Hands Up (Merk & Kremont song)

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"Hands Up"
Hands Up Merk & Kremont.jpg
Single by Merk & Kremont featuring DNCE
Released6 April 2018
Genre Dance
Length2:46
Label Universal Italy
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Merk
  • Kremont
  • Maimone
  • Simon Says
Merk & Kremont singles chronology
"Fire"
(2018)
"Hands Up"
(2018)
"Sushi"
(2018)
DNCE singles chronology
"Dance"
(2018)
"Hands Up"
(2018)
"Dancing Feet"
(2022)
Chart performance for "Hands Up"
Chart (2018)Peak
position
Italy (FIMI) [6] 56

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [7] Platinum50,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

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