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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" (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.

Release

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Findance.com[2]

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[a] 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]

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[5] (13 December 2006[12]), digital download (24 December 2006)[13], streaming[14]
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) Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 25
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[16] 7

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. ^ "Patrik och Lillen Vifta med haenderna (Basshu". ASCAP. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Jingle Bells - single". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Patrik & Lillen". Nojestorget (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Basshunter vs. Patrik & Lillen (2006). Vifta med händerna (Media notes). 5051011-8598-5-4.
  6. ^ "LOL". iTunes (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  7. ^ "DotA - EP". iTunes (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  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 c "Vifta med händerna - single". iTunes. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Vifta Med Händerna - single". Apple Music. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  15. ^ "Basshunter vs. Patrik Och Lillen – Vifta med händerna". Singles Top 100.
  16. ^ "Basshunter feat. Patrik & Lillen: Vifta med händerna" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat.
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