Hands Up

First developed in Germany in the late 1990s and the early 2000s, hands up emerged as a distinct form of punchy, melodic, and upbeat Electronic Dance Music rooted in Trance, usually around the 140 BPM range. Hands up was born from a pool of influences, including the closely-related Euro-Trance and Eurodance, and to a lesser extent NRG and UK Hard House, with a particular leaning on German Happy Hardcore-based leads and melodies that was lacking in some of its close relatives.