"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.[2] 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.[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]
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?".[8]
Also the Argentine band El Símbolo [es] later recorded a cover in Spanish called "Canta" in 1998.[9]