Hands up music is one of the most underrated genres of music. It includes some of the best dance producers and groups like Cascada, DJ Manian, Empyre One, DJ Gollum, Rob Mayth, and The Hitmen.
Hands up is a very niche genre and is much bigger over in Europe in countries like Germany, Poland, and Slovakia. I originally got hooked on it when Cascada’s “Everytime We Touch” was released back in 2006 (check out my interview with Natalie Horler on When Life Hands You Lennons). Since then, I’ve gone on to really love the genre and become fully immersed in it. This is the type of music that I produce myself. It’s simple, yet complex. It’s cheesy, yet incredibly melodic. It’s fun and strictly meant for you to, well, put your hands up.
Here are some of the best hands up and hard dance songs ever released, officially or unofficially; original or remix.
Cascada – Everytime We Touch
Katy Perry – I Kissed a Girl (5iriu5 Remix)
Money-G – Release Me (Empyre One Remix)
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Otherside (Basslouder Remix)
Tune Up! – Ravers Fantasy
The Hitmen – Like I Love You
DHT – Listen to Your Heart (Rob Mayth Remix)
DJ Gollum & Shinzo – I Wanna Be A Hippie
Lazy G & Nicco – Kiss Me (DJ Gollum feat. DJ Cap Remix)
Loituma – Leva’s Polka (Basshunter Remix)
Cascada – Back For Good (Max R. Remix)
Bass-T – P.O.W.E.R (Tune Up! Remix)
Basshunter – All I Ever Wanted
Avicii – Without You (The Hitmen Bootleg)
Power Runnerz – Wild (144 Bpm)
M.Y.C. – What Up! (DJ Manian Mix)
Tweekacore & Darren Styles – Partystarter
Floorfilla – On & On (feat. P. Moody) [DJ THT Remix]
Lady Gaga – Monster (D3Y Remix)
Giga Dance – Like an Angel 2k19 (Dancefloor Kingz vs. Sunvibez Remix)
NeoTune! – Mad Enough (DJ Cap Remix) [feat. Morano]
Overdrive Division – Midsummer Night (Alex Megane Remix)
Tomtrax – Mono 2 Stereo (Empyre One Remix)
Sunvibez & Max R – Music In Your Heart (Dancefloor Kingz vs. Sunvibez Bootleg Remix)
L.A.R.5 & Empyre One – Música del Sol (feat. Tommy Clint & Big Naimi) [Hands Up Mix]
Klubbingman – Revolution Reloaded 2k13 (Mix by RainDrop!) [feat. Beatrix Delgado]
Giga Dance & Shinzo – Run Away (Quickdrop & B0UNC3 Remix)
Skiddaw – Saturday Night (Malu Project Radio Mix)
Dual Playaz – Sax & Bass & Crazy Beats (Justin Corza Meets Morty Simmons Remix Edit)
Mikesh – Sounds of the Club (Upsynth Techno Trance Anthem Radio Cut)
Italobrothers – Stamp On the Ground
DJ Gollum & Empyre One – Stars (DJ THT Radio Edit)
Gammer – Stay Tonight (feat. Dylan Matthew)
DJ Gollum – The Strike (Official East Rave Anthem 2019) [feat. DJ Cap] [DJ THT & Ced Tecknoboy Remix]
Max!m & Dancefloor Kingz – Strong (Dancefloor Kingz Vs. Sunvibez Remix)
Dyce – Tomorrow Can Wait (Cascada Extended Remix)
Dancefloor Kingz vs. Sunvibez – Back 2 You
Empyre One & DJ Gollum – Round & Round (Hands Up Mix)
ItaloBrothers – P.O.D.
Cascada – How Do You Do (Rob Mayth Remix)
Dancefloor Kingz & Godlike Music Port – Hey Girl (Kris Mctwain Edit Remix)
Hardwell & Wildstylez – Shine A Light (feat. KiFi) [Denox Bootleg]
DJ Gollum & Nick Skitz – Temperature (Hands Up Mix)
Alex M. & Alex Megane feat. The Ultimate MC – Whoomp (There It Is) (NewDance Edit)
Quickdrop – High up in the Sky
The Hitmen – How I Wish
Italobrothers – Up ‘N Away (DJ Gollum feat. DJ Cap)
Quickdrop – I Want Your Soul
Pulsedriver – Superstar (Empyre One Remix)
Hunter & Dragon – What Can I Say (Empyre One Remix)
There you have it. This is a list of some of the hands-up tracks that have formed my love for the genre and style of music. I will continue to update this list as I discover new hands up music. If you have a song that should be included in this list, please leave a comment or tweet us at @edminasoda.
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