Ruki Vverh!

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Hands Up!
Руки Вверх!
Zhukov and Potekhin in 2005
Zhukov and Potekhin in 2005
Background information
GenresPop, Eurodance, dance-pop
Years active1996–2006, 2008–present
WebsiteRukiVverh.ru
MembersSergey Zhukov[1]
Past membersAleksey Potehin

Ruki Vverh! (Russian: Руки Вверх,[2] meaning "Hands Up!") is a Russian pop and techno former band and current solo act by Sergey Zhukov. The band came to prominence in the 1990s.[3]

Discography[]

  • Breathe Evenly (1997)
  • Breathe Evenly (+4 new songs) (1997)
  • Hands Up, Dr. Shlyager! (1998) — album cover version and remix of song by Vyacheslav Dobrynin
  • Make it Louder! (1998)
  • Make It Even Louder! (1998)
  • Make It Even Louder! (+4 new songs) (1998)
  • Without Вrakes (1999)
  • No Brakes at All (1999–2000)
  • Crazy (1999–2000) — unofficial album (the songs are in English)
  • Hello, It's Me (2000)
  • Do Not Worry, I'm With You (2001)
  • Little Girls (2001)
  • Fire (2001–02) — unofficial album
  • End Pop, Dance All (2002)
  • I'm With You Well (2003)
  • And the Girls Are So Cold (2004)
  • Fuc*in' Rock'n'Roll (2005)
  • Call Me, Don't Drive Me (2005)
  • Hotel (2005)
  • Opened the Door (2012)
  • The Best (2013)
  • 20 Years. When We Were Young (2016)
  • When we were young (2020)

Covers[]

  • "Pesenka" was heavily sampled by other acts that went on to have international hits with them, including A Touch of Class's "Around the World (La La La La La)" in 2000, beFour's "Magic Melody" in 2007, Beat Ink's "Around the World" in 2008, Chris Webby's "La La La" in 2009, Auburn feat. Iyaz's "La La La" in 2010 and Ava Max's "My Head & My Heart" in 2020.[4]
  • "18 Mne Uzhe" has been covered by Estonian pop group Hellad Velled as "18", which became a hit. Also Russian pop group Reflex made another cover of the song.[3]
  • "Kroshka Moya" has been parodied by the Ukrainian Russophone comedy group Lyudi v Belom in a German language version "Meine Kleine" under the fake name Hände Hoch (Хенде Хох, meaning Hands Up in German).[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Кто стал богаче на 500 000 рублей?
  2. ^ The conventional transliteration would be "Ruki Vverkh", rather than "Ruki Vverh".
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Сергей Жуков. Перегонка на выживание - журнал Rolling Stone Archived 2016-10-17 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Shaffer, Claire (November 19, 2020). "Ava Max Interpolates ATC in New Song 'My Head and My Heart'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  5. ^ "Хенде Хох - Майне Кляйне / Hände Hoch - Meine Kleine - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-07-24.

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