Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit

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

"Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit"
International cover
Single by Fedde le Grand
Released	26 June 2006
Genre	Tech house
Length	6:32 (Original Version) 2:43 (Radio Edit)
Label	Flamingo Recordings, Spinnin' Records, Data, ARS, Kontor Records
Songwriter(s)	Fedde le Grand, Matthew Dear, Sam Valenti IV, David Shayman
Producer(s)	Fedde le Grand
Fedde le Grand singles chronology
"I Miss You" (2005) "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" (2006) "Just Trippin'" (2006)
Alternative cover
CD single #2 cover

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" 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]

In both the United Kingdom and Australia, 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.

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 (Aimee Bramall, Emma Wharton, Lauren Ridealgh, and Anchelique Mariano) create multiple androids (Spanish dance student Arran García).

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.

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 or samples are used in Matthew Dear & Disco D's 1999 release "Hands Up for Detroit".[3]

Formats and track listing

Netherlands 12" vinyl single (Flamingo Recordings)

A-side

1. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (6:32)

B-side

1. "Take No Shhh" (6:30)
2. "U Know Who" (6:47)

Netherlands/Belgium CD maxi single (Spinnin' Records/ARS Productions)

1. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Radio Edit] - 2:43
2. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Extended Mix] - 6:36
3. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Dub Mix] - 6:34

UK Enhanced CD single (Data Records)

1. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Edit] - 2:30
2. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Extended Mix] - 6:36
3. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [TV Rock & Dirty South Melbourne Militia Remix] - 6:51
4. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [DJ Delicious & Till West Remix] - 6:26
5. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Soul Central Loves Detroit Remix] - 5:58
6. "Put Your Hands Up" - 2:26
7. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Video] [Daytime Version]
8. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Video] [Late Night Version]

Track 6 has had the words "for Detroit" removed (from both the title and the lyrics).

UK 12" vinyl single (Data Records) / France 12" vinyl (Universal Licensing Music)

A-side

1. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Club Mix] - 6:37
2. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [DJ Delicious & Till West Remix] - 6:26

B-side

1. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [TV Rock & Dirty South Melbourne Militia Remix] - 6:51
2. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Claude Von Stroke Packard Plant Remix] - 7:07
3. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [A Cappella] [Only in UK]

German CD maxi single (Kontor Records/Edel Records)

1. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Radio Edit] - 2:22
2. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" (featuring King Gordy & Bizarre) - 3:05
3. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Club Mix] - 6:37
4. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [DJ Delicious & Till West Remix] - 6:33
5. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [TV Rock & Dirty South Melbourne Militia Remix] - 6:50

Promo CDM

1. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Radio Edit]
2. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Club Mix]
3. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Dub Mix]
4. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Original Mix]
5. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Extended Mix]
6. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Soul Central Loves Detroit Remix]
7. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Claude Von Stroke Remix]
8. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Dj Delicious & Till West Remix]
9. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [TV Rock & Dirty South Remix]
10. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Put Your Hands Up For Your City Remix]
11. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Packard Plant Remix]
12. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Melbourne Militia Remix]
13. "Put Your Hands Up 4 The Wall"

DJ Kafe Promo Mix - Serbia 2007

1. The Drill vs. Fedde Le Grand - Put your hands up for the drill ( Tamerlane mash up )

Australian CD Single 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 & 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 and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2006–2007) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 8 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 56 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 14 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[7] 1 Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] 5 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 4 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 1 France (SNEP)[11] 34 Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 78 Ireland (IRMA)[13] 3 Ireland Dance (IRMA)[14] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[15] 4 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 5 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[17] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 44 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 61 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[20] 1 UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[21] 1 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[22] 11 US Hot Dance Singles Sales (Billboard)[23] 24

Year-end charts Chart (2006) Position Australia Club Chart (ARIA)[24] 1 Australia Dance (ARIA)[25] 23 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[26] 77 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[27] 18 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[28] 13 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[29] 20 Chart (2007) Position Australia (ARIA)[30] 32 Australia Dance (ARIA)[31] 9 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[32] Gold 400,000 sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country	Release date
Netherlands	26 June 2006 (2006-06-26)
Europe	August 2006 (2006-08)
United Kingdom	30 October 2006 (2006-10-30)

In popular culture

"Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" was covered by "Fredde på Grand" as "Håll upp händerna för Stureplan", an "anthem" for Sweden's hottest party sites.

• The song was featured on Series 2 Episode 3 of the British television drama series Hotel Babylon. The episode was broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom in March 2007.
• Madonna used a sample of the track in a remix version of her 2000 single "Music" as part of her Sticky & Sweet Tour.
• The Detroit Red Wings play the song prior to the start of the first period.
• Beginning with the 2010 season, the Detroit Tigers play the song at Comerica Park after they win at home.
• The St. Louis Cardinals play a remixed version (changing the song's lyric to "Put your hands up for St Louis, our lovely city") when the team takes the field.
• behind the scenes clip at Ministry of Sound

References

1. Top 40 Singles of 2006, from BBC Radio 1 website
2. Archived June 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
3. "Matthew Dear / Daisha - Hands Up For Detroit (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 1999-08-01. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
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6. "Ultratop.be – Fedde Le Grand – Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
7. "Ultratop.be – Fedde Le Grand – Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" (in French). Ultratip.
8. "Danishcharts.com – Fedde Le Grand – Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit". Tracklisten.
9. "Hits of the World – Eurocharts" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 118 no. 46. 18 November 2006. p. 71. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
10. "Fedde Le Grand: Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
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14. "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 26 October 2006". GfK Chart-Track. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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17. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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20. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
21. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
22. "Fedde Le Grand Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
23. "Fedde Le Grand Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
24. "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 50 Club Tracks 2006". ARIA. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
25. "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 50 Dance Singles 2006". ARIA. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
26. "Jaaroverzichten 2006" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
27. "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2006". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
28. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2006" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
29. "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2006". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
30. "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 100 Singles 2007". ARIA. Retrieved 8 July 2018.
31. "ARIA Charts – End of Year Charts – Top 50 Dance Singles 2007". ARIA. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
32. "British single certifications – Fedde le Grand – Put Your Hands Up for Detroit". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 July 2020.