Hands Up (Lloyd Banks song)

"Hands Up" is a song by American rapper Lloyd Banks featuring fellow G-Unit member 50 Cent on the chorus. It was released via G-Unit/Interscope Records on July 25, 2006 digitally and on September 18, 2006 as the lead CD single from his second solo studio album Rotten Apple. Recording sessions took place at Gang Green Studios in Long Island with additional recording at 54 Sound in Ferndale. Production was handled by Eminem, Chris Styles and Bang Out, with Luis Resto serving as additional producer.

"Hands Up"
Single by Lloyd Banks featuring 50 Cent
from the album Rotten Apple
Released	July 25, 2006 (2006-07-25)
Recorded	2006
Studio	Main recording Gang Green Studios (Long Island, NY) Additional recording 54 Sound (Ferndale, MI)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:04
Label	G-Unit Interscope
Songwriter(s)	Christopher Lloyd Curtis Jackson Marshall Mathers Teraike Crawford Phillip Pits Luis Resto
Producer(s)	Eminem Chris Styles Bang Out Luis Resto (add.)
Lloyd Banks featuring 50 Cent singles chronology
"My House" (2006) "Hands Up" (2006) "The Cake" (2006)
Music video
"Hands Up" on YouTube

In the United States, the song peaked at number 84 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 65 on the Radio Songs, number 30 on both the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and the Rhythmic, number 31 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, number 15 on the Hot Rap Songs, number 91 on the Pop 100 and number 47 on the European Hot 100 Singles charts. The song also reached number 53 in Austria, number 20 in Germany, number 26 in Ireland, number 49 in Scotland, number 43 on the UK singles chart and number 4 on the UK Hip Hop/R&B Singles charts.

Music video

The accompanying music video, directed by Jessy Terrero, debuted on BET. It was filmed in an old warehouse, which had been turned into a club, and features cameo appearances from 50 Cent, Tony Yayo and Mobb Deep. The video was released as a digital download on July 28, 2006.^[1] The music video on YouTube has received over 76,7 million views as of November 2024.

Track listing

CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Hands Up" (Album Version)
2.	"Hands Up" (Instrumental)

Enhanced CD maxi single

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Hands Up" (Album Version)	Christopher Lloyd Curtis Jackson Marshall Mathers Teraike Crawford Phillip Pits Luis Resto	Eminem Chris Styles Bang Out Luis Resto (add.)
2.	"Hands Up" (Instrumental)
3.	"Cake"	Lloyd Jackson Fatin Horton	10 For The Triad
4.	"Hands Up" (Video)

12" vinyl

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hands Up" (Album Version)
2.	"My House" (Album Version)	Lloyd Jackson Timothy Mosley
3.	"Hands Up" (Instrumental)

Personnel

• Christopher "Lloyd Banks" Lloyd — songwriter, vocals
• Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson — songwriter, vocals
• Marshall "Eminem" Mathers — songwriter, producer, mixing
• Teraike "Chris Styles" Crawford — songwriter, producer
• Phillip "Bang Out" Pits — songwriter, producer
• Luis Resto — songwriter, keyboards, additional producer
• Steve King — guitar, bass, mixing
• Carlisle Young — recording
• Michael Strange — additional recording, mixing
• Tony Campana — additional recording

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2]	53
European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[3]	47
Germany (GfK)[4]	20
Ireland (IRMA)[5]	26
Scotland (OCC)[6]	49
UK Singles (OCC)[7]	43
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[8]	4
US Billboard Hot 100[9]	84
US Radio Songs (Billboard)[10]	65
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11]	30
US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)[12]	31
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[13]	15
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[14]	30
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[15]	91