Vifta med händerna

"Vifta med händerna" is a song by Swedish musicians Basshunter and Patrik & Lillen, released on 13 December 2006 by Warner Music Sweden. "Vifta med händerna" was first released as "Throw Your Hands Up" on Basshunter's second studio album, LOL <(^^,)>. The single peaked at number 25 on Sweden's 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

Background and production

Basshunter's previous single, "Jingle Bells", had been released two months earlier on 13 October 2006.[2]

"Vifta med händerna" is hip-hop song[3] done in collaboration with the Örebro rap duo Patrik & Lillen.[3] The song was written by Basshunter, Patrik Lindberg (Patrik), and Emil Wahlström (Lillen),[lower-alpha 1] and produced by Basshunter. "Vifta med händerna" was mastered by Björn Engelman of Cutting Room studio.[4] Emil Wahlström asked on LunarStorm if there was anyone who was good at remixes and he received information about Basshunter, and after they started working together. With this song, they went on tour in Sweden for six months[5] and Wahlström signed with label Warner Music Sweden.[6]

Release

The song was released as "Throw Your Hands Up" on the LOL album.[7] A music video was produced to promote the single.[8] Basshunter's next single was released on 5 October 2007 – a new version of "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" released under the name "DotA".[9] Original "Vifta med händerna" by Patrik also was released on his single "Allt vi har haft".[10]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Findance.com[11]

Antti Niemelä of Findance.com described Patrik & Lillen's rapping as fast and mentioned that the combination of Swedish-language rap and dance music reminded him of the Swedish group Oktan. Niemelä added that the rapping was good but needed a better musical background.[11]

Chart performance

"Vifta med händerna" entered the Swedish singles chart at its peak of number 25 on 30 November 2006, before it was released as a single. It stayed on the chart for ten weeks.[12] In the third week of 2007, "Vifta med händerna" debuted on the Finnish singles chart and stayed at number seven for two weeks before exiting the chart.[13]

Track listing
CD single[4] (13 December 2006[14]), digital download (24 December 2006),[15] streaming[16]
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])
  • Basshunter
Altberg4:12
Total length:7:17

Personnel

Credits[4]

  • Vocal – Basshunter, Patrik Lindberg and Emil Wahlström (uncredited)
  • Writer – Basshunter[lower-alpha 1]
  • Producer – Basshunter
  • Mastering – Björn Engelman

Charts
Weekly chart performance for "Vifta med händerna"
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 25
Chart (2007) Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[18] 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 [4][14]
Various 24 December 2006 Single Digital download, streaming Warner Music Sweden [15][16]

Notes
  1. According to ACE Repertory data "Vifta med händerna" was written by Basshunter, Patrik Lindberg (Patrik) and Emil Wahlström (Lillen).[1]
  2. Credited as "Basshunter Remix" in digital release.[15]
  3. Credited as "Short Basshunter Remix" in digital release.[15]

References
  1. "Patrik och Lillen Vifta med haenderna (Basshu". ASCAP. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. "Jingle Bells - single". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  3. "Patrik & Lillen". Nojestorget (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. Basshunter vs. Patrik & Lillen (2006). Vifta med händerna (Media notes). 5051011-8598-5-4.
  5. Emma Grahn Wallin (9 January 2019). "Musikresan: från ADHD, relegering och singelkontrakt till botten och vägen upp igen". The Tube (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  6. "Emils ADHD, relegering, singelkontrakt, en slopad musikkarriär och vägen tillbaka "Samarbetet med musikstudion betyder allt"". Studieförbundet Vuxenskolan (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  7. "LOL". 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. "DotA - EP". iTunes (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  10. "Allt vi har haft". Spotify. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  11. 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.
  12. "Basshunter vs. Patrik och Lillen - Vifta med händerna (song)". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  13. "Basshunter vs. Patrik och Lillen - Vifta med händerna (song)". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  14. "Patrik & Lillen - Vifta Med Händern (Singel)". CDon.com (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  15. "Vifta med händerna - single". iTunes. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  16. "Vifta Med Händerna - single". Apple Music. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  17. "Basshunter vs. Patrik Och Lillen – Vifta med händerna". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  18. "Basshunter feat. Patrik & Lillen: Vifta med händerna" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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