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.".

"Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)"
Single by Ottawan
B-side	"Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart) (Instrumental)"
Released	1981
Recorded	1980
Genre	Eurodisco • disco[1]
Length	3:16 (edit) 3:29 (single version) 4:47 (full version)
Label	Carrere Next Plateau Entertainment (USA)
Songwriter(s)	Daniel Vangarde Jean Kluger
Producer(s)	Vangarde Kluger
Ottawan singles chronology
"Haut les mains (donne-moi ton cœur)" (1980) "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" (1981) "Crazy Music" (1981)

The song reached the Top 5 across Europe and became a number one for eight consecutive weeks in New Zealand.^[2] It was not released in North America until 1991 as a remix.

There was a French version, called Haut les mains (donne moi ton cœur), whose translation is nearly the same as the English title.^[3]

Sway version

In 1987, Club Med commissioned a re-recording of the song to serve as the new commercial jingle for its television advertising.^[4] 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,^[4] and was produced by reggae musician Carl Harvey.^[5]

The Sway version reached #7 on Canada's RPM charts in 1988,^[6] and was a Juno Award nominee for Best Single at the Juno Awards of 1989.^[7]

Other versions

Was recorded in Spanish by Venezuelan boy band Unicorno under title "Canta Pana Canta" in 1981. Hungarian singer Kati Kovács released a cover in 1982 titled "Hol Vagy Józsi?".^[8] Also the Argentine band El Símbolo [es] later recorded a cover in Spanish called "Canta" in 1998.^[9]

Chart history

Weekly charts Ottawan original Chart (1981–1982) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[10] 25 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[11] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[12] 4 Denmark (Hitlisten)[13] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 2 Ireland (IRMA)[15] 1 Israel (IBA)[16] 6 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] 2 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] 2 Norway (VG-lista)[19] 1 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[20] 1 South Africa (Springbok Radio)[21] 5 Spain (AFYVE)[22] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 4 UK Singles (OCC)[25] 3 West Germany (GfK)[26] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1981) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[27] 11 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[28] 40 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[29] 39 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[30] 65 UK Singles (OCC)[31] 15 West Germany (Official German Charts)[32] 9 Chart (1982) Position Australia (Kent Music Report) [33] 77

Sway version

Chart (1988) Peak position Canada RPM Top Singles[6] 7

Chart (1988) Rank Canada[34] 57

References

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6. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 26 March 1988. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
7. "The Juno Awards - a ceremony with surprises". Montreal Gazette, March 11, 1989.
8. "Kovács Kati – Hol Vagy Józsi?". Discogs. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
9. "El Simbolo's 'Canta' - Discover the Original Song". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
10. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 118. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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12. "Ottawan – Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
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15. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Hands Up". Irish Singles Chart.
16. "Israel Singles Charts 1987-1995". www.ukmix.org. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
17. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 37, 1981" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
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20. "Ottawan – Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)". Top 40 Singles.
21. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 1 September 2018.
22. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
23. "Ottawan – Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)". Singles Top 100.
24. "Ottawan – Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)". Swiss Singles Chart.
25. "Ottawan: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
26. "Offiziellecharts.de – Ottawan – Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
27. "Jahreshitparade Singles 1981". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
28. "Jaaroverzichten 1981". Ultratop. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
29. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1981". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
30. "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl".
31. Jones, Alan; Lazell, Barry; Rees, Dafydd (1982). "The Top 200 Singles (UK)". Chart File 1982. London, England: Virgin Books. pp. 74–77. ISBN 0-907080-49-9.
32. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
33. "National Top 100 Singles for 1982". Kent Music Report. January 3, 1983. Retrieved January 22, 2023 – via Imgur.
34. Carolyn Hope. "Barry's Hits of All Decades Pop rock n roll Music Chart Hits". hitsofalldecades.com.

External links

• Listen to "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" on YouTube