Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)
1981 single by Ottawan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"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.".
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| 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) | |||
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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 later recorded a cover in Spanish called "Canta" in 1998.[9]
Chart history
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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- Sway version
References
External links
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