ ▁Mar oon ▁ 5 ▁began ▁writing ▁material ▁for ▁their