Hi! Hi! Hi!

{{Infobox song

| name = Hi! Hi! Hi!

| cover = HiHiHiSandra.jpg

| alt =

| border = yes

| caption = 7" single

| type = single

| artist = Sandra

| album = Mirrors

| B-side = You'll Be Mine

| released = September 1986

| recorded = 1986

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Pop

| length = 4:08 (album version)
3:31 (single edit)

| label = Virgin

| writer = * Michael Cretu

| producer = * Michael Cretu

  • Armand Volker

| prev_title = Innocent Love

| prev_year = 1986

| next_title = Loreen

| next_year = 1986

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Alternative cover

| type = single

| cover = SandraHiHiHi - 12 inch single.JPG

| border = yes

| alt =

| caption = 12" single

}}

{{External music video|header=Licensed audio|1={{YouTube|RbsUzNi7EAc|"Hi! Hi! Hi!"}}

}}}}

"Hi! Hi! Hi!" is a 1986 song performed by the German pop singer Sandra. It was written by Michael Cretu, Hubert Kemmler and Klaus Hirschburger, and produced by Cretu and Armand Volker.

The song was released as the second single from Sandra's second solo studio album, Mirrors, in autumn 1986. It was commercially successful, reaching the Top 10 in Germany, and the Top 20 in Austria, France and Switzerland. It also peaked on the airplay chart in Austria at No. 11.{{cite magazine |date=1987-01-10 |title=European Playlist Reports |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/80s/1987/M&M-1987-01-10.pdf |magazine=Music & Media |location=Amsterdam |volume=4 |issue=1 |page=27 |access-date=2019-06-16}} and in Germany at No. 12.{{cite magazine |date=1986-11-01 |title=European Playlist Reports |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/80s/1986/M&M-1986-11-01.pdf |magazine=Music & Media |location=Amsterdam |volume=3 |issue=43 |page=38 |access-date=2019-06-16}}

The music video for the song was directed by DoRo (Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher).{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7031048/ |title=Sandra: Hi! Hi! Hi! (Video 1986) - IMDb |publisher=www.imdb.com |accessdate=2019-07-12}} The clip was released on Sandra's VHS video compilations Ten on One (The Singles) and 18 Greatest Hits, released in 1987 and 1992, respectively,{{cite web |url=http://www.sandranet.com/sandra/discography/tenononevhs.htm |title=Ten on One (The Video) |publisher=www.sandranet.com |accessdate=2019-05-24 |archive-date=2021-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015233800/http://www.sandranet.com/sandra/discography/tenononevhs.htm |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.sandranet.com/sandra/discography/18greatestvhs.htm |title=18 Greatest Hits (The Video) |publisher=www.sandranet.com |accessdate=2019-05-24 |archive-date=2019-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506061322/http://www.sandranet.com/sandra/discography/18greatestvhs.htm |url-status=dead }} as well as the 2003 DVD The Complete History.{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/Sandra-The-Complete-History/release/453563 |title=Sandra - The Complete History (DVD, DVD-Video, PAL, Compilation, Stereo) |publisher=www.discogs.com |accessdate=2019-05-24}}

A new remix of the song was included on Sandra's retrospective album Reflections (2006).

Formats and track listings

  • 7" single

: A. "Hi! Hi! Hi!" – 3:31

: B. "You'll Be Mine" – 4:33

  • 12" single

: A. "Hi! Hi! Hi!" (Extended Version) – 6:12

: B1. "You'll Be Mine" – 4:33

: B2. "Hi! Hi! Hi!" – 3:31

Charts

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

|+ Weekly chart performance for "Hi! Hi! Hi!"

! Chart (1986)

! Peak
position

scope="row" | Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web |url=https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sandra |title=Discographie Sandra |publisher=austriancharts.at |accessdate=2009-10-26 |language=German}}

| align="center" | 12

scope="row" | Europe (European Hot 100 Singles){{cite magazine |date=1986-11-22 |title=European Hot 100 Singles |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/80s/1986/M&M-1986-11-22.pdf |magazine=Music & Media |location=Amsterdam |volume=3 |issue=46 |page=14 |access-date=2019-06-16}}

| align="center" | 23

scope="row" |Europe (European Airplay Top 50){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1986/M&M-1986-10-18.pdf|title=European Airplay Top 50|magazine=Music & Media|volume=3|issue=41|date=18 October 1986|page=4|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History|access-date=27 September 2023}}

| style="text-align:center;"|45

scope="row" | France (SNEP){{cite web |url=https://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sandra |title=Discographie Sandra |publisher=lescharts.com |accessdate=2009-04-09 |language=French}}

| align="center" | 13

scope="row" | Greece (IFPI){{cite magazine |date=1986-12-20 |title=Top 3 in Europe |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/80s/1986/M&M-1986-12-20.pdf |magazine=Music & Media |location=Amsterdam |volume=3 |issue=50 |page=22 |access-date=2019-06-16}}

| align="center" | 2

scope="row" | Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sandra |title=Discografie Sandra |publisher=dutchcharts.nl |accessdate=2010-09-09 |language=Dutch}}

| align="center" | 47

scope="row" | South Africa (Springbok Radio){{cite web |url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(S).html |title=South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Acts (S) |publisher=www.rock.co.za |accessdate=2015-10-22}}

| align="center" | 4

scope="row" | Spain (AFYVE){{cite book|author=Fernando Salaverri|title=Sólo éxitos año a año: 1959-2002|publisher=Iberautor Promociones Culturales|year=2005|isbn=8480486392|language=Spanish}}

| align="center" | 36

scope="row" | Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade){{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/artist/Sandra#charts |title=Sandra |publisher=swisscharts.com |accessdate=2009-10-26 |language=German}}

| align="center" | 20

scope="row" | West Germany (Official German Charts){{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1501 |title=SANDRA — HI! HI! HI! |publisher=www.offiziellecharts.de |accessdate=2019-06-16 |language=German}}

| align="center" | 7

References

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