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)"
Released	1981
Recorded	1980
Genre	Eurodisco • disco[1]
Length	3:16 (edit) 3:29 (single edit) 4:47 (album version)
Label	Carrere Next Plateau Entertainment (USA)
Songwriter(s)	Daniel Vangarde Jean Kluger
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 for eight consecutive weeks in New Zealand.^[2] It was not released in North America until 1991 as a remix.

A French version, titled "Haut les mains (donne moi ton cœur)", is a near translation of the English version.^[3]

Sway version

In 1987, Club Med commissioned a re-recording of the song to serve as the new commercial jingle for its television advertising.^[4] 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,^[4] and was produced by reggae musician Carl Harvey.^[5]

The Sway version reached #7 on Canada's RPM charts in 1988,^[6] and was a Juno Award nominee for Best Single at the Juno Awards of 1989.^[7]

Chart history

Weekly charts Ottawan original Chart (1981–1982) Peak position Australia (Kent Music Report)[8] 25 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[9] 3 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[10] 4 Denmark (Hitlisten)[11] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 2 Ireland (IRMA)[13] 1 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 2 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 2 Norway (VG-lista)[16] 1 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[17] 1 South Africa (Springbok Radio)[18] 5 Spain (AFYVE)[19] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 4 UK Singles (OCC)[22] 3 West Germany (GfK)[23] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1981) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[24] 11 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[25] 40 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[26] 39 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[27] 65 UK Singles (OCC)[28] 15 West Germany (Official German Charts)[29] 9 Chart (1982) Position Australia (Kent Music Report) [30] 77

Sway version

Chart (1988) Peak position Canada RPM Top Singles[6] 7

Chart (1988) Rank Canada[31] 57