Louder (Put Your Hands Up)

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"Louder (Put Your Hands Up)"
Single by Chris Willis
ReleasedJune 5, 2010
Genre House, dance
Length3:29
Label Veneer
Songwriter(s) Chris Willis, Jonas Jeberg, Mich Hansen
Producer(s) Jonas Jeberg, Cutfather, Chris Willis
Chris Willis singles chronology
"Gettin' Over You"
(2009)
"Louder (Put Your Hands Up)"
(2010)
"Too Much In Love"
(2011)

"Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" is the second solo single by American singer Chris Willis. It's his first single without long-time collaborator David Guetta. The single peaked at number 1 on Hot Dance Club Songs and number 27 in Netherlands. It was written by Chris Willis, Jonas Jeberg, Cutfather, and it was produced by Jeberg and Cutfather with co-production by Willis.

Contents

Music video

There is a music video for "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" on YouTube. [1]

Track list

AUS digital EP

  1. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" [original radio edit] – 3:29
  2. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" [original extended mix] – 7:30
  3. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" [Laurent Wolf mix] – 6:17

USA digital EP

  1. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" [original mix] – 3:29
  2. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" [Mixshow mix] – 4:49
  3. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" [extended mix] – 7:30
  4. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" [extended instrumental mix] – 4:45

The remixes

  1. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" [Laurent Wolf mix] – 6:17
  2. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" [Wawa mix] – 7:03
  3. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" [Mig and Rizzo extended mix] – 5:53
  4. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" [S.T.F.U. remix] –7:04
  5. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" [Simon De Jano + Steve Forest mix] 6:50
  6. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" [Ray Roc and Gabe Ramos remix] – 7:48
  7. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" [Eddie Amador remix] – 10:40
  8. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" [Cato K, Eran Hersh & Darmon Mixshow mix] – 5:36

UK digital EP

  1. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" [UK radio edit] – 2:50
  2. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" [extended mix] – 7:30
  3. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" [Jupiter Ace vocal remix] – 5:38
  4. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" [Whelan & Di Scala remix] – 5:34
  5. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" [STFU remix] – 7:04
  6. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" [Dante Black remix] – 5:40

UK remixes

  1. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" (Dave Silcox remix) – 4:51
  2. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" (7th Heaven remix) – 6:19
  3. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" (Zodiac remix) – 5:37
  4. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" (LMC remix) – 4:53
  5. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" (DJ Khama v DJ Montana) – 6:14
  6. "Louder (Put Your Hands Up)" (Klubfiller remix) – 5:50

Other versions

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard) [2] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [3] 27

Year-end charts

Chart (2011)Position
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard) [4] 49

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