Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)
1981 song by Ottawan
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"Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" is a 1981 song by Ottawan. It was the band's second-biggest international hit single, after their 1979 hit "D.I.S.C.O.". The song reached the top 5 across Europe and became a number one for eight consecutive weeks in New Zealand.[1] It was not released in North America until 1991 as a remix.
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| Single by Ottawan | ||||
| B-side | "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart) (Instrumental)" | |||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1980 | |||
| Genre | Eurodisco, disco | |||
| Length | 3:16 (edit) 3:29 (single edit) 4:47 (album version) | |||
| Label | Carrere Next Plateau Entertainment (USA) | |||
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A French version, titled "Haut les mains (donne moi ton cœur)", is a near translation of the English version.[2]
Sway version
In 1987, Club Med commissioned a re-recording of the song to serve as the new commercial jingle for its television advertising.[3] The new version was recorded by Sway, a one-off vocal group featuring Canadian musicians Vivienne Williams, Sharon Lee Williams and Colina Phillips on vocals,[3] and was produced by reggae musician Carl Harvey.[4]
The Sway version reached #7 on Canada's RPM charts in 1988,[5] and was a Juno Award nominee for Best Single at the Juno Awards of 1989.[6]
Chart history
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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- Sway version
Hype version
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| from the album Provocative | ||||
| B-side | "Remix" | |||
| Released | 1995 | |||
| Genre | Eurodance | |||
| Length | 3:54 | |||
| Label | Hype Records As | |||
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| Producer | Le'Cream | |||
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"Hands Up" is a song by Norwegian Eurodance group Hype, consisting of singer and former model Linda Johansen and two rappers.[31] Released in 1995 by Hype Records as a cover of the 1981-single by French pop music duo Ottawan,[32] it peaked at number ten on the Norwegian singles chart.[33] In Finland, the song was an even bigger hit, reaching number seven. A controversial music video featuring frequent nudity with brief modesty bars was also produced for the song.
Swedish band Army of Lovers had a number 44 hit in Sweden in 2001 with their cover version of the same song.[34]
Track listing
- CD maxi, Scandinavia
- "Hands Up" (Radio Mix) — 3:54
- "Hands Up" (Back to 70 Mix) — 3:42
- "Hands Up" (Hello Germany Mix) — 5:00
- "Hands Up" (Like It Fast?) — 4:51
- "Hands Up" (Stadium Mix) — 3:36
- CD maxi, Europe
- "Hands Up" (Hot Video Mix) — 3:54
- "Hands Up" (Guitar Mix) — 3:58
- "Hands Up" (Groovy Underground Mix) — 5:23
- "Hands Up" (Deep Down the Bassment Mix) — 5:24
- "Hands Up" (Back to 70 Mix) — 3:42
- "Hands Up" (Hello Germany Mix) — 5:00
- "Hands Up" (Stadium Mix) — 3:36
- CD maxi, Spain
- "Hands Up" (Hot Video Mix) — 3:54
- "Hands Up" (Back to 70 Mix) — 3:42
- "Hands Up" (Groovy Underground Mix) — 5:23
- "Hands Up" (Radio Disco Fever Mix) — 3:25
- "Hands Up" (Hello Germany Mix) — 5:00
- "Hands Up" (Like It Fast?) — 4:51
Charts
| Chart (1995) | Peak position |
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| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[35] | 7 |
| Norway (Ti i skuddet)[36] | 5 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[37] | 10 |