"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.". 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 the English title.

Sway version

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 was a Juno Award nominee for Best Single at the Juno Awards of 1989.

Other versions

Was recorded in Spanish by Venezuelan boy band Unicorno under title "Canta Pana Canta" in 1981. Hungarian singer Kati Kovács released a cover in 1982 titled "Hol Vagy Józsi?". Also the Argentine band El Símbolo later recorded a cover in Spanish called "Canta" in 1998.

Chart history

Weekly charts

Year-end charts