Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit Explained

Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit
Cover:PYHU4D.jpg
Caption:Dutch and Belgian cover
Type:single
Artist:Fedde le Grand
Length:
  • 6:32 (original version)
  • 2:43 (radio edit)
Label:Flamingo, Spinnin', Data, ARS, Kontor
Producer:Fedde le Grand
Prev Title:I Miss You
Prev Year:2005
Next Title:Just Trippin'
Next Year:2006

"Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" (formatted as "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" outside Benelux) is a song written and produced by Dutch electronic producer and DJ Fedde le Grand. It samples Matthew Dear and Disco D's "Hands Up for Detroit".

History

The song was released in the Netherlands by Flamingo Recordings first on 26 June 2006, peaking at number four in the Dutch Top 40. It was released in the rest of Europe (UK excluded) in August 2006 and enjoyed steadily increasing popularity.

In the United Kingdom, the single originally reached number one on the UK Dance Chart and fifty-three on the UK Singles Chart before being released on CD, from 12-inch vinyl and digital download sales alone. It was given a full release in Britain on 23 October 2006 and leapt to number two on the chart, selling 46,000 copies. The following week, the song climbed to number one. It remained at number one for one week before being knocked out by "The Rose" by Westlife. The single went on to be the UK's 20th best-selling single of the year.[1]

Outside Benelux, the song was released as "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit", with "4" replaced with "for". The song was also remixed in the UK, Germany and Spain and included verses from rappers Bizarre and King Gordy.

Lyrics

After some confusion regarding the correct lyrics to the song, Fedde Le Grand confirmed on his official website the sampled lyrics are, "put your hands up for Detroit, our lovely city",[2] as opposed to "I love this city". The same lyrics and audio recording are sampled from Matthew Dear and Disco D's 1999 release "Hands Up for Detroit".[3]

Music video

The video is available in two versions, a regular cut and late-night one with extended footage, and is directed by Marcus Adams and produced by Lara Schachat. It is set in Detroit, Michigan, in 2027 and features a Kubrick-type of science lab where gynoid technicians create multiple androids.

For every android they create, they test its reaction to the gynoids stripping; the first android has a meltdown; the second flirts with a male doctor (a cameo of Fedde le Grand) instead of looking at the girls; the third time it works, but he discovers that he is a robot instead of human so he escapes, causing a system shutdown protocol to be activated, shutting down the gynoids. After this the runaway android is shut down by remote terminate.

The video was filmed in the vacant offices of what used to be the headquarters of the Safeway supermarket chain at Hayes, Hillingdon. The building in which the android is built was the mainframe operations room, refurbished by the supermarket before its demise, at an estimated £5M. The alphanumeric grid layout of the room, used to record cable and pipework, can be seen as the android is built. The rest of the video is shot in the building, known as Safeway 2, formerly holding IT functions. It is now used by Rackspace hosting.

Track listings

Dutch and Belgian CD single (Spinnin'; ARS Productions)[4] [5]

  1. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" (radio edit)
  2. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" (extended mix)
  3. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" (dub mix)

German, Austrian, and Swiss CD single (Kontor)[6]

  1. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (radio edit) – 2:22
  2. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (featuring King Gordy and Bizarre of D12) – 3:05
  3. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (club mix) – 6:37
  4. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (DJ Delicious & Till West Remix) – 6:23
  5. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (TV Rock and Dirty South Melbourne Militia Remix) – 6:50

UK 12-inch single (Data)[7]

A1. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (club mix)

A2. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (DJ Delicious & Till West Remix)

B1. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (TV Rock and Dirty South Melbourne Militia Remix)

B2. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (Claude Von Stroke Packard Plant Remix)

B3. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (acapella)UK CD1 (Data)[8]

  1. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (radio edit)
  2. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (club mix)
  3. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (TV Rock and Dirty South Melbourne Militia Remix)
  4. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (DJ Delicious & Till West Remix)
  5. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (Soul Central Loves Detroit Remix)
  6. "Put Your Hands Up ... ???"
  7. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (video—daytime version)
  8. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (video—late night version)

UK CD2 (Data)[9]

  1. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (radio edit)
  2. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (featuring King Gordy and Bizarre of D12)

Australian CD single (Hussle)[10]

  1. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (radio edit)
  2. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (club mix)
  3. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (TV Rock and Dirty South Melbourne Militia Remix)
  4. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (DJ Delicious & Till West Remix)
  5. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (Claude VonStroke Packard Plant Remix)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2006–2007)Peak
position
Australian Club Chart (ARIA)[11] 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[12] 4
Ireland Dance (IRMA)[13] 1
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[14] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (2006)Position
Australian Club Chart (ARIA)[15] 1
Australian Dance (ARIA)[16] 23
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[17] 77
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[18] 93
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 18
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[20] 13
UK Singles (OCC)[21] 20
Chart (2007)Position
Australia (ARIA)[22] 32
Australian Dance (ARIA)[23] 9
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[24] 99

Release history

RegionRelease date
Netherlands26 June 2006
EuropeAugust 2006
United Kingdom23 October 2006[25]
Australia30 October 2006[26]

In popular culture

Notes and References

  1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/top40_2006.shtml Top 40 Singles of 2006
  2. http://www.feddelegrand.com/news.php?id=56
  3. Web site: Matthew Dear / Daisha - Hands Up For Detroit (Vinyl) at Discogs . Discogs.com . 1 August 1999 . 27 December 2013.
  4. Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit. Fedde Le Grand. 2006. Dutch CD single liner notes. Spinnin' Records. SPCDS10109, 71294440190.
  5. Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit. Fedde Le Grand. 2006. Belgian CD single liner notes. ARS Productions. SCD 741094-5.
  6. Put Your Hands Up for Detroit. Fedde Le Grand. 2006. German, Austrian & Swiss CD single liner notes. Kontor Records. K561, 0176905KON.
  7. Put Your Hands Up for Detroit. Fedde Le Grand. 2006. UK 12-inch single sleeve. Data Records. DATA140T.
  8. Put Your Hands Up for Detroit. Fedde Le Grand. 2006. UK CD1 liner notes. Data Records. DATA140CDS.
  9. Put Your Hands Up for Detroit. Fedde Le Grand. 2006. UK CD2 liner notes. Data Records. DATA140CDX.
  10. Put Your Hands Up for Detroit. Fedde Le Grand. 2006. Australian CD single liner notes. Hussle Recordings. HUSSYCD5077.
  11. Web site: The ARIA Report: ARIA Club Tracks – Week Commencing 7th August 2006. ARIA. 18. 7 August 2006. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20060919140000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20060920-0000/issue857.pdf. 19 September 2006. 19 April 2021.
  12. Hits of the World – Eurocharts. Billboard. 118. 46. 71. 18 November 2006. 27 July 2020.
  13. Web site: Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 26 October 2006. GfK Chart-Track. 12 June 2019.
  14. Web site: Issue nr: 6/2007 (19 Februarie – 25 Februarie 2007). Romanian Top 100. ro. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070219195807/http://www.rt100.ro:80/top-100-edition.html. 19 February 2007. 6 May 2022.
  15. Web site: ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 50 Club Tracks 2006. ARIA. https://web.archive.org/web/20200415011005/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ClubChart2006.htm. 15 April 2020. 17 September 2020.
  16. Web site: ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 50 Dance Singles 2006. ARIA. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20200415010735/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/DanceSingles2006.htm. 15 April 2020. 17 September 2020.
  17. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2006. Ultratop. nl. 12 June 2019.
  18. European Hot 100 Songs. Billboard. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071114134432/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/european_hot_100_singles.jsp. 14 November 2007. 9 January 2022.
  19. Web site: Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2006. Dutch Top 40. 15 January 2020.
  20. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2006. MegaCharts. nl. 8 July 2018.
  21. Web site: End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2006. Official Charts Company. 8 July 2018.
  22. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2007. ARIA. 17 September 2020.
  23. Web site: ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 50 Dance Singles 2007. ARIA. https://web.archive.org/web/20200420134155/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-dance-singles-2007.htm. 20 April 2020. 17 September 2020.
  24. European Hot 100 Singles. Billboard. https://web.archive.org/web/20090513023130/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/european_hot_singles.jsp. 13 May 2009. 9 January 2022.
  25. New Releases: Singles. Music Week. 33. 21 October 2006.
  26. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 30/10/2006. ARIA. 30. 30 October 2006. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20061219130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20061220-0000/issue869.pdf. 19 December 2006. 5 November 2021.

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