"Hands Up" is a song by Italian record producer duo Merk & Kremont, featuring a guest appearance from American band DNCE. It was released through Universal Music Group Italy as a single on 6 April 2018. Production was handled by duo members Merk and Kremont, Eugenio Maimone, and Simon Says, while the vocals were solely handled by DNCE's lead singer, Joe Jonas. The producers and Jonas wrote the song alongside Josh Record, Ant Whiting, BullySongs, and Emily Phillips. The song debuted and peaked at number 56 in the duo's home country of Italy and was also certified platinum.
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| Single by Merk & Kremont featuring DNCE | ||||
| Released | 6 April 2018 | |||
| Genre | Dance | |||
| Length | 2:46 | |||
| Label | Universal Italy | |||
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| "Hands Up" on YouTube | ||||
Background
edit"Hands Up" is a "funked-up dance track" that sees Joe Jonas singing about "ditching a frustrating relationship" by ghosting the other person in that relationship who caused it to get worse, which causes him to be happy after escaping it and continue living life, especially in the song's chorus: "I throw my hands up / I've already made my mind up / Never get down on my luck / Never get on with my-y-y-y-y-y-y-y / Hands up / I've already made my mind up / Sorry I messed your life up / I'ma get on with mine-ine-ine-ine-ine-ine-ine-ine". A first listen was available on People the day before the release of the song, on 5 April 2018. Merk & Kremont brought out DNCE to perform the song in Milan, Italy, on the day of its release.[1] DNCE announced the song alongside its cover art and release date on 28 March 2018.[2] The official music video for "Hands Up", directed by Andrea Gallo, was released on 10 August 2018. While the people and settings are real, it also includes animations and drawings on real objects.[3]
Track listing
editDigital download – Single
Digital download – Remixes EP[5]
- "Hands Up" (Neero Remix) (featuring DNCE) – 3:42
- "Hands Up" (Brohug Remix) (featuring DNCE) – 3:27
- "Hands Up" (Sunstars Remix) (featuring DNCE) – 3:30
- "Hands Up" (Denis First & Reznikov Remix) (featuring DNCE) – 3:32
- "Hands Up" (Ludwig Remix) (featuring DNCE) – 3:33
- "Hands Up" (Raven & Kreyn Remix) (featuring DNCE) – 2:58
Credits and personnel
edit- Merk & Kremont
- Merk – production, songwriting
- Kremont – production, songwriting
- DNCE
- Joe Jonas – vocals, songwriting
- Jack Lawless – drums
- JinJoo Lee – guitar
- Cole Whittle – bass
- Eugenio Maimone – production, songwriting
- Simon Says – production, songwriting
- BullySongs – background vocals, songwriting
- Ant Whiting – songwriting
- Emily Phillips – songwriting
- Josh Record – songwriting
Charts
edit| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| Italy (FIMI)[6] | 56 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Italy (FIMI)[7] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Nelson, Jeff (5 April 2018). "FIRST LISTEN: DNCE Featured on New Single 'Hands Up' with Producer Duo Merk & Kremont". People. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ @DNCE (28 March 2018). "HANDS UP PEOPLE 🙌🏻 NEW DNCE x @MerkandKremont next FRIDAY April 6th! Visit umgitaly.com/handsup to pre-save on @Spotify. GO GO GO GO!!" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 April 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ MC (10 August 2018). "Watch The Music Video For Merk & Kremont's "Hands Up" ft. DNCE". Beautiful Ballad. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "Hands Up (feat. DNCE) - Single by Merk & Kremont on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Hands Up (feat. DNCE) [The Remixes] - EP by Merk & Kremont on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Merk & Kremont feat. DNCE – Hands Up". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Italian single certifications – Merk & Kremont feat. DNCE – Hands Up" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 10 September 2018. Select "2018" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Hands Up" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".