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

References
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  6. "The Juno Awards - a ceremony with surprises". Montreal Gazette, March 11, 1989.
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  22. "Swisscharts.com – Ottawan – Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)". Swiss Singles Chart.
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  24. "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl".
  25. 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.
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