Hands Up (TLC song)

"Hands Up" a song by American recording group TLC. It was written and produced by both Babyface and Daryl Simmons for the band's fourth studio album, 3D (2002), and released as the album's second single following "Girl Talk" in the United States in November 2002. A minor commercial success, the sensual mid-tempo song became the band's first single release to neither enter the US Billboard Hot 100 nor the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks component chart. It however reached the top thirty on the Billboard Hot Singles Sales chart.

"Hands Up"
Single by TLC
from the album 3D
ReleasedNovember 5, 2002
RecordedApril 2002
GenreR&B
Length3:48
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Babyface
TLC singles chronology
"Girl Talk"
(2002)		 "Hands Up"
(2002)		 "Damaged"
(2003)

Released to positive reviews, "Hands Up" garnered TLC a nomination at the 2004 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. An accompanying music video, directed by Matthew Rolston, features a cameo appearance by Countess Vaughn. A remix featuring Jermaine Dupri and The Kid Slim was recorded, containing interpolations of "Nasty Boy" by The Notorious B.I.G..

Music video

The video was shot on January 10, 2003. TLC is reunited with Matthew Rolston, director of their videos for "Creep" and "Red Light Special", for the music video of the song. In it, band members T-Boz and Chilli are at a futuristic strip club where several of the male strippers have tattoos of UPCs and they are scanning them. A behind-the-scenes footage was shown on BET's Access Granted.

The video was released as a DVD single along with the video for "Girl Talk".

Track listing
US 12" single
  1. "Hands Up" (So Def Def Remix) (Radio Mix) – 4:16
  2. "Hands Up" (So Def Def Remix) (Club Mix) – 4:16
  3. "Hands Up" (So Def Def Remix) (Instrumental) – 4:14
  4. "Hands Up" (Richard X Remix) – 3:48
  5. "Hands Up" (Album Version) – 3:48
US DVD single
  1. "Hands Up" (Music Video) – 4:03
  2. "Girl Talk" (Music Video) – 3:52
  3. Photo gallery slideshow – 0:32

Personnel and credits

Album version: credits adapted from CD liner notes.[1]

Charts
Chart (2003) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[2] 109
UK R&B (OCC)[3] 23
US Hot Singles Sales (Billboard)[4] 18
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 7

References
  1. TLC – 3D (CD liner notes) – Arista Records 74321-95937-2
  2. "Chart Log UK: 1994–2010: DJ T – Tzant". Zobbel.de. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  3. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  4. "TLC Chart History (Hot Singles Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2019.
  5. "TLC Chart History (Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 30, 2019.


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