Vifta med händerna

"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"
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[lower-alpha 1]
Producer(s)Basshunter
Basshunter singles chronology
"Jingle Bells"
(2006)		 "Vifta med händerna"
(2006)		 "DotA"
(2007)
Music video
"Vifta med händerna" on YouTube

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[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]

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 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[lower-alpha 2])
Basshunter3:05
2."Vifta med händerna" (Club Edit[lower-alpha 3])
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

Release history
Release dates and formats for "Vifta med händerna"
Country Date Version Format Label Ref.
Various 13 December 2006 Single CD single Warner Music Sweden [5][12]
Various 24 December 2006 Single Digital download, streaming Warner Music Sweden [13][14]

Notes
  1. 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. 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. "Patrik & Lillen". Nojestorget (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  5. 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. "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. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  16. "Basshunter feat. Patrik & Lillen: Vifta med händerna" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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