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)"
Released1981
Recorded1980
GenreDisco[1]
Length3:16 (edit)
4:47 (full version)
LabelCarrere
Next Plateau Entertainment (USA)
Songwriter(s)
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 in New Zealand.[2] It was not released in North America until 1991 as a remix.

Sway version

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 the RPM charts in 1988,[5] and was a Juno Award nominee for Best Single at the Juno Awards of 1989.[6]

Chart history
Sway version

Other versions
  • In 1981, Finnish singer Mona Carita released a version in Finnish titled "Anna, kulta anna".[14]
  • Cover version was released by the British musical band Black Lace.
  • It was also recorded by the animated group Lolliwinks.
  • In 2000, Argentine band El Símbolo released a version in Spanish titled "Canta".
  • In 2001, Army of Lovers released a version as part of the Le Grand Docu-Soap compilation album.
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References
  1. "Ottawan - Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)". Discogs.
  2. Hung, Steffen. "charts.nz - Ottawan - Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)". charts.nz.
  3. "Record news". The Globe and Mail, January 29, 1988.
  4. "Reggae". The Canadian Encyclopedia, June 10, 2007.
  5. "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1988-03-26. Retrieved 2018-10-10.
  6. "The Juno Awards - a ceremony with surprises". Montreal Gazette, March 11, 1989.
  7. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc)|format= requires |url= (help). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Hands Up". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  9. "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl".
  10. "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  11. "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl".
  12. 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.
  13. Carolyn Hope. "Barry's Hits of All Decades Pop rock n roll Music Chart Hits". hitsofalldecades.com.
  14. "Suomen äänitearkisto ry".
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