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"Vifta med händerna"
Single by Basshunter vs. Patrik & Lillen
from the album LOL <(^^,)>
Released13 December 2006 (2006-12-13)
GenreHip-hop
Length3:05 (Radio Edit)
LabelWarner Music Sweden
Songwriter(s)Basshunter[a]
Producer(s)Basshunter
Basshunter singles chronology
"Jingle Bells"
(2006) 		"Vifta med händerna"
(2006) 		"DotA"
(2007)
Music video
"Vifta med händerna" on YouTube

"Vifta med händerna" ("Throw Your Hands Up"[2]) 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.

Release

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Findance.com[3]

Basshunter's previous single, "Jingle Bells", had been released a two months earlier on 13 October 2006.[4] "Vifta med händerna" is hip-hop song[5] which lasts three minutes and five seconds.[6] It was done in collaboration with music duo from Örebro Patrik & Lillen.[5] The song was written[a] and produced by Basshunter. "Vifta med händerna" was mastered by Björn Engelman in Cutting Room studio.[6] 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.[3] On 5 October 2007 new version of "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" was released under the name "DotA".[7]

Music video

A music video was produced to promote the single.[8]

Chart performance

"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 a 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]

Track listing

CD single[6] (13 December 2006[12])
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Vifta med händerna" (Radio Edit[b])
Basshunter3:05
2."Vifta med händerna" (Club Edit[c])
Basshunter4:12
Total length:7:17

Personnel

Credits

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Vifta med händerna"
Chart (2006–07) Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 7
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 25

Notes

  1. ^ a b According to ACE Repertory data "Vifta med händerna" was written by Basshunter, Patrik Lindberg and Emil Wahlström.[1]
  2. ^ Credited as "Basshunter Remix" in digital release.[13]
  3. ^ Credited as "Short Basshunter Remix" in digital release.[13]

References

  1. ^ "ACE Repertory". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Basshunter – LOL <(^^,)>". Discogs. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  3. ^ a b Antti Niemelä (26 January 2007). "Basshunter vs. Patrik & Lillen: Vifta med händerna". Findance.com (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2007. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Jingle Bells - single". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Patrik & Lillen". Nojestorget (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Vifta med händerna (Media notes). Basshunter vs. Patrik & Lillen. 2006. 5051011-8598-5-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ "DotA - EP". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Vifta med händerna (Official Video)". YouTube. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Basshunter vs. Patrik och Lillen - Vifta med händerna (song)". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Basshunter - Jingle Bells (song)". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Basshunter vs. Patrik och Lillen - Vifta med händerna (song)". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Patrik & Lillen - Vifta Med Händern (Singel)". CDon.com (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Vifta med händerna - single". Apple Music. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Basshunter feat. Patrik & Lillen: Vifta med händerna" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
  15. ^ "Basshunter vs. Patrik Och Lillen – Vifta med händerna". Singles Top 100.
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