Put Your Hands Up for Detroit
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| Single by Fedde le Grand | ||||||||
| Released | 26 June 2006 (See release history) |
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| Genre | Electro house | |||||||
| Length | 6:32 (Original Version) 2:43 (Radio Edit) |
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| Label | Flamingo Recordings, Spinnin' Records, Data, ARS, Kontor Records | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Fedde le Grand, Matthew Dear, Sam Valenti IV, David Shayman | |||||||
| Producer(s) | Fedde le Grand | |||||||
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"Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" is a song written and produced by Dutch electronic producer and DJ Fedde le Grand. It samples Matthew Dear & Disco D's "Hands Up for Detroit".
The song was released in the Netherlands by Flamingo Recordings first on 26 June 2006, peaking at number four in the Dutch Top 40. It was released in the rest of Europe (UK excluded) in August 2006, and enjoyed steadily increasing popularity.
In the United Kingdom, the single originally reached number one on the UK Dance Chart and fifty three on the UK Singles Chart before being released on CD, from 12" vinyl and digital download sales alone. It was given a full release in Britain on 23 October 2006 and leapt to number two on the chart, selling 46,000 copies. The following week, the song climbed to number one. It remained at number one for one week before being knocked out by "The Rose" by Westlife. The single went on to be the UK's 20th best selling single of the year.
In both the United Kingdom and Australia, the song was released as "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit", with "4" replaced with "for". The song was also remixed in the UK, Germany and Spain and included verses from rappers Bizarre and King Gordy.
The video is available in two versions, a regular cut and late-night one with extended footage, and is directed by Marcus Adams. It features a Kubrick-type of science lab where gynoid technicians (Aimee Bramall, Emma Wharton, Lauren Ridealgh, and Anchelique Mariano) create multiple androids (Spanish dance student Arran García).
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