Released 18 Years Ago – Fedde le Grand – Put Your Hands Up For Detroit

Hard to believe that Fedde le Grand’s ‘Put Your Hands Up For Detroit’ turns 18 today. This was the debut single for le Grand as a Tech House and Progressive House producer. The track peaked at #4 on the Dutch Top 40 and had two versions: the original at 6:32 and the radio edit at 2:32.

Listening to the track, ‘Put Your Hands Up For Detroit’, has a futuristic beat with a techno house vibe. The music video, set in the “near future, 2027,” tells a tale of fem-bots creating, testing, and bringing male androids to life. Released in 2006, this seemed like a distant future. The single went on to be Certified Gold in the UK, selling 400K copies, and won two awards: the 2007 MTV Australia Award for Best Dance Video and the 2007 International Dance Music Award for Best Underground Dance Track.