Hip Hip Hooray (song)

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"Hip Hip Hooray"
SneakySoundSystem-HipHipHooray.jpg
Single by Sneaky Sound System
from the album Sneaky Sound System
Released15 November 2004 (2004-11-15)
RecordedJuly 2004
Studio Whack on Warners, Bondi
Length3:45
Label Whack
Songwriter(s) Black Angus
Producer(s)
  • Black Angus
  • Peter Dolso
Sneaky Sound System singles chronology
"Hip Hip Hooray"
(2004)
"Tease Me"
(2005)

"Hip Hip Hooray" is the first single by Australian dance group Sneaky Sound System, it was released on 15 November 2004 well ahead of their self-titled debut studio album, Sneaky Sound System (August 2006). Founding mainstay, Black Angus (Angus McDonald) wrote the track, [1] and contributed guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums and lead vocals. [2] It appeared on the ARIA Singles Chart Top 100. [3]

Contents

Track listing

CD single [4] and iTunes EP [5]
No.TitleLength
1."Hip Hip Hooray" (Original – Radio Edit)3:45
2."Hip Hip Hooray" (PoxyMusic Handstand Remix)5:41
3."You're Hot" (Za Sneaky Hot Tub Dub)6:54
4."Hip Hip Hooray" (Ajax & Da Hoodrat's Bang Gang Remixxx)5:21
5."Hip Hip Hooray" (Accapella)3:41
Total length:25:23

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2005)Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart [6] 78
Australian Heatseekers Chart [7] 3

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)CatalogueRef.
Australia15 November 2004 CD WhackWHACK01 [4]
Various Digital download [5]

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References

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  2. Sneaky Sound System (CD). Sneaky Sound System. Whack Records. 2006. WHACK04.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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