" 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. ".
5-431: Ottawan is a French pop music duo, who had the hit singles " D.I.S.C.O. " and " Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart) " in the early 1980s. Fronted by Patrick Jean-Baptiste, the band were masterminded through a cooperation between French producer Daniel Vangarde and Belgian producer Jean Kluger . In 1979, Ottawan was founded by record producers Daniel Vangarde and Jean Kluger and fronted by male singer Patrick Jean-Baptiste, who
10-625: A number 53 hit in France in 2012 with their version of " D.I.S.C.O. ". Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart) The song reached the Top 5 across Europe and became a number one for eight consecutive weeks in New Zealand. 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
15-636: A number of times. Canadian band Sway had a number 7 hit in Canada in 1988 with their cover of "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)". Norwegian band Hype [ no ] had a number 10 hit in Norway and number 7 hit in Finland in 1995 with their cover of "Hands Up". Swedish band Army of Lovers had a number 44 hit in Sweden in 2001 with their cover of "Hands Up". Israeli band The Young Professionals had
20-490: 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. 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, and was produced by reggae musician Carl Harvey . The Sway version reached #7 on Canada's RPM charts in 1988, and
25-788: Was originally from Guadeloupe , and female singer Annette Eltice. Kluger and Vangarde had also scored hits with The Gibson Brothers and Sheila B. Devotion . In the United Kingdom, they had two Top 10 hits. " D.I.S.C.O. " (the act's debut single) reached number 2 in September 1980, while " Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart) " peaked at number 3 a year later. "Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" reached number 1 in New Zealand during 1982, staying there for eight weeks. The duo recorded in French as well as English. The duo's hits have been covered
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