"Vifta med händerna" (released as "Throw Your Hands Up" on later edition of LOL album) is a song by Swedish musician Basshunter, released on 13 December 2006 by Warner Music Sweden. "Vifta med händerna" appears on Basshunter second studio album, LOL <(^^,)>. The single peaked at number 25 on Swedish singles chart.
"Vifta med händerna" | ||||
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Single by Basshunter vs. Patrik & Lillen | ||||
from the album LOL <(^^,)> | ||||
Released | 13 December 2006 (2006-12-13) | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 3:05 (radio edit) | |||
Label | Warner Music Sweden | |||
Songwriter(s) | Basshunter[lower-alpha 1] | |||
Producer(s) | Basshunter | |||
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"Vifta med händerna" on YouTube | ||||
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Basshunter's previous single, "Jingle Bells", had been released two months earlier on 13 October 2006.[3] "Vifta med händerna" is hip-hop song[4] which lasts three minutes and five seconds.[5] It was done in collaboration with music duo from Örebro Patrik & Lillen.[4] The song was written[lower-alpha 1] and produced by Basshunter. "Vifta med händerna" was mastered by Björn Engelman in Cutting Room studio.[5] Antti Niemelä from Findance.com described Patrik & Lillen rapping as fast and mentioned that the combination of Swedish-language rap and dance reminds Swedish group Oktan. Niemelä added that good raps would have needed better-functioning musical background.[2] Song was released as "Throw Your Hands Up" on later edition of LOL album.[6] The next single was released on 5 October 2007 – new version of "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" released under the name "DotA".[7]
A music video was produced to promote the single.[8]
"Vifta med händerna" entered Swedish singles chart at number 25 on 30 November 2006 reaching a peak before it was released as single. It stayed on chart for ten weeks.[9] Even though "Vifta med händerna" was released two months later, "Jingle Bells" entered Swedish chart only on 14 December.[10] In 3rd week of 2007 "Vifta med händerna" debuted on Finnish singles chart and stayed at number seven for two weeks before quitting the chart.[11]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Vifta med händerna" (Radio Edit[lower-alpha 2]) | Basshunter | 3:05 | |
2. | "Vifta med händerna" (Club Edit[lower-alpha 3]) | Basshunter | 4:12 | |
Total length: | 7:17 |
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Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] | 25 |
Chart (2007) | Peak position |
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] | 7 |
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