| Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart) | |
| Cover: | Hands_Up_(Give_Me_Your_Heart)_-_Ottawan.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | 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) |
| Prev Title: | Haut les mains (donne-moi ton cœur) |
| Prev Year: | 1980 |
| Next Title: | Crazy Music |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
"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.[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.
In 1987, Club Med commissioned a re-recording of the song to serve as the new commercial jingle for its television advertising.[3] 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,[3] and was produced by reggae musician Carl Harvey.[4]
The Sway version reached #7 on Canada's RPM charts in 1988,[5] and was a Juno Award nominee for Best Single at the Juno Awards of 1989.[6]
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?".[7] Also the Argentine band later recorded a cover in Spanish called "Canta" in 1998.[8]
| Chart (1981–1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] | 25 |
| Denmark (Hitlisten)[10] | 1 |
| Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[11] | 2 |
| Israel (IBA)[12] | 6 |
| South Africa (Springbok Radio)[13] | 5 |
| Spain (AFYVE)[14] | 1 |
| Chart (1981) | Position | |
|---|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[15] | 11 | |
| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[16] | 40 | |
| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[17] | 39 | |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[18] | 65 | |
| UK Singles (OCC)[19] | 15 | |
| West Germany (Official German Charts)[20] | 9 | |
| Chart (1982) | Position | |
| Australia (Kent Music Report) [21] | 77 |
