Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit

"Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit"
International cover
Single by Fedde le Grand
Released	26 June 2006 (See release history)
Genre	Electro house
Length	6:32 (Original Version) 2:43 (Radio Edit)
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
Fedde le Grand singles chronology
"I Miss You" (2005) "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" (2006) "Just Trippin'" (2006)
Alternative cover CD single #2 cover

"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".

History

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.^[1]

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.

Music video

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).

For every android they create, they test its reaction to the gynoids stripping; the first android has a meltdown; the second flirts with a male doctor (a cameo of Fedde le Grand) instead of looking at the girls; the third time it works, but he discovers that he is a robot instead of human so he escapes, causing a system shutdown protocol to be activated, shutting down the gynoids. After this the runaway android is shutdown by remote terminate.

The video was filmed in the vacant offices of, what used to be, the headquarters of the Safeway supermarket chain at Hayes, Hillingdon. The building in which the android is built was the mainframe operations room, refurbished by the supermarket before its demise, at an estimated £5M. The alphanumeric grid layout of the room, used to record cable and pipework, can be seen as the android is built. The rest of the video is shot in the building, known as Safeway 2, formerly holding IT functions. It is now used by Rackspace hosting.

Lyrics

• After some confusion regarding the correct lyrics to the song, Fedde Le Grand confirmed on his official website the sampled lyrics are, "put your hands up for Detroit,our lovely city"^[2] as opposed to "I love this city"
• The same lyrics or samples are used in Matthew Dear & Disco D's 1999 release "Hands Up for Detroit".^[3]

Formats and track listing

Netherlands 12" vinyl single (Flamingo Recordings)

A-side

1. "Put Your Hands Up for Detroit" (6:32)

B-side

1. "Take No Shhh" (6:30)
2. "U Know Who" (6:47)

Netherlands/Belgium CD maxi single (Spinnin' Records/ARS Productions)

1. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Radio Edit] - 2:43
2. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Extended Mix] - 6:36
3. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Dub Mix] - 6:34

UK Enhanced CD single (Data Records)

1. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Edit] - 2:30
2. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Extended Mix] - 6:36
3. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [TV Rock & Dirty South Melbourne Militia Remix] - 6:51
4. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [DJ Delicious & Till West Remix] - 6:26
5. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Soul Central Loves Detroit Remix] - 5:58
6. "Put Your Hands Up" - 2:26
7. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Video] [Daytime Version]
8. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Video] [Late Night Version]

Track 6 has had the words "for Detroit" removed (from both the title and the lyrics).

UK 12" vinyl single (Data Records) / France 12" vinyl (Universal Licensing Music)

A-side

1. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Club Mix] - 6:37
2. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [DJ Delicious & Till West Remix] - 6:26

B-side

1. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [TV Rock & Dirty South Melbourne Militia Remix] - 6:51
2. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Claude Von Stroke Packard Plant Remix] - 7:07
3. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [A Cappella] [Only in UK]

German CD maxi single (Kontor Records/Edel Records)

1. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Radio Edit] - 2:22
2. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" (featuring King Gordy & Bizarre) - 3:05
3. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Club Mix] - 6:37
4. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [DJ Delicious & Till West Remix] - 6:33
5. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [TV Rock & Dirty South Melbourne Militia Remix] - 6:50

Promo CDM

1. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Radio Edit]
2. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Club Mix]
3. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Dub Mix]
4. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Original Mix]
5. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Extended Mix]
6. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Soul Central Loves Detroit Remix]
7. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Claude Von Stroke Remix]
8. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Dj Delicious & Till West Remix]
9. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [TV Rock & Dirty South Remix]
10. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Put Your Hands Up For Your City Remix]
11. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Packard Plant Remix]
12. "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" [Melbourne Militia Remix]
13. "Put Your Hands Up 4 The Wall"

DJ Kafe Promo Mix - Serbia 2007

1. The Drill vs. Fedde Le Grand - Put your hands up for the drill ( Tamerlane mash up )

Australian CD Single 1. Put Your Hands Up For Detroit (Radio Edit) 2. Put Your Hands Up For Detroit (Club Mix) 3. Put Your Hands Up For Detroit (TV Rock & Dirty South Melbourne Militia Remix) 4. Put Your Hands Up For Detroit (DJ Delicious & Till West Remix) 5. Put Your Hands Up For Detroit (Claude VonStroke Packard Plant Remix)

Charts

Release history

In popular culture

"Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit" was covered by "Fredde på Grand" as "Håll upp händerna för Stureplan", an "anthem" for Sweden's hottest party sites.

• The song was featured on Series 2 Episode 3 of the British television drama series Hotel Babylon. The episode was broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom in March 2007.
• Metro Detroit native Madonna used a sample of the track in a remix version of her 2000 single Music as part of her promotional tour and the following 2008 Sticky & Sweet Tour World Tour, in support of her Hard Candy album.
• The Detroit Red Wings play the song prior to the start of the first period.
• Beginning with the 2010 season, the Detroit Tigers play the song at Comerica Park after they win at home.
• The St. Louis Cardinals play a remixed version (changing the song's lyric to "Put your hands up for St Louis, our lovely city") when the team takes the field.
• behind the scenes clip at Ministry of Sound

References