Hyper Hyper
{{Infobox song
| name = Hyper Hyper
| cover = Hyper_hyper.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Scooter
| album = ... and the Beat Goes On!
| B-side = {{ubl|"Rhapsody In E"|"Unity Without Words Part 1"}}
| released = 26 May 1994
| recorded =
| studio =
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| length = 5:10
| label =
- Club Tools
- Scorpio Music
| writer =
- H. P. Baxxter
- Rick J. Jordan
- Jens Thele
- Ferris Bueller
| producer = The Loop!
| prev_title = Vallée de Larmes
| prev_year = 1993
| next_title = Move Your Ass!
| next_year = 1995
}}
"Hyper Hyper" is a song by German band Scooter, released in May 1994 as the first single from their debut album, ... and the Beat Goes On! (1995). It was sold in three versions: two of the versions had the same track listings, but different covers. The song was one of the most successful dance hits of 1994.{{citation needed|date=February 2014}} The original "Hyper Hyper" quotes were taken from Ultra-Sonic's 1993 track "Annihilating Rhythm (Do you love your hardcore?)", licensed to Low Spirit Records/Polydor.[http://www.fantazia.org.uk/DJs/ultrasonic.htm Ultrasonic (PA / Old Skool / Rave / Hardcore)] Ultra-Sonic receive a "big shout" in the lyrics of the song, as do a further thirty DJs who were popular in Germany in the mid-1990s.{{citation needed|date=February 2014}}
Critical reception
Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "In the wake of massive successes by DJs-turned-performers such as Marusha, Sven Väth, Westbam and Jam & Spoon, a new star is born. Produced by, a highly successful remixer collective, all ingredients are present to emulate the success of the aforementioned."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-09-17.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music & Media|date=September 17, 1994|page=6|access-date=May 13, 2019}} They also described it as "hilarious" and "instantly catchy", noting that the track "deftly fused hardcore with a razor-sharp pop sensibility."{{cite web|title= Airborne |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-06-07.pdf |work= Music & Media |date= June 7, 1997 |page= 21 |access-date= December 8, 2020}}
Music video
The accompanying music video for "Hyper Hyper" was directed by Plastic Reality.{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2fNNLkgl_g |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/S2fNNLkgl_g |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Scooter - Hyper, Hyper (viva tv 1994) HD Audio|publisher=YouTube|access-date=December 9, 2018}}{{cbignore}} It was A-listed on Germany's VIVA in October 1994.{{cite magazine|first=|last=|title=Station Reports > VIVA TV/Cologne|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-10-29.pdf|work=Music & Media|date=October 29, 1994|page=26|accessdate=December 24, 2022}}
Track listings
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Charts
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!Chart (1994) !Position |
Germany (Media Control){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1994|title=Top 100 Singles – Jahrescharts 1994|language=de|publisher=GfK Entertainment|access-date=November 26, 2019}}
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Certifications
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{{certification Table Entry|region=Austria|type=single|title=Hyper Hyper|artist=Scooter|award=Gold|relyear=1994}}
{{certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=single|title=Hyper Hyper|artist=Scooter|award=Platinum|relyear=1994}}
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Covers
The song was covered by Modeselektor and Otto Von Schirach on the Modeselektor album Happy Birthday!.
The song was covered again in 2011, entitled "Hacker Hacker", by the German hacker FX of Phenoelit (who provided the lyrics adaptation) and DJ Dom Williams (Phonoelit, TimeCoderz), on the occasion of the last official ph-neutral 0x7db, a Berlin hacker and computer security conference. In this version of the song, the shout-outs go out to 30 more or less famous hackers, researchers and information security professionals.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZYQILfxHiw Phenoelit – Hacker Hacker] (on youtube.com)