Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)

"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. It was not released in North America until 1991 as a remix.

A French version, titled "Haut les mains (donne moi ton cœur)", is a near translation of the English version.

Sway version In 1987, Club Med commissioned a re-recording of the song to serve as the new commercial jingle for its television advertising."Record news". The Globe and Mail, 29 January 1988. 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, and was produced by reggae musician Carl Harvey."Reggae". The Canadian Encyclopedia, 10 June 2007.

The Sway version reached #7 on Canada's RPM charts in 1988, and was a Juno Award nominee for Best Single at the Juno Awards of 1989."The Juno Awards - a ceremony with surprises". Montreal Gazette, March 11, 1989.

Chart history

Weekly charts Ottawan original Chart (1981–1982)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)25Denmark (Hitlisten)1Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)2South Africa (Springbok Radio)5Spain (AFYVE)1

Year-end charts Chart (1981)PositionAustria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)11Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)40Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)39Netherlands (Single Top 100) 65UK Singles (OCC) 15West Germany (Official German Charts)9Chart (1982)PositionAustralia (Kent Music Report) 77

Sway version

Chart (1988)PeakpositionCanada RPM Top Singles7

Chart (1988)RankCanada57

Hype version

"Hands Up" is a song by Norwegian Eurodance group , consisting of singer and former model Linda Johansen and two rappers. Released in 1995 by Hype Records as a cover of the 1981-single by French pop music duo Ottawan, it peaked at number ten on the Norwegian singles chart. 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.

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)PeakpositionFinland (Suomen virallinen lista)"Hands Up", Finnish Singles Chart (Retrieved 17 January 2017) 7Norway (Ti i skuddet) 5Norway (VG-lista)"Hands Up", Norwegian Singles Chart (Retrieved 17 January 2017) 10

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