"Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart)" is a 1981 song by

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. It was the band's second-biggest international hit single, after their 1979 hit "

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". The song reached the Top 5 across Europe and became a number one 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,

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commissioned a re-recording of the song to serve as the new commercial jingle for its television advertising."Record news". ''

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'', 29 January 1988. 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

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'', 10 June 2007. The Sway version reached #7 on Canada's ''

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'' charts in 1988, and was a Juno Award nominee for Best Single at the

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Other versions

Argentine band recorded a cover in Spanish called "Canta" in 1998.

Chart history

Weekly charts

;Ottawan original

Year-end charts

;Sway version

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hands Up (Give Me Your Heart) 1981 singles 1981 songs Irish Singles Chart number-one singles Number-one singles in New Zealand Number-one singles in Norway Number-one singles in Spain Ottawan songs Disco songs Songs written by Daniel Vangarde Songs written by Jean Kluger